Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… The All-Star Game was the topic of conversation on the day, with Danny Briere getting most of the attention: [CSNPhilly] Briere talked about the game and who he’d pick for captains: [Philly Sports Daily] The Flyers weighed all the All-Star…
The fact Joel Quenneville won’t be the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers next season sucks. It really does. As the author of this poll back in November, I’m not going to sit here and say ‘wow this is great and cool, why is everyone freaking out?’ It’s a very, very crucial offseason in Flyers’…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Injury updates, including Claude Giroux skating yesterday: [In The Room] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [delcotimes.com] [Philly Sports Daily] [The Hockey Guys] Sean Couturier was released from the hospital yesterday: [CSNPhilly] Ilya Bryzgalov has not been the answer so far this season. The…
The Flyers debuted Episode 2 of Flight Plan on Wednesday night, and on the whole, the episode wasn’t nearly as interesting as Episode 1. They basically just followed around Samuel Morin on draft day and spent eight minutes trying to convince us he’s Chris Pronger, as Rich Coogan put it on Twitter. There was really…
After a ton of legal wrangling that has gone on for all of this hockey season, Comcast-owned Versus and satellite television provider DirecTV have finally (!) come to an agreement. Seriously, this time. Like, both companies announced it and everything. Here’s DirecTV: DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV…
Philadelphia Flyers at (13-6-3, 29 pts) at New York Rangers (11-5-3, 25 pts) 2 p.m. today at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York Catch the action on CSN Philly, NHL Network, MSG and 94WIP [Game Page] – [New York Perspective] Today’s goaltenders: GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO Sergei…
We all know Jeremy Roenick enjoyed seeing the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup back in 2010. Some of us took a personal affront to Roenick’s gleaming pride and streaming tears following the ‘Hawks Game 6 win over the Flyers at the Wachovia Center that year, but I think we can all understand where it…
*The 25 Under 25 continued over the weekend with left wing Oskar Lindblom taking the 17th spot. [BSH] *Claude Giroux is pretty excited about the long-term contract his buddy Jakub Voracek landed over the summer. [NHL.com] *Taylor Leier talks about what he’s expecting out of the upcoming season. [Flyers] *Felix Sandstrom also sat down with…
After a disappointing stretch of four games without a win, the Flyers decided to shake things up a bit by sending down the rookie pair of Connor Bunnaman and Carsen Twarynski, replacing them with Joel Farabee and Mikhail Vorobyev. Both Farabee and Vorobyev have played well in the AHL so far, so it is energizing…
It’s a quick turnaround for the Philadelphia Flyers, who hopped on a plane after Monday’s frustrating loss in Montreal and will host another Atlantic Division foe, the Buffalo Sabres, tonight at home. The big question for the Flyers is just who will come out of the lineup as defenseman Radko Gudas returns from his six-game…