After a rough weekend and a couple of back to back losses, the Flyers are back on the road and back at it again tonight. They’ve slipped to fifth in the Metro, but with only one point separating them and the third place Hurricanes, and five between the second place Islanders, things are pretty tight…
PHILADELPHIA — During the 2008 playoffs, Sean Avery was an ass. We’re talking like, a much bigger one than usual, too. The shining example of this, of course, came when he turned around and wiggled his arms like a fish out of water in front of Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur. He did it for a…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Breaking down Ryan Ellis‘ hipcheck on Wayne Simmonds: [Puck Daddy] Talking to Peter Laviolette about the 24/7 experience: [CSNPhilly] Comparing James van Riemsdyk to other top-5 picks in the NHL: [Pension Plan Puppets] The Flyers’ next opponent, the Minnesota Wild,…
[SBN Game Page] – [Toronto Reaction][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] PHILADELPHIA — Games like tonight suck. Not only did the Flyers fall to a team with some of the most insufferable fans in the NHL, they did it in a pretty disappointing fashion. After several days of hard…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Taiwanese video explaining the lockout? What took so long?! [Backhand Shelf] In case you missed the Elite Prospects list yesterday, here’s an organized list of NHL lockout transfers: [Backhand Shelf] The NHLPA will pay for players’ health insurance that was…
Today the Flyers look to avoid six losses in a row as they face the second-best team in the Central Division, the Winnipeg Jets. The Jets have had a major breakthrough season and are essentially a sure fire bet to make the postseason, and the Flyers are trying to avoid one of the biggest collapses…
Bye-bye, Blair Betts. Bob McKenzie of TSN reports that Blair Betts has been claimed off the waiver wire by the Montreal Canadiens. Oskars Bartulis (phew) and Matt Walker remain with the club, and it appears as though Walker will start the season with the Flyers, apparently on a pairing with Braydon Coburn. That would make…
Click the image above to jump to video of Gagne’s interview at RDS.ca. According to the French-language, sometimes journalistically inaccurate RDS, Simon Gagne has not waived his no trade clause, as previously reported by local Philadelphia media. I don’t speak much French, so I don’t understand what Gagne is saying in the video above. I…
We knew that coming into today that a Flyers win in regulation or overtime would clamp down the No. 3 playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division and a first-round matchup with the New York Rangers. And it wasn’t always pretty. And for a while there it didn’t look like it was going to happen. But…
18: Number of minutes/game Kimmo Timonen played for Team Finland during the Olympics Whilst over in Sochi, the 38-year-old veteran blueliner was on the ice for a grand total of 108 minutes. That’s good for third among Team Finland and second among Finnish defensemen. Mikael Granlund led all Finnish forwards with an average TOI of…