Friendly, on-going reminder: Please keep all Olympics discussion to the Olympics post so that the Fly By can remain spoiler-free. Thanks! *Biggest thing that happened this weekend? T.J. Oshie became a household name. [SB Nation] [Flyers] [Puck Daddy] *A goal-by-goal breakdown of what made Oshie so successful during that crazy shootout. [SBN] *Full roundup of…
Christian Folin will lead the UML River Hawks into the NCAA tournament this weekend, and the No. 2 seed in the Northeast Region has a fair shot to advance to their second-straight Frozen Four. Folin is a big part of their success, and once the season ends for his team, he’s likely to sign with…
The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind for Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere. He admitted as much during his first media availability under his new title Sunday morning. But in the midst of the chaos following the firing of former general manager Chuck Fletcher, Briere already has his sights set on making…
So, it’s an off day after a tough Flyers loss, and I’ve spent a good chunk of my morning doing what I normally do in these situations*. I scrolled through Twitter and checked in with the takes. *Okay, fine, you caught me. I’d be on Twitter anyway. I live on the internet. Leave me alone….
*The Flyers are FINALLY back tonight after that infernal five day break to take on the Dallas Stars at the Wells Fargo Center. Puck drops at 730pm. Hold on to your butts. *Looks like R.J. Umberger will remain out of the lineup tonight due to undisclosed injury. [Inquirer] *Dave Hakstol has made some lineup changes,…
Yesterday afternoon, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced that Brayden Schenn would be suspended for the first three games of the 2016-17 regular season for his hit on Washington forward T.J. Oshie. Today, Ron Hextall offered his thoughts on the punishment, and they weren’t particularly positive. “Yes, [I was] very surprised,” Hextall said in…
1. The Panthers are right there battling for a playoff spot. How expected or unexpected is that? KK: Just like every other NHL fan, I thought, maybe, this year is the year. To see the Panthers actually maintaining a hold on that last playoff spot is nerve-wracking, to say the least. It’d be cool if…
1. Well, not exactly the start we were looking for Despite picking up the W in this one, the Flyers’ start would have lead you to believe they were not on their way to one. The Bruins dominated much of the first period in both the shot and shot attempt column. It was only moments…
A lot was made before the season about how much Chris Pronger would help this team’s defense. By bumping everyone back on the depth chart, he was expected to make everyone better. Unfortunately, that hasn’t really been the case. Much has already been said about how much Pronger has helped Matt Carle, but the Flyers…
With our fearless leader returning from the All-Star Game, things have been slow around here. So why don’t we check in on the Phantoms rookies and how they are doing compared to their preseason projections. If you recall (or if you clicked the link above), before the season I used Gabe Desjardins’ AHL Equivalencies to…