Imagine this: It’s April 10. 5:00. Your bracket has to be submitted in just under an hour and you’ve finally got a moment to sit down and fill it out. You look at the East. This is the easy part. Tampa Bay had 62 wins in the regular season. Surely they’re the favorite to win…
Let’s ease on into the morning. In case you missed it, we’ve got a brand new Ice Sport Radio! [BSH] It was bound to happen eventually. The Phantoms’ season ended last weekend, so it’s time for the last Phantoms weekly rundown. [BSH] Speaking of the Phantoms, more on the impressive bunch of rookies they’ve got…
The Flyers did not quality for the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but just because they missed out doesn’t mean that they can’t learn a thing or two from the teams that did end up making the dance. So far, eight teams have been eliminated and we have one takeaway from each team’s first-round failure that…
According to a report, Flyers 2018 first-round pick Jay O’Brien has entered the NCAA transfer portal and intends to play the 2019-20 season in the BCHL. Jeff Cox, a USHL scout, broke the news on Twitter late Tuesday afternoon. Philadelphia Flyers first round pick Jay O’Brien is in the NCAA Transfer Portal after scoring 2…
Since I mentioned him in my recent article about Morgan Frost’s chances to make the Flyers next year, you know I just had to write an article about the one and only Isaac Ratcliffe! If there’s any other prospect I’m incredibly optimistic about, it would have to be Ratcliffe. He’s my favorite forward in the…
In Game 4 between the Calgary Flames and Colorado Avalanche last Wednesday, Derek Ryan scored his first Stanley Cup playoff goal nearly seven minutes into the third period to make it a 2-0 advantage for the visitors. Between his goal and the ensuing faceoff, the NBCSN broadcast crew talked about how ‘sometimes you just need…
This offseason, it’s evident that the Flyers have a lot of work to do. They’ll need to re-sign key RFA players, bolster their roster by adding via free agency or trade, and subtract talent that have become more burdensome than helpful. However, there are a some high profile youngsters (if I can call them that,…
After we looked at some interesting free agent forwards who have a past with head coach Alain Vigneault, let’s take a look at some defenseman (and a goalie you may have heard of) who have played for the Philadelphia Flyers’ new bench boss in the past. A couple of the forwards mentioned on Friday are…
The 2018-2019 Philadelphia Flyers season was one of the more … interesting ones in recent memory. We saw the General Manager and Head Coach fired before Christmas, the trading of fan-favorite Wayne Simmonds, and the debut of the potential savior of goaltending in Philadelphia in Carter Hart. The team saw some players have breakout campaigns,…
The 2018-19 Philadelphia Flyers were a lot of things. They were inconsistent, uninspired, and downright bad at times; which led to the firings of both Dave Hakstol and Ron Hextall as the team failed to qualify for the playoffs. But, they also showed signs of growth, and played good enough hockey over the last few…