We already mentioned today how awesome Scott Hartnell is this season. He has 35 goals, which is third-best in the NHL (!), and his game-winner on Sunday against the Penguins was quite possibly the best moment of the Philadelphia Flyers‘ season thus far. What gets lost thanks to that OT winner, however, is his similarly-important…
The run of defensemen continues on the Comunity Draft Board. Up next: Noah Dobson. BSH 2018 Community Draft Board, No. 9: Noah Dobson Position / Team: RD / Acadie-Bathurst Titan, (QJMHL)2017-18 Statistics: 17 G, 52 A in 67 GPSize: 6’3” 179 Pre-draft rankings No. 5 (NA Skaters) by NHL Central ScoutingNo. 10 by Future ConsiderationsNo….
Watch the whole thing, too. It’s from 1995 when Eric Lindros won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, and it’s so good that I totally forgot that Neil friggin’ Young was one of the dudes who presented the award to 88. Given all that crap that went on with Lindros towards the…
It was a long shot that Tye McGinn would make the Philadelphia Flyers roster out of this short training camp, but it was nice that he got a nice look from the coaching staff. It shows where he stands on the depth chart and how the Flyers view him as a potential callup option during…
When the NCAA hockey season ends, there’s always a rush of teams looking to sign free agent players. And when one of those free agents is the most outstanding player of the Frozen Four? Well, that so happens to be Drake Caggiula this year. Caggiula, 21, went undrafted in the NHL. He committed to the…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… DSOD Watch! Could the Flyers be interested in Danny Syvret still? One report says yes. [London Free Press] Panotch continues his “Favorite Flyer” list. [CSN Philly] A look at former Flyer Danny Markov. [Flyers Faithful] Where would you rank Ilya…
Following a .500 November, the Phantoms bounced back in a huge way this month. A dominating 7-2 victory over the Hershey Bears opened up December, a month that saw the Phantoms go 9-3-2 and out-score their opponents 54 to 43 at all situations. December 5-on-5 Trends Metric November December Trend GF/GP 2.09 2.86 0.77 GA/GP…
*We are getting so close to hockey. Remember John Sim? The original Simmer. Good times. Anyhoo… *We complain about Dave Hakstol a lot – and with good reason, really – but it hasn’t been all bad with the head coach for the last three years. Let’s break it all down. [BSH] *Our pal Charles on…
*Let’s kick off the week with Kurt’s excellent piece on the likelihood that Steve Mason will be awesome for the Philadelphia Flyers. (BSH) *Meltzer on the Flyers’ new Swedish scout and Nick Cousin’s preparation for the transition to pro. *This is a little old, but why not: a full review of the Flyers’ 2013 draft….
Tonight, the Flyers will play their first game since their playoff hopes were officially dashed for the year. It’s a game against the New Jersey Devils, historically among the most dull of matchups. It will be played at the Prudential Center, a building with an excitement level roughly equal to an office park in the…