Special teams, Emery lead Flyers to 2-0 win

[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Complete Coverage] – [CAR Reaction] The Philadelphia Flyers won’t be having any of that 0-3-3 nonsense this year. Ray Emery made 28 saves, earning the shutout, while Jeff Carter and Mike Richards scored two power play goals to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 in the season opener. Emery is the first…

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Flyers Crown on Kings, Historically

One of the biggest surprises early on in this nascent NHL campaign is the Los Angeles Kings, who have stunned many by racing out to a 13-7-2 start that has them in fourth place in the Western Conference. And while most Flyers fans don’t know (or care) a whole lot about the Kings, there’s a…

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Emery’s Ray of Hope Now Clouded

With a lot of questions about how he would perform, Ray Emery had an unbelievable start to the season. For his first five regular season periods in the orange and black, Emery was perfect. He stopped the first fifty shots he faced. Through the first 110 minutes of the season, he had a 0.00 GAA…

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Ranking the Flyers: Number 24

As the 23rd player on the roster, Riley Cote is also the 23rd most valuable Flyer. Coincidence? I don’t think so. Seems voters here are focused on this year, and this year only. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily.  But now you have to look ahead.  Which player not on the roster is most…

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