The Noon Number: 9

9 – the number of shorthanded goals against the Flyers have allowed this season. After last night in Anaheim, the Flyers have surrendered more shorthanded goals against than any other team in the league. The franchise record for SH goals against stands at 16, recorded way back in the 1990-91 season. The Flyers have one…

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What is GM Chuck Fletcher waiting for?

The Flyers have put themselves in just about an insurmountable position at this point in the season. Through 43 games they have struggled to just 36 points, placing them 30th out of 31 NHL teams and just one point ahead of the lowly Ottawa Senators. If we’re going off last year’s Eastern Conference playoff teams,…

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Previewing the Central Division

As our divisional previews roll along it’s now time to take a look at the Central Division. A division that features the current defending champs in the St. Louis Blues as well as four of the last ten Stanley Cup winners thanks to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Philadelphia Flyers managed to go 7-7-0 against this…

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Catch Ivan Provorov if you can

Early morning international hockey is weird, but that’s what happens when there are tournaments being played in Finland. Tournaments in Finland where there appears to be a Flyers prospect doing rather well. Ivan Provorov, recent seventh overall pick, is playing well for Team Russia in the World Junior Championships. With four wins – though the…

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