*Somehow, we are less than a week from preseason hockey. That’s wild. Anyhoo! The Flyers released their schedule of giveaways yesterday. [Flyers] *And, because we had to, we’ve ranked these giveaways so you can plan your life. [BSH] *Charles did his first State of the Flyers piece and dives into everything that has changed and…
*Take off your earcuffs ya fuckin’ nerds, Travis Konecny finally has a contract! [BSH] *And just in time for the first preseason game! Which the Flyers lost, but there was a lot of good stuff there. You know you missed this… RECAP! *We got our first good look at Kevin Hayes last night and folks,…
*Over the course of this weekend it really became Flyers season, as training camp rolled right into tonight’s first preseason game. And to start the weekend off, we learned that Nolan Patrick is hurt. Again. As an extremely brilliant man (Bill) once said, players that are hurt all the time get hurt all the time….
“Why isn’t Konecny done yet?” At around the 27:56 mark of the most recent episode of BSH Radio, Kelly, Steph, and I pondered Travis Konecny’s contract status ahead of a fast-approaching training camp. Of the Philadelphia Flyers’ two most notable restricted free agents, Ivan Provorov had been viewed as the tougher obstacle, in terms of…
*After a day of rumors suggesting it, Ivan Provorov has FINALLY signed an extension, just in time for today’s opening of training camp. Hot damn. [BSH] *Those in the know seem to suggest that Travis Konecny is still not close to a deal. Like, not close at all. So… what are we looking at if…
As the kids hit the ice in Allentown to play a real life hockey game against the New York Islanders, the gang sat down to talk a little training camp, the possibility of a rogue veteran making the team, and the status of Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny heading into this week’s training camp kickoff….
*Everyone enjoy the night off last night? Preseason can get pretty intense sometimes eh? So many games. Anyhoo, time to move on from those losses to the Islanders and take on the Bruins tonight. Before we do, here’s what we learned from Tuesday’s game. [BSH] *Charlie breaks down how the roster battles may have shifted…
Alain Vigneault has some decisions to make regarding the bottom of his roster, specifically amongst his forward group. Fans are looking forward to getting their first look into AV and the new braintrust’s philosophy, and how it differs from the torturous previous regime’s belief that bad players were good and good players were bad. Well,…
*Preseason continued last night with the second game against those Islanders and the Flyers lost in overtime. Again. Midseason form baby!! Here’s what we learned from Monday’s opener and, because it rules, have a listen to Bill’s season opener too. *We did not see prodigal son Travis Konecny last night, though. Going to have to…
In case you were wondering how seriously the NHL takes its own preseason games, their official box score for the game, as of 10:50 PM on Monday night, read all zeros. The rosters weren’t shortened to list who was actually playing, there were no goals or penalties recorded. Nothing. In that vein, I present the…