Every NHL team has passed on Michael Leighton, even at half price, and as a result, he’s still property of the Philadelphia Flyers today, one day after being placed on re-entry waivers. He’ll be back in Philadelphia this afternoon and will be with the team for at least the remainder of the season and the…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Recaps of yesterday’s win: [BSH] [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [The700Level.com] [Philly Sports Daily] [Flyers Faithful] [Forsythe and the Flyers] [delcotimes.com] [NHL.com] Apparently, Nik Zherdev missed the game with a “lower-body injury”: [Philly Sports Daily] The Phantoms beat Springfield in a shootout on…
Note: this post was originally written in November 2012. Eric Lindros will enter the Hall of Fame tonight. No, not the one in Toronto. No, not the one at the Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and it comes five years to the day he retired from the sport of hockey. It’s…
I don’t know why he sounds like the Moviefone guy, but Bernie Parent’s Ice Bucket Challenge is pretty solid. You’re up, Ed Snider, Jeff Lurie and Dave Montgomery.
It took 14 games and battling through numerous scratches, healthy or potentially not, but at long last, the Flyers‘ 33-year-old rookie tallied his first NHL goal. Evgeny Medvedev has never been a big goal scorer. His career high in the KHL was just eight goals, and in his final season before coming to the NHL,…
Hello, everyone! This week I am taking a vacation from Slap Schtick. However, I did, in the spirit of this wonderful, if not gluttonous, holiday, prepare a small list of things I am thankful for. Find out what they are after the jump. @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”;}p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size:…
The Philadelphia Flyers were absolutely awful in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, losing 7-1 to the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. It’s ok to be pissed about this one. Brian Elliott got the start, allowing six goals on 28 shots through the game’s first 40 minutes. Elliott has now played 248:08 since last Monday 10/21, appearing…
This win didn’t come easy, but our Philadelphia Flyers pulled it out. It was a crazy game with a lot of bad defense and goaltending, but it’s a win! Let’s get into it. Graphics courtesy of Natural Stat Trick 1st Period If you looked up the definition for a slow start to a hockey game,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Flyers Faithful is hosting another Flyers Pub Trivia benefiting the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation: [Flyers Faithful] Ilya Bryzgalov hopes to forget about last season and move on: [SBNation.com] [Inquirer] Kimmo Timonen has not made any plans for when his…
UPDATE: The Flyers have clarified the report below, noting that the surgery is to remove a “small bone fragment.” He’ll go under the knife on Wednesday and will miss 6-to-8 weeks, according to the team. Six weeks from Wednesday is May 2; eight weeks is May 16. This could be bad. Im told @nhlflyers andresj…