It’s a little depressing to think about how the end of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers season may have played out of Michael Del Zotto didn’t injure his wrist in February. Until that point, MDZ had been arguably the Flyers’ most important defenseman, playing significant minutes with Shayne Gostisbehere on the team’s de facto top pairing….
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Even strength play not the issue in this one Generally, when we evaluate the overall quality of a hockey team, we look first and foremost at their performance at even strength. That’s not to say that the…
The Flyers announced today that they will hold a public ceremony in remembrance of team owner Ed Snider on Thursday, April 21 at the Wells Fargo Center. The event begins at 1 p.m. and doors will open at 11:30 a.m. It’s free. Here’s the full announcement from the team: Comcast Spectacor, the Philadelphia Flyers and…
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…
NHL expansion is coming whether we like it or not — personally, I’m pretty excited about it — and with it will be an expansion draft that will at least in some way affect every single team in the league. We haven’t seen one of these since 2000 when the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota…
Earlier we ran down the rules for potential 2017 NHL expansion draft will look like. Here are the quick basics again: NHL teams could lose one player for each expansion team added. Teams can protect 3 defensemen and 7 forwards OR 8 skaters regardless of position. Only one goalie can be protected. Players exempt are…
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The Flyers are north of the border tonight for their first game against an Atlantic Division team on the new season, visiting the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre. Coming off of Saturday night’s tumultuous win against the Carolina Hurricanes, Steve Mason will again get the nod in net. Yeah, remember when you freaked out because…
We have a gift ready for Saturday for one of the FLYest Canadians we know #PurposeTourPhilly pic.twitter.com/yzDdLzRSXf — Wells Fargo Center (@WellsFargoCtr) May 6, 2016 Justin Bieber has this thing. See, he’s Canadian, and Canadians like hockey. So when he goes to an NHL city on his current tour, he tends to get on stage…
It’s hard to ask for patience sometimes. The Flyers lost their first game of the season against their division rival, the New York Rangers, by a score of 3-2 this afternoon. In and of itself, this is not terribly surprising. The Rangers entered today second in the NHL in standings points and first in goal…