Diehard hockey fans make fun of NBC for their weekly Wednesday Night Rivalry event, and for good reason: it’s kind of a gimmick and we all know it’s a gimmick. But in reality, it’s pretty good marketing: create buzz out of events that otherwise would not have any buzz at all. That doesn’t mean we…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news… Recaps: [BSH] [SB Nation Philly] [Daily News] [Inquirer] [The Checking Line] [the700level] [CSNPhilly] [Flyers Faithful] [delcotimes] Scott Hartnell got TWO columns yesterday. One from Rich Hofmann at the Daily News and another from Phil Sheridan at the Inquirer. The Flyers kept Sidney…
New Jersey Devils (1-2-0) at Philadelphia Flyers (3-1-1) 7:00 p.m. tonight at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Catch the action on on Versus (nationally) and CSN Philly (locally) [Game Notes PDF] – [New Jersey Perspective] Ilya Bryzgalov will get the start tonight, but he likely won’t play the entire game. Sergei Bobrovsky is the other…
So we wrote our game preview earlier with the knowledge that Roman Lyubimov would likely make his NHL debut in Chicago tonight, and … OK, cool. You can argue it’s good, even. Lyubimov was one of the better forwards in training camp among the bottom-six, and he certainly earned his spot on the team to…
It’s the end of summer. While that means that hockey season is finally, finally, right around the corner, it also means that Bruce Springsteen was in the neighborhood. Well, kind of – on Aug. 30, his River Tour was up in East Rutherford. And in the stands was Jakub Voracek, plus his girlfriend and fellow…
The Flyers have traded frequently scapegoated defenseman Ryan Parent to Nashville in exchange for the rights to Dan Hamhuis, who becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1st. Rumors had swirled around Hamhuis coming to the Flyers around the trade deadline, but he stayed in Nashville through the end of the season and until his team…
Let’s start by saying one thing. When Dan Carcillo dives without getting touched, it’s embarrassing. Even when it’s effective, it’s embarrassing. Carcillo needs to stop that stuff. What else is embarrassing, though, is the way Don Cherry ranted about Carcillo last night on CBC. The video: Cherry complains about the diving towards the end there,…
8-1 — The Flyers‘ record under Peter Laviolette in potentially series-ending playoff games. John Stevens’ record was 4-4.
The Flyers needed a win, but maybe not even as much as the fans needed one. Things have been awfully morose around these parts lately. We’re a depressing bunch when the Flyers suck. I don’t blame us, but man, I thought, we need a win. Before I even had a chance to settle in, the…
[Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Complete Coverage] – [SJ Reaction] That wasn’t pretty. The Philadelphia Flyers fell to the San Jose Sharks 4-1 tonight at the Wachovia Center in possibly the most boring hockey game we’ve seen all season. No flow, no rhythm, and an ugly Flyers loss leads to a short, boring game recap. Manny…