* SO LET’S TALK ABOUT NHL ALL-STAR GAME MVP WAYNE SIMMONDS. First, a recap of Sunday’s game: [BSH] * Simmonds talks more about what it meant to him to be as warmly received as he was in the city that traded him six years ago: [NHL.com] * Here’s a recap of the Skills Competition on…
If you’re going to play in the NHL, chances are pretty good you’re going to have to fly. A lot. That much hasn’t changed since the Philadelphia Flyers entered the league back in 1967. If anything, with the league further expanding, travel has increased. While there are various ways to celebrate the Flyers’ 50th anniversary…
Here we go again. First it was Michael Raffl. Then Shayne Gostisbhere. Now, it’s Michael Del Zotto who will sit as a healthy scratch when the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Florida Panthers this evening in South Florida. Coach Dave Hakstol is likely hoping to light a spark under Del Zotto here, as MDZ has been…
Wayne Simmonds now has 10 goals on the season. It took him 20 games to get there, and we knew it was going to happen, because Simmonds is a goal scorer. He has the most for the Philadelphia Flyers, after all. Next in line is Jakub Voracek with seven. But of course, this isn’t anything…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Horrendous third period undoes strong effort otherwise In most of the Flyers’ regulation losses this season, the team has managed to find itself overwhelmed in either the first or third period of the game. Last night, we…
* So the Flyers keep on scoring goals but they don’t keep on winning games. How does this happen? The answer may shock you! [BSH] * (Or it may not! The goaltending. The answer’s “the goaltending”.) [Sons of Penn] * Some more goalie talk, because it’s all the rage right now! Also, Matt Read skated…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: A game where both teams deserved a point In recent weeks, the Flyers have lost a number of games where they outplayed the opposition in terms of raw shots on goal and overall even strength play-driving metrics….
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: On the whole a solid performance It was obvious from the moment the schedule was released that Sunday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes was going to be a secretly-difficult contest for the Flyers. Coming at the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Are the Flyers now a one-line team? My big concern after news broke that Matt Read would miss four weeks due an upper-body injury was that this might be one lost piece too many for the roster…
* The Flyers wasted a strong performance on Saturday. What even is a goal? I wouldn’t know. [BSH] [Philly.com] [Sons of Penn] [NBC Sports] * Kurt had 10 things to say about that one. [BSH] * And here’s a little recap of the week, courtesy of CSN Philly. [CSN Philly] * The Flyers power play…