Matt Read: the Flyers’ Swiss Army knife

We’ve been privy to Sean Couturier’s defensive ability for some time now, and after two wins against the Pittsburgh Penguins this weekend in which Couturier was matched up against Sidney Crosby, the broadcast booths of the nationally televised games were heaping on the praise as well. For all of the great work that Couturier does,…

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Tuesday Morning Fly By: Last Night’s Lineup Was Really, Really Weird

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Recaps: [BSH] [Daily News] [CSNPhilly] [delcotimes.com] [Inquirer] [Bill Meltzer] [Philly Sports Daily] [The Checking Line] It’s looking like Claude Giroux will return this week: [In The Room] [delcotimes.com] [CSNPhilly] Will there be a Flyers jersey on the William Penn statue…

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Thursday Morning Fly By: Preach on Jose Theodore

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… There was a brief scare where Bill Meltzer reported that a lot of Flyers were waiver eligible this year… [HockeyBuzz.com] …but our fears were put to rest: [DragonGirl’s Awesomeness] A review of the Flyers 2011 draft: [Hockey’s Future] Ian Laperriere…

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Friday Morning Fly By: We are down to 23

*Jim Vandermeer, baby! Seems fitting for an extremely boring day that’s light on links. *Big man and future #3 defenseman on this hockey team Phil Myers is next up on the 25 Under 25. [BSH] *Vegas seems to think that the Flyers will approach 100 points this season. What say you? Over or under? [BSH]…

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Friday Morning Fly By: It’s over! It’s over!

*Oh you thought the first Fly By after the Philadelphia Flyers season ended was going to start with something about hockey? No, JayPo experienced the Chicago-famous Italian beef sandwich. [Broad Street Hockey] *Now, then, hockey. The Flyers ended the season last night with an overtime win in Chicago: [Broad Street Hockey] *Boy, the Flyers really…

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