There’s only so much you can take away from a small sample size, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun looking at the comparison from last year’s Flyers team to this year’s squad through the first 10 games. It’s early, but there’s certainly some impressions to be made as we approach the one-eighth mark…
The 2016 NHL Draft is in nine days, and with the conclusion of the 2015-16 season on Sunday, the official draft order is set as we prepare for the Friday night in Buffalo. The Toronto Maple Leafs have the first pick, awarded to them after the Draft Lottery back in April. Auston Matthews is expected…
So we wrote our game preview earlier with the knowledge that Roman Lyubimov would likely make his NHL debut in Chicago tonight, and … OK, cool. You can argue it’s good, even. Lyubimov was one of the better forwards in training camp among the bottom-six, and he certainly earned his spot on the team to…
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has been named to the roster for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. He’s the only Frenchmen named to the team and he joins fellow Flyer Mark Streit on the European team. Here’s the full roster, which was finalized today: Goalies G Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks (Denmark) G Thomas Greiss,…
It was worthy of mild outrage when Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was not named to the 2016 World Cup of Hockey roster for the under-23 Team North America club back in March. But that’s been rectified now. Ghost was named to the final roster for the team on Friday evening, and he will indeed be…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: First period struggles have looked different each game In all three games of the Flyers’ season-opening road trip, their performance in the first period has been lacking. Against the Kings, they were torched in terms of puck…
Two years ago, shortly after Ron Hextall was put in charge of hockey operations with the Flyers, we reported on the hiring of Ian Anderson as the team’s manager of hockey analytics. But we’ve never really learned a lot about his role with the team. Anderson has never done an interview with the media since…
PHILADELPHIA – The Flyers can’t say they didn’t have their chances. After a hard-fought third period through the first 10 minutes, Anaheim broke a 2-2 tie when Ryan Garbutt went top shelf over a sprawling Steve Mason. “We had tired legs,” said Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol. “We lost coverage on that play. There was…
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has been named to the roster for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. He’s the only Frenchmen named to the team and he joins fellow Flyer Mark Streit on the European team. Here’s the full roster, which was finalized today: Goalies G Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks (Denmark) G Thomas Greiss,…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Goaltending and conservative play ruled the preseason finale Steve Mason and Tuukka Rask certainly look ready for the start of the regular season. While last night’s game wasn’t the most active contest, there were enough quality chances…