*The Vancouver Canucks are in town tonight. Puck drops at 7PM. Maybe we win this one in regulation? Get a little crazy? *Charlie gives us ten things to learn from Tuesday’s overtime win against the Hurricanes. [BSH] *A look at the numbers from the ‘Canes game reveals a dominant performance by the Flyers‘ top six….
10 days til the regular season, and hockey returns to the Wachovia Center tonight. Get. Pumped. Some Flyers news and notes to start your Tuesday off right… NEWS Simon Gagne will be in the lineup this evening as the Flyers host the Red Wings. It will be his first game since suffering a groin injury…
Ed. Note: Shaun Kreider had a chance to chat with Erica Gagliardi recently. His story appears below. There are a few different names that are synonymous with the voice of the Philadelphia Flyers. The most well-known is, of course, Hart, for both play-by-play announcer Gene and his daughter and current anthemnist, Lauren. No one will…
According to The Chicago Tribune, former Philadelphia Flyer Brandon Manning received a multi-year offer from the Nashville Predators. The physical blueliner opted to sign with the Chicago Blackhawks because the team offered him more money, and because both general manager Stan Bowman and head coach Joel Quenneville reached out to him. Jimmy Greenfield of the…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Anthony SanFilippo is now writing for the Flyers‘ official web site, and he opens with a story on undrafted free agent Andrew Johnston: [Philadelphia Flyers] Second round pick Anthony Stolarz was pleased with his prospect camp: [CSNPhilly] Brandon Manning had…
If you get worked up about a list, you played yourself. The lists exist to get you talking, and boy did it work. So the gang took a look at the NHL Network’s top-20 centers in the league list, which excluded Sean Couturier. Before getting to another list, the Flyers-heavy national broadcast schedule is discussed….
PHILADELPHIA — So they’re grainy and from my piece-of-crap Blackberry, but below are a few images from today’s Winter Classic press conference. We also have a ton of (not crappy looking) video from today’s event, including sound from Chris Pronger, Scott Hartnell, Peter Luukko, Gary Bettman and John Tortorella. The video will be up in…
While you were sleeping, Ron Hextall started off the 2015 NHL trade deadline with a huge bang, sending the Philadelphia Flyers‘ longest-tenured player, Braydon Coburn, to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for two draft picks and defenseman Radko Gudas. This was rumored for a while, and seemed like a guarantee after Coburn’s frequent, long-time…
*It’s Brayden Schenn arbitration day, what thrills! Over the weekend we learned that the Flyers and Schenn haven’t yet come together on the numbers. [BSH] *Metlzer gets into the weeds about what the Flyers’ offer means and what we might expect today. [Hockeybuzz] *Let’s take a look at which goal scorers were the luckiest last…
This is part one of a four-part series by Charlie O’Connor describing and evaluating the penalty kill of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2015-16 season. Today, an introduction to the PK systems of the Flyers. Entering their first-round playoff matchup against the powerhouse Washington Capitals, the Philadelphia Flyers had legitimate reason to be optimistic they…