There aren’t that many French players in the NHL. Sure, you’ll often see Team France at the World Championships, but that’s generally about it. Only 11 French-born players have ever played in the NHL. Only six of them have ever played over 100 games. Only two of them are still active: Antoine Roussel and Pierre-Edouard…
The Flyers are not playoff bound, but there has been no trickle-effect down to the area’s other hockey teams. As we discussed earlier today, the Phantoms are likely headed to the AHL postseason for the first time since 2009 barring something unforeseen happening in their final regular season games. The Reading Royals are playoff-bound, too,…
The Flyers lone acquisition at the 2017 NHL trade deadline, at least as far as actual living, breathing human beings are concerned, is forward Valtteri Filppula, acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Filppula has an expensive contract, worth $5 million against the salary cap, with one more year left on it. He’s probably not worth…
The 2017 NCAA hockey tournament kicks off this weekend with 16 teams vying for four spots in the Frozen Four, which will be held in Chicago in two weeks. Four Flyers prospects will be in action, and with the entire tournament on national TV, you’ll have the opportunity to see them — in some cases…
Ron Hextall is the favorite hockey player of quote a few of us, but what about Charles Barkley? The Philadelphia 76ers legend, now one of the most entertaining folks in sports media, Barkley made hockey news this week by saying that the NHL playoffs are blowing the NBA playoffs out of the water in the…
Tonight’s game is on CSN Philly, CSNPhilly.com and 97.5 The Fanatic locally. FS Ohio has the Columbus broadcast. Sportsnet One has the game in Canada, and it’s also the NHL.tv free game of the week. Philadelphia lineup Forwards Jordan Weal – Claude Giroux – Wayne Simmonds Brayden Schenn – Valtteri Filppula – Jakub Voracek Travis…
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There aren’t that many French players in the NHL. Sure, you’ll often see Team France at the World Championships, but that’s generally about it. Only 11 French-born players have ever played in the NHL. Only six of them have ever played over 100 games. Only two of them are still active: Antoine Roussel and Pierre-Edouard…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Why can’t the Flyers score? All of the Flyers’ current issues stem from this one, simple question. Since January 15th, Philadelphia has scored 16 goals in 12 games, on 354 shots. That’s a 4.52% shooting percentage in…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Game was lost in the second As they have in so many games in 2017, the Flyers actually got off to a very strong start in this one. The forecheck was working, the passing was crisp, and…