Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… The Flyers will practice at Skate Zone in Voorhees at 11 a.m. today. It’s a holiday, and if you’re off, you should go. The Flyers Wives Carnival was yesterday at the Wells Fargo Center. It’s the 35th edition of the…
Last Thursday, Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds scored what would end up being the game-winning goal in the Flyers’ 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars. Here was that goal, which came with 7:39 remaining in the game. The tally was Simmonds’ second of the game and 23rd of the year. (He would go on to get…
The 2012-2013 NHL season got off to a rough start (“start” may not be the best word here), pushing puck drop all the way to January due to labor disputes. And once the season finally started, the Flyers made us wish the lockout never ended. The boys got off to a pretty terrible start, losing…
Just a reminder (and disclaimer), folks: we are not experts and we are not guaranteeing these picks. Place your bets at your own risk and always remember to gamble responsibly. It’s serious business. New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers The away team has won all three games thus far in the series. After winning…
*The Flyers didn’t make it to six games in a row, dropping last night’s Kings game 3-2. Not even mad. Well, maybe a little mad at the post that was attracting Flyers pucks like a magnet. Stupid post. Recap! *A look at who is most responsible for the Flyers‘ turnaround, Claude Giroux or Craig Berube….
Andreas Lilja signed a two year contract with the Flyers yesterday, the first day of free agency. Lilja says it happened faster than he probably expected and he’s happy to join the Flyers. “It feels really good and inspiring”, Lilja says about joining the Flyers. “It’s a classic organization that plays rough and tough hockey….
It looks like one of our biggest lockout fears has been realized: Claude Giroux has been injured in Germany. In the second period of Friday’s overtime loss to Krefeld Pinguine, Giroux was checked to the head by an unknown Krefeld player. Nobody was penalized on the play but Giroux left the game under his own…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Brayden Schenn was back skating yesterday, on the “scratch line” with Jody Shelley and Andreas Nodl: [Frequent Flyers] [CSNPhilly] [Philly Sports Daily] Ilya Bryzgalov is facing his old team: [CSNPhilly] [Philly Sports Daily] [Daily News] [Inquirer] [delcotimes] [The Checking Line]…
Kelly is joined by Trevor Kraus of the St. Louis Game Time publication to have a nice little chat about the upcoming meeting between the St. Louis Blues and our Philadelphia Flyers. Topics include: How to switch Jori Lehtera into “hockey mode” The magic of Vladimir Tarasenko How much we all love Brian Elliott The…
Excited and priviledged to be joining the @NHLFlyers family as their Director of Sports Science. — Ben Peterson PhD (@Ben_J_Peterson) August 14, 2016 Quietly over the weekend, the Philadelphia Flyers hired Ben Peterson, the former direct of research and analytics at Catapult Sports. His new title with the Flyers? Director of Sports Science. According to…