Who’s gonna score a hockey goal? Oskar Lindblom! The 21-year-old Swede finally lit the lamp, while Sean Couturier can’t buy a tally. The gang looks back at the week, which included two of the three wins Bill predicted last week, discuss the finally optimized lineup, and the goaltending situation going forward. Michael Raffl’s injury and…
Brian Boucher’s going national. The former Flyers goaltender, who has worked as an analyst for Comcast SportsNet since the 2014 playoffs, will join NBC Sports full-time in 2015-16 as both an in-studio analyst and an “Inside The Glass” reporter during NBC’s national telecasts. Boosh is not replacing Pierre McGuire, but will be used in the…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Looking at Cal Heeter and Niko Hovinen: [Examiner.com] From a couple days ago, the 41 year mystery of Bernie Parent’s Maple Leafs mask is solved: [Philly.com] According to a report – and common sense – Ian Laperriere is expected to…
With the Flyers and restricted free agent forward Brayden Schenn still not having reached an agreement on a new contract, and with Schenn’s arbitration hearing set to begin on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m., formal preparations for the hearing are now underway. Both Schenn and the Flyers have submitted their initial dollar amounts to the…
The World Cup of Hockey officially began yesterday, with the four teams in Group A getting their first action of group play in. Today, it’s the four teams in Group B that will get their chance to make a good first impression and take a step towards the elimination round. *** Yesterday’s Results: Team USA…
After a brief mention of it last year, we’ve decided to provide a monthly update on each of the Philadelphia Flyers’ prospects NHL equivalency projections (or NHLe). As stated when the original article was posted last season, this is by no means a perfect way to measure how a prospect is developing, but it one…
*Your Philadelphia Flyers are the hottest team in the NHL. What a time to be alive. Travis Sanheim is amazing, RECAP! *The mystery injury to Shayne Gostisbehere is bad enough that he couldn’t play last night, and likely won’t play tomorrow either. Bring us Phil!!! [Philly.com] *It’s gotta be tough, as the deadline approaches, but…
New York Rangers (15-13-3, 33) at Philadelphia Flyers (13-16-2, 28)7:30 p.m. | Wells Fargo Center | South PhiladelphiaTV: CSN Philly, NBCSN, MSG, TSN | Radio: 97.5 The FanaticGet the New York perspective at Blueshirt Banter
[Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] Let’s be very clear about something right off the bat: the hockey gods have been absolutely defecating into this team’s mouth lately. But like the professionals they are, the Flyers have convinced themselves it’s just biscotti and soldiered on. Concussions to the league’s…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. The general consensus in the Flyers locker room after the game was that this contest was lost in the first period. It’s tough to argue that Philadelphia was not dramatically outplayed early, particularly in the middle section of…