Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… The Flyers offseason picture is coming into focus: [Daily News] More on the Luke Schenn for James van Riemsdyk deal: [The LeafsNation] Eric went on a Maple Leafs podcast to discuss the JVR for Schenn deal. Early reviews are that…
Flyers forward Boyd Gordon, who has been a scratch in two of the team’s last three games, is injured. Ron Hextall announced Tuesday morning that he’ll be out for a “minimum of one week” due to an upper body injury. In eight games played this season, Gordon has a goal and two penalty minutes. Brought…
Guys! Guys wake up! It’s over, the game is over. And the Flyers won! We learned some things too, we took some notes while you were dozing and have a host of (well, the usual ten) observations for your consumption. Let’s dig in. All stats and graphics via Corsica.Hockey, Natural Stat Trick, and NHL.com 1….
Today, the Flyers announced that goaltender Felix Sandstrom would be sent down from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to the Reading Royals, the Flyers’ ECHL affiliate. The @NHLFlyers have reassigned goaltender Felix Sandstrom from the #LVPhantoms to the @ReadingRoyals of the ECHL. https://t.co/5gp8UY726b — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) October 7, 2019 Sandstrom, who was drafted in the 3rd…
They’ll say it’s just an “accent color,” but it’s not really just an accent color. When the Phantoms move to Allentown in 2014, they’ll drop the purple they’ve had forever and they’ll switch to “electric blue.” This is not okay. Regardless of how you feel about the color purple, it is a piece of this…
The Flyers have stayed largely healthy on defense through the season’s first two weeks, as all of their scratches so far have reportedly been of the “healthy” variety. That will now change, as Andrew MacDonald — the elder statesman of the Flyers’ defense, so to speak — will miss significant time due to a lower-body…
PITTSBURGH — With the 141st pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers have selected Reece Willcox, a defenseman committed to Cornell University this fall. In 52 games with the Merritt Centennials of the BCHL last season, Willcox scored five goals and 18 assists. He weighs in at 6’3, 150 pounds. Big defenseman. Alright…
*The Flyers decided to make it exciting on Saturday, hanging on to beat the Avalanche 4-3. RECAP! *The nerd report for this game confirms that the Couturier line is working pretty nicely. [Let’s Go Flyers] *It’s time to be thankful for the acquisition of Carlo Colaiacovo as the team will be without Luke Schenn for…
It might not happen today, and it might not happen tomorrow, but sooner or later the Flyers will end up searching for their next coach. The firing of coach Joel Quenneville has led us all to wonder: if the Flyers were even willing to entertain replacing coach Dave Hakstol, would Philly be a contender for…
On this week’s episode of Flyperbole Steve and Craig address what the Travis Konecny issues means for the Philadelphia Flyers, prospects on the World Junior Championship preliminary rosters, and the 2012 series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Make sure to follow us on twitter @Flyperbole and @Sports_Are_Bad. Also follow @BSH_Radio and don’t forget to rate us…