Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Poor passing the root cause of Flyers’ issues Despite a whopping seven power play opportunities, the Flyers could manage just 22 shots on goal last night against the Anaheim Ducks, a pitiful display of offense. As a…
* Jakub Voracek had a disappointing season by his standards last year. Still, let’s talk about it: [BSH] * Alex Ovechkin may or may not have somehow injured himself playing basketball. He says he didn’t and posted a video to prove it. In any case, better basketball than golfing, right? [Russian Machine Never Breaks] *…
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…
It’s going to be an emotional night at the Wells Fargo Center this evening when the Flyers raise a banner honoring Ed Snider to the rafters, in addition to all of the other 50th anniversary celebrations that the team has in store. There’s also a Shake Shack opening on the main concourse, which brings some…
After an injury and suspension-ravaged training camp, the Philadelphia Flyers were able to avoid any major issues during their season-opening back-to-back this past weekend. Unfortunately, they could not make it through Game #3 unscathed. Forward Michael Raffl, who has primarily played on the top line with Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds in the absence of…
The Flyers are on an incredible run towards the postseason right now, but one personality who hasn’t been around the Wells Fargo Center much this season is chairman Ed Snider. The man responsible for bringing the NHL to Philadelphia 50 years ago has spent much of the season at his home in California, dealing with…
Team Europe has turned into the plucky little underdogs that, it turns out, could. Maybe not against Canada – at least not so far, as they’re in a do-or-die situation tomorrow for the best of three finals – but against everyone else, they got it. Case in point: their sudden death semifinal win over Team…
Rick MacLeish, one of the most prolific scorers in Flyers franchise history and a member of both of the club’s Stanley Cup championship teams, has passed away at age 66. MacLeish was responsible for what was at the time and still is the most important goal in team history: the only goal in Game 6…