*It’s finally here! I don’t know about you folks but I am so excited I could barf. In two weeks I will hate this team, but for today, I am so excited to have them back. In fact, I was moved to poetry. An opening night haiku: We waited so long For Dave Hakstol to…
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms opened up the 2018-2019 season against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday night at PPL Center in Allentown. The Phantoms walked away with a win beating the Tigers 6 to 3. Carter Hart made his professional debut and stopped 31 shots. Both Nic Aube-Kubel and Greg Carey scored twice for the Phantoms….
The San Jose Sharks won the offseason lottery this year, acquiring Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators for…well, not a lot. So yes, the San Jose Sharks are certainly improved from last season, but are they improved enough to finally make a real push toward a Stanley Cup? We’re joined by Sie Morley from Fear…
It’s Central Division preview time! On this episode the gang breaks down the division dominated by Nashville and Winnipeg and discuss who has a chance to sneak up into the the top of the standings. Will Chicago have a bounce back year? What can we expect from Minnesota after a third place finish? Can Dallas…
Happy start of the regular season, everybody! Hockey is officially back and we’re bringing you content, and today we’re here to introduce you to something new. We’re expanding our Lehigh Valley Phantoms coverage, and one of our new additions to the fold is this, a weekly rundown of all things Phantoms, complete with numbers, notes,…
The season has begun and we’ve already got some strong opinions after two games. First, we all name something positive we’ve noticed about the hockey team the Flyers, before we get into our issues. Spoiler: we’re not all that happy with the coach. We close with more positivity, looking at Giroux’s climb up the franchise’s…
*James van Riemsdyk is hurt. Pretty bad. Because we can’t ever have nice things. [BSH] *Based on the lines they ran in practice yesterday, it would appear that Jordan Weal will get the nod tonight against the Sharks. [Philly.com] *For subscribers, Charles breaks down what this injury means for the team. [The Athletic] *Dave Hakstol…
After last night’s huge embarrassing failure of a home opener against the Sharks, the Flyers head up to Ottawa tonight to play a game that ought to present the perfect opportunity to right this ship. Because the Senators, they are not a good hockey team. And apart from that, the whole organization is a mess….
*Well, the Flyers came home to the Wells Fargo Center and laid a big wet poop on the ice, and we didn’t even get to see the Gritty pre-game shenanigans on television. It was a bad night, is what I’m saying. RECAP! *At least we have Gritty. Sweet, beautiful Gritty. [NBC Sports Philly] *Our series…
Steve and Craig settle in to talk about what to make of the Flyers’ first four games of the 2018-19 season. An extensive look at the defense, Mikhail Vorobyev, and the penalty kill. The pair also explain why it IS the young blue liners’ faults that this team is going to lose over 70 games…