Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose ofPhiladelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Sam Carchidi got an interview with Ed Snider on Ilya Bryzgalov, Chris Pronger, the playoffs, the Kings, and more. [Broad Street Bull] [Inquirer] From Ben: Nice stuff from the NYT on Carter and Richards getting back together. “‘Mike was pretty happy,’…
*In what can only be considered, at this point, considering the state of things, a complete surprise, the Flyers will reportedly be one of the teams chosen to play in an outdoor game next season. [NBC Sports Philly] *The Flyers will be launching another docuseries this summer, the trailer for which was released yesterday. It…
The Phantoms welcome one of their biggest rivals to the Lehigh Valley for the last time in their inaugural season tonight to conclude their four-game home stand. Tonight marks the 11th of 12 total meetings between the Phantoms and the Bears this season, with their regular series finale scheduled for Saturday, April 18 in Hershey….
Boring hockey makes for boring numbers. There were multiple 10-plus-minute stretches without a single scoring chance from either team in this game. You can spin that as both teams playing solid defense or both teams being horrifyingly inept at creating offense. For comparison’s sake, the last game between the Flyers and Leafs featured nearly 40…
Going into the 2015-16 season, it was obvious that the Philadelphia Flyers‘ roster had severe limitations which could prevent them from playing competitive hockey. Now, with key players Sean Couturier and Michael Del Zotto out of the lineup due to injuries, the results are starting to match the preseason fears. Against a rival who they…
Your browser does not support iframes. Brayden Schenn has been a thorn in the side of the Washington Capitals throughout this first round series, and admittedly, his check to the knee of Evgeny Kuznetsov in Game 4 was a bit dirty. So I get wanting to drop the gloves with him early in Game 5…
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were the fourth-best team in the American Hockey League in 2016-17, and as they enter the playoffs, it’s possible that they’re getting even better. As the team gathered today for their first practice in the run-up to Friday’s playoff opener, news broke that junior defenseman Philippe Myers will join the team…
Penguins assistant general manager Bill Guerin was on Sportsnet’s Hockey Central At Noon on Thursday, and …. hahahahahaha. Here’s the talk between Guerin and host Doug MacLean: … DM: Billy, I’ve whined at the odd referee in my career. I’ve yelled at the odd referee in my career. I’ve been pissed off at them at…
*Peter Laviolette will be joining the five Flyers currently on Olympic preliminary rosters in Sochi next year as assistant coach for Team USA. (BSH) *ASF on the ins and outs of the NHL realignment. (Flyers) *Ilya Bryzgalov is not having a great summer. (SB Nation) *Should the NHL consider European expansion? (Defending Big D) *Team…
*The Flyers are in Brooklyn this evening to take on the Islanders in their arena where you can’t watch half the hockey. Puck drops at 730PM woo! *Sam Gagner is out with an injury, so the Flyers have called up Colin McDonald again. [BSH] *The Flyers will need their special teams to stay consistently good…