When looking at Zac Rinaldo and Tom Sestito, you don’t really think the same thing. One is massive, the other is relatively tiny. But the reality is that, despite the difference in size, both players really serve the same function in the Philadelphia Flyers organization. They’re both asked to drop the gloves on occasion, play…
*Oh yeah. Oh HELL yeah. [RECAP] *Speaking of yesterday’s win (HELL yeah), Claude Giroux deserves some more love nationally. [BSH] *Naturally, the Devils won as well to stay right on the Flyers’ heels. Man, imagine if Taylor Hall AND Connor McDavid were on the same team. That would be nuts, right? The rest of the…
BUFFALO — With the 36th pick in the 2016 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected forward Pascal LaBerge of Victoriaville in the QMJHL. The Flyers acquired this pick in Friday night’s trade that sent the No. 18 pick and No. 79 pick to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for the No. 22 pick —…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… It looks like Sergei Bobrovsky will get his first start of the year tonight: [CSNPhilly] The Flyers are taking too many penalties: [The Checking Line] [Philly Sports Daily] [Inquirer] [CSNPhilly] Scott Hartnell has seen his ice time drop this season:…
Over at SBNation.com, Jon Bois does a weekly feature called “This Week in GIFs.” There haven’t been a ton of hockey GIFs lately, what with the lockout lasting four months and all, but this week gets us back in the groove. There are three hockey GIFs, all of them are spectacular, and two feature Flyers…
Assuming he doesn’t get called up to the Philadelphia Flyers between now and January 25, defenseman Brandon Manning will represent the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic, held in Utica, N.Y. later this month. And good news: you’ll probably be able to watch both the All-Star Game and the All-Star Skills Competition…
Petr Mrazek got a welcome to Philadelphia on Thursday night that was fairly representative of what this team can tend to be at times: confusing, at times frustrating, and here and there a bit slow. But the Flyers’ newest goaltender also got something that the Flyers, for all of their faults, have been picking up…
Afternoon, everybody! It’s is Monday and this sure is something: the Flyers have placed both Dale Weise and Taylor Leier on waivers. Because, uh, yeah, sure. We’ll be honest—this wasn’t the move that many (any?) of us were expecting. The Flyers needed to clear one spot on the roster, since Mikhail Vorobyev has made the…
*To the tune of Buffalo Soldier: “summer is boring”. *We are rapidly approaching the top ten in our 25 Under 25, and next up at number 14 is German “The Germ” Rubtsov. [BSH] *Yesterday was Jake Voracek’s birthday! In celebration of this momentous holiday, let’s look back at his best moments in the orange and…
Radko Gudas DESTROYS Jimmy Vesey pic.twitter.com/3WSp174tqT — Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) October 3, 2016 It took six minutes, 27 seconds of ice time into his preseason debut for Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas to get himself in trouble. With half a minute left in the first on Tuesday night, Gudas delivered a dangerous hit from behind…