Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Flyers flipped their shot volume/quality script Yesterday, I wrote an article breaking down the Flyers’ tendency so far this season to win the shot volume battle at 5v5 but lose in overall shot quality. Their score-adjusted Corsi…
The 2016 NCAA men’s hockey tournament kicks off on Friday with the four games — two each in the Midwest and Northeast Regionals. The tournament will continue on Saturday with the Regional Finals in each of those two regions, as well as the Regional Semifinals in the East and West Regions. Quinnipiac University is the…
* Steve Coates has a chat with prospect Danick Martel: [Flyers.com] * And another one with Cole Bardreau: [Flyers.com] * Meanwhile, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare got his cat a birthday cake. Gotta love the offseason, folks: [BSH] * Some more thoughts on how Ron Hextall and the Flyers may handle their top prospects coming into this season:…
Entering tonight’s game, a win by the New York Islanders would have pulled them into a matchup with Pittsburgh in the first round, whereas a loss would have meant a matchup with Florida. They weren’t exactly thirsty for a win, and they sat John Tavares, Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo and Johnny Boychuk as a result….
Jared Boll of the Columbus Blue Jackets has been suspended four games for hit late hit on the Flyers’ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare on Tuesday night. Boll will forfeit $82,926.84 in salary with the suspension and is considered a repeat offender by the league’s Department of Player Safety. The suspension is in addition to to the five…
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….
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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…
Jakub Voracek is back. After a few weeks of sitting on the sideline with a foot/ankle injury and tweeting a whole bunch, he’s back and ready to suit up for the Flyers on Saturday afternoon when they host the Penguins in a game with critical playoff implications. Voracek skated on a line with Nick Cousins…
We are inching ever more closely to the Stanley Cup Final. Who will be battling for hockey’s ultimate prize and which player will step up their game the most to help propel his team to greatness? 40-years ago in the postseason, no player elevated his play more than Philadelphia Flyers forward Reggie Leach, aka the…