In an effort to improve team defense, over the Summer Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher sought out veteran players who had the reputation of being reliable in their own zone. Specifically, on defense. This led to trades with both the Washington Capitals, and San Jose Sharks, that saw the team acquire Matt Niskanen, and Justin…
In a huge game for the Flyers heading into Thanksgiving, they came away with a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets, securing back-to-back wins after a four game losing streak. This team loves to pull that kind of stuff, don’t they? The Metrics 5-on-5 Corsi-for: 34 CF, 45.33 CF%, 47.64 CF% SVA These numbers are…
The Black Friday game hasn’t always been the kindest to the Flyers, but this year saw a very nice reversal, as the Red Wings came to town and the Flyers pretty neatly dispatched of them. It’s not too often that you get to see your team put up six goals in one evening, and it…
Three Stars 1. Carter Hart Hart was spectacular for the Flyers today, keeping them in it in the first when the Red Wings were charging, and making the necessary saves from then on. The one goal against him wasn’t the greatest, but overall the kid was sharp and continues his strong month of November. All…
Ivan Provorov scored a game-winning beauty and the Flyers rallied for a 4-3 win over the Canadiens in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Montreal. The individual effort helped stand up a great team effort capping a hectic month of November that the Flyers certainly made the most of. More on that in a minute as…
Three Stars 1. Ivan Provorov The Flyers’ number one defenseman was up to his usual antics in this one, and continued his impressive season so far. Provorov was amazing for the Flyers, making crisp breakout passes, playing strong defense, and even throwing the body around effectively. This season so far has put to rest the…
Everything is right in Flyers world right now, and man is that weird to say. Winners of three straight and in playoff position at Thanksgiving for the first time since 1900 (or 2011, either one), the Flyers have a chance to make it four straight with a visit to Montreal to face the Canadiens this…
Carter Hart was needed to keep things close through two periods, but the Flyers turned it on late as they scored five goals in the third period to down the Maple Leafs by a 6-1 final on Tuesday night from the Wells Fargo Center. It’s the fifth straight win for the Flyers, who drop a…
Coming off a team-record-tying November, the Flyers start the month of December with a tough test in the Toronto Maple Leafs. While they’ve played the Leafs twice already this season, that was the Mike Babcock-led Leafs that struggled out of the gates. Since Toronto fired Babcock and promoted AHL head coach Sheldon Keefe, they’ve looked…
On Monday, Brad wrote a great piece looking at and, ultimately, praising the seasons had so far by the two veteran defensemen that Chuck Fletcher brought in this past offseason, in trades that many (including, full disclosure, yours truly) believed at the time that the Flyers got the short end of. Those two guys —…