The biggest news of the day was the absences of a few key players for both teams — for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms it was the regular season MVP Phil Varone, and for the Providence Bruins it was Peter Cehlarik, who scored 2 goals in game 2, and Ryan Fitzgerald, who scored 2 goals in…
*Be careful out there, you guys. The offseason produces the hottest of takes; exit interview time in particular. There’s a lot of bad information out there. [BSH] *Charlie, because he’s great, has a level-headed take on the ten things we should take away from the Flyers’ player exit interviews. [The Athletic] *Ron Hextall and Dave…
*There is absolutely nothing going on with the Philadelphia Flyers right now but guess what? Future Flyer Carter Hart is off to win himself a WHL Championship. Go team. [Flyers] *Okay I guess there’s a couple of things going on with the actual Flyers. Some of them are off to play in the Worlds, which…
*So, now that Brian Elliott will have some time to properly recover from his injury, what should we expect next? [NBC Sports Philly] *More Flyers forward grades, this time taking into consideration the fact that most of them blew it in the playoffs. [Philly.com] *Do you think Claude Giroux has something to prove? Given the…
You didn’t think the offseason was going to slow down your favorite Flyers podcast, did you? Brandon Manning and Petr Mrazek won’t be back. Val Filppula probably won’t be either. The whole coaching staff is remaining intact. Listen to this week’s show for reactions to all the break-up day exit interview revelations, as well as…
*It’s about that time, folks. The sting of an early playoff exit has all but worn off, and we are left to ponder the future. Time to speculate! In that vein, here are some potential free agent targets the Flyers might consider to improve one of their biggest problem areas: forward depth. [BSH] *Another big…
In what was an evenly played Game 1, the Phantoms were able to walk away with a victory, but the health of their top defenseman, Travis Sanheim, is a cause for concern moving forward. 1st Period It was a slow start for the first three minutes as both teams were feeling each other out and…
*Travis Konecny really took his game up a notch this season, huh? [NBC Sports Philly] *On Wayne Simmonds, and the decision looming for the Flyers this offseason. [Hockeybuzz] *One thing the Flyers may consider doing is trading Simmonds to try and improve the team’s speed. That’s just one way they can do it, but they…
We’re starting to think that, just maybe, Carter Hart is a very, very good hockey player. In conjunction with the Western Hockey League, Hart’s current team, the Everett Silvertips, announced that Hart has been awarded the Del Wilson Trophy, given to league’s best goaltender, as well as the Four Broncos Trophy, awarded to the most…
It’s Round 2 of the Calder Cup playoffs and we’ve got news for you all! It’s good news (well, mostly). The Phantoms picked up a late game winning goal to wrap up a Game 1 win in regulation, and we’ve got a 1-0 series. Let’s talk about it. 1.Hemming and hawing Or, how the Phantoms…