Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. For fifty-five minutes of regulation and then throughout the five-minute overtime session, last night’s game between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers did not look like a matchup between the Presidents’ Trophy winner and a team scraping and…
Milan Lucic has been suspended one game for his hit on Zac Rinaldo on Saturday afternoon, as seen in the video above. Rinaldo wasn’t hurt on the play and Lucic picked up a five minute major and a game misconduct in the process. He’ll miss the Bruins game against Montreal as a result of the…
The Flyers look to continue their climb up from the basement of the Eastern Conference in search of a sixth-straight win when they travel to Boston to take on the Bruins this evening. After losing nine of 10 games from Late December through early January, the Flyers have rebounded by winning six of their last…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Video of the great Flyers saves of 2009-10: [NHLFlyers] Which mega contracts would you actually want? [From The Rink] A buyer’s guide to the remaining free agents: [Down Goes Brown] Smart move by GM Garth Snow: Emailing agents about possible…
The Flyers come into today’s game vs. Columbus with the fan base as excited as I think we’ve seen in quite some time. Although it’s only been two games in the Carter Hart era, the 20 year old netminder has stolen the hearts of Flyers faithful and believe it or not, the home crowd is…
What’s worse than the political arguments you’re going to get in with your extended family today? The Flyers. You sat through that game, you might as well listen to the postgame reaction to get your blood boiling early on this holiday.
We knew what was happening with the coach. While his career peaked almost two decades ago, the team showed progress this season. But, ultimately, this is about what’s needed to reach the next level. No, I’m not referencing former Sixers coach Doc Rivers. It was obviously time for him to go following the team’s collapse,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Get ready for Schenn/Couturier to be the new Richards/Carter: [NHL.com] Video of Sean Couturier talking about camp: [Pattison Ave.] Missed this from a really long time ago, but video of Sean Couturier on draft day: [Western College Hockey] Brendan Ranford…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… The team did not have a morning skate today: [Philly Sports Daily] Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to start tonight: [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] Either way, the team has to be better in front of him: [NHL.com] The Flyers goaltending was a topic…
Shayne Gostisbehere skated at the Flyers Skate Zone this morning, which is a weird sentence because that’s what you do at the Skate Zone, obviously. But he didn’t take part in full practice with his teammates, instead just whirling around with assistance coach Ian Laperriere for 20 minutes or so before dipping off. Afterwards, Ghost…