It’s been a stressful past couple of weeks in the wide world of the Philadelphia Flyers. The team is losing games it should be winning. The coach is making lineup decisions that the fan base hates. The goalies can’t string consecutive good games together. The top guys aren’t producing the way they probably should be….
The Flyers haven’t played a Metropolitan Division team since November 25, when they lost to the Rangers on Black Friday. But they’ll finally hit the ice against a literal rival on Wednesday night when they host the Washington Capitals. It’s a national game so it’s an 8 p.m. start time, and the game will be…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: A “Flyers special” and the formula worked So far this year, the Flyers have delivered extreme statistical performances when looking at key metrics. They haven’t just driven play at 5v5 — they’ve been up there with elite…
The Flyers’ ongoing win streak has been the product of a lot of strong individual efforts from many different guys on this team. Today, the wheel landed on Brayden Schenn, and though he waited just a bit longer than the Flyers faithful maybe would have liked him to, Schenn came through at just the right…
It’s been quite a first half of the season for Anthony Stolarz. Drafted in the second round of the 2012 NHL draft, Stolarz has been a member of the Philadelphia Flyers for several years now. It’s only been since the 2014-15 season he’s played professionally, but this season was the next in a line of…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Third period went from great to awful quickly A recurring issue for the Flyers under Dave Hakstol has been play with the lead in the third period. Last season, it was a certainty — the team would…
The Philadelphia Flyers have not had a streak of seven straight wins since the 2001-02 season, when they won eight straight in the month of January on their way to a division title. Two of those wins came against the Atlanta Thrashers, a team that does not even exist anymore. A win tonight against the…
For some reason, talks of a ghost bear have taken over the general Philadelphia area. This has been going on for roughly a year now. Can’t for the life of me figure out why. In a completely unrelated story, Shayne Gostisbehere is on pace for 41 points this season, and is currently the highest scoring…
There’s been a fair amount of talk since Anthony Stolarz was set to officially make hs NHL debut: he’d be the first goaltender from New Jersey to do just that. So how perfect was it that he got to do it in nearby Philadelphia? Stolarz became just the 17th player overall from New Jersey to…
Happy Thanksgiving! That’s what Kimmo Timonen wants you to have – while showing off tonight’s dinner, apparently. Happy Thanksgiving everyone pic.twitter.com/rmeedULTs8 — Kime4kids (@kime4kids) November 24, 2016 Sandals and hot oil? Oh boy. That’s a choice to make. So far so good, though, and that’s probably going to be a really good bird for tonight….