Another weekend, another Saturday afternoon game, this time with the Tampa Bay Lightning coming in to town for the 1pm tilt. The Bolts will be without their Vezina-caliber starting goaltender, Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is out 4-6 with a fracture so the Flyers will be testing their backup, Louis Domingue. That said, the Lightning are coming…
The Philadelphia Flyers began a new week with a new test and they hosted Brayden Schenn and the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hart made another start in net and played well. Hart stopped 34 of 36 shots against him, but it would not be enough. Schenn opened the scoring for St. Louis early into the…
Detroit Red Wings (1-1-0) at Philadelphia Flyers (1-1-0) 7 p.m. tonight at John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario, Canada Catch the action on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com — no TV coverage [Game Notes PDF] – [Detroit Perspective] Bare bones game thread tonight. Michael Leighton in goal for the Flyers. The stream is live on the Flyers website as…
The story of the season for the Philadelphia Flyers has been one that plagued the franchise for years, even if in recent seasons it had been dormant and hibernating. The goaltending, last year maybe the team’s biggest strength, was consistently letting the team down, taking dominant efforts and turning them into losses on a nightly…
It’s FanPulse Wednesday! This week we talk about which NHL coach will be fired first in the 2019-20 season. Coming in with 37.51% of the votes is Bruce Boudreau of the Minnesota Wild. This isn’t a huge surprise, the Wild have been a middling team for the past few years and have started this season…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Jaromir Jagr is a “shot in the dark”, so says Paul Holmgren: [Philly Sports Daily] Jakub Voracek hasn’t scored this preseason, so he needs to keep shooting: [CSNPhilly] Looking at the roster battles: [HockeyBuzz.com] The Flyers are looking to Max…
#15 Toronto Maple Leafs (20-32-12, 52 pts) at #6 Philadelphia Flyers (33-26-4, 70 pts) Wachovia Center – 7:00 PM ET – Philadelphia, PA TV: CSN Philly HD, Sportsnet Ontario HD Radio: 610 WIP, XM 205This is the open game thread. Get Toronto reaction at Pension Plan Puppets Another game, another goon called up. We really…
According to the team’s website, the Philadelphia Flyers have signed goaltender Felix Sandstrom to an entry-level contract. The 21-year-old Swedish netminder recently played for the SHL’s HV71 in the postseason and is expected to play for the club next season as well. Sandstrom was the third goalie taken in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, as…
*Claude Giroux injured himself playing golf and needed surgery. Someone lock him in a padded, climate-controlled room until October. (BSH) *Rob Zombie will begin filming his much-anticipated (by me) Broad Street Bullies film this winter. (Flicksided) *Meltzer wonders if Jakub Voracek will be able to repeat last season’s monster performance. (Hockeybuzz) *The owner of the…
Dan Cleary is a good hockey player who will help the Philadelphia Flyers in 2013-14. He fills a need that the Flyers have had all offseason long as a third-line winger who is defensively conscious, but who can also put the puck in the net. His presence fills out the Flyers top-nine quite well, and…