Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Flyers wasted a strong first period After a thoroughly underwhelming performance against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, the hope was that the Flyers would come out strong against a struggling St. Louis Blues squad. And that’s…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news… Recaps of last night’s win: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [NHL.com] [The700level] [Daily News] [Flyers Faithful] The Flyers raised the Conference Championship banner last night, which was special for the team: [delcotimes.com] Last night was also the debut of Chris Pronger: [Daily News] [CSNPhilly] A…
Today’s game begins at 8:30 p.m. ET and can be: Seen on TV locally via NBC Sports Philadelphia (or via stream on the MyTeams App) Seen on TV in Canada via Sportsnet Heard on radio locally via 93.3 WMMR Seen or heard elsewhere via Sirius XM, NHL.tv, and NHL Center Ice/ Projected Flyers lineup: Forwards…
Last week, when we urged Paul Holmgren to trade Nikolay Zherdev, the one doubt in our minds that a deal could get done was the interest other teams in the NHL might have in No. 93. After all, it’s not like he has the best reputation in the world. At the same time, he’s a…
According to Bob McKenzie on Twitter, the Flyers have acquired Andrej Meszaros from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a second round pick in 2012. Meszaros, 24, is under contract until 2013-2014. He has a cap hit of $4 million a season, with the salary ramping up at the back end of the contract. Meszaros is…
You already know the history behind each name, so here’s the poll. Two And A Half Men vs. The Muppets No. 2: “Two And A Half Men” 261 No. 3: “The Muppets” 123
A few weeks ago, back while the Flyers were still on the Olympic break, we asked who the team’s most valuable player (MVP) was up through that point in the season. We discussed the point in a fair amount of detail, but we all pretty much agreed that the answer was center Claude Giroux. More…
It feels fair to guess that, judging by their long track records in the game, Flyers head coach John Tortorella and interim general manager Danny Briere look at the game of hockey a little differently. Even though both of their NHL careers began around the same time, they were both known for very different brands…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… *Or at least for the next few Fly Bys. Someone else will be handling the link posts for most of this week. Scott Hartnell bought Kimmo Timonen‘s All-Star jersey for over $3,000 in a charity auction. Photo: [euroflyers] While the…
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…
