Holy shit. The Flyers stormed back from a 5-1 deficit entering the third period to win 6-5 in a shootout last night. Game recaps: NHL.com | Daily News | Inquirer | NHL.com Highlights B&P’s Take: This game just seemed destined to be a loss. Carolina began celebrating their third goal as Lou Nolan was announcing…
Well, they did it. The Flyers had a chance to redeem themselves after a flat game on Tuesday, and losses in their last two meetings against the Islanders. And in the process, they picked up two points in the standings with this regulation win. After Tuesday, there wasn’t much to like, but now there’s certainly…
Tim Panaccio has covered the Flyers for … my entire life? At the Philadelphia Inquirer. At CSN Philly. At HockeyBuzz. No longer. Panotch announced on Twitter this afternoon that he’s no longer with CSN, on a day when they also let go of their Sixers Insider, Dei Lynam. PART 1: The business of reporting is…
The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind for Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere. He admitted as much during his first media availability under his new title Sunday morning. But in the midst of the chaos following the firing of former general manager Chuck Fletcher, Briere already has his sights set on making…
Claude Giroux had a pretty strong season overall, but it faltered towards the end – and especially in the playoffs, when he only posted one assist through six games. For a guy who’s been over a point per game in the playoffs prior to this year’s first round series, it was definitely abnormal, and we…
Toronto Maple Leafs (0-0-0) at Philadelphia Flyers (0-0-0)6 p.m. ET | Budweiser Gardens | London, Ont., CanadaTV: CSN Philly, Leafs TV | Radio: 97.5 The FanaticLive Stream: No legal Internet streamGet the Toronto perspective at Pension Plan Puppets It’s time for our first discussion thread of the season. Flyers vs. Maple Leafs in London. Steve…
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE. *** We’ll be discussing everything from the Flyers recent four-game win streak to their standing in the Metropolitan Division and Eastern Conference playoff races, the tough upcoming schedule, plus Steve Mason’s recent play and the need for him to get some rest. We’ll preview Tuesday’s game against New…
Morning Observations is a new feature, where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The Flyers may have earned the win last night, but let’s not ignore the fact that they could have lost this game in the first period. For the first ten minutes, Philadelphia looked like the same team…
*Despite the currently-cooling rumors surrounding a Carter Hart trade, it’s probably going to be a long summer for the Flyers goalie. Because if we’re being honest with ourselves, trading him is probably the right move. [BSH] *Then the question becomes one of “is it worth what it will take to get him?” for the teams…
*In what can only be described as the worst news ever, Kimmo Timonen will be out “long term” with blood clots. Here’s hoping he recovers completely. [BSH] *Ron Hextall spoke with the media following the announcement about Timo’s condition. [Flyers] *So who should the Flyers target to try and fill Kimmo’s large and capable shoes?…