*Well, the Flyers played like trash poop Saturday night, dropping one in Sunrise against the Panthers. Missed the game? Here’s a recap. [BSH] *And here’s what we learned from that wasted opportunity. Gotta play three whole periods, folks! [BSH] *Have you been wondering what John Boruk thinks of the game, including the third oeriod collapse…
Tonight’s game is on NBCSN across the country, unless you are in the Boston area. The local broadcast there is on NESN. In Canada, the game can be seen on Sportsnet Ontario. 97.5 The Fanatic will carry the Flyers radio call. A live stream can be found here. Philadelphia lineup Forwards Michael Raffl – Claude…
Beware of small sample sizes. It’s something that we’ve probably heard ad nauseum by now, watching and covering hockey. We’re constantly reminded how wildly things can fluctuate in smaller groupings of game and then equalize over a larger sample, and warned not to jump to conclusions without taking the full picture into account. We’ve been…
*Meltzer looks at the likelihood that Brayden Schenn is headed for a breakout season this year and also at the importance of a quick start for Jakub Voracek. *Saunders and Coatesy on the Hartnell-Umberger trade and the other notable moves the Flyers have recently made. [Flyers] *Steve Mason has joined the teeming mass of Ice…
It’s the one big question as we head into a do-or-die, must-win Game 6 on Sunday afternoon in Buffalo. Who should start in goal? Brian Boucher obviously had a horrible start to Game 5, and ultimately, that poor start led to a pivotal loss that has pushed the Flyers to the brink of extinction this…
*WE GOT OUR FIRST BIG TRADE OF THE SUMMER LET’S GOOOOOOO! [Habs: EOTP] *Yesterday we learned that we have exactly Jakub Voracek days until preseason begins. Let the countdown begin. [BSH] *Danny Briere has a new job and the Flyers are welcoming a new hockey team to the fam as Comcast has decided to go…
* Oh, who cares. RECAP. * Last night was the Flyers’ father/son trip. Which is cool, but why is the father/son trip to Pittsburgh? Don’t they like to send those guys somewhere nice? [Philly.com] * Travis Sanheim’s dad, in particular, was loving the trip: [Courier-Post] * Elsewhere: how are pre-season predictions looking as we’re past…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… An interview with Sergei Bobrovsky: [Puck Daddy] Hey, Zac Rinaldo has skill, that he hasn’t used yet. As Peter Laviolette said, “the fact that [Rinaldo] can skate and play the game as well is important.” Yes, skating and playing ice…
Each year Central Scouting Services provides rankings for draft-eligible prospects that are likely to be selected later in the year at the NHL Entry Draft. Players are placed into one of four different categories (North American skaters, North American goalies, European skaters, and European goalies) and are ranked once halfway through the season (midterm rankings)…
The Adirondack Phantoms recalled defenseman Matt Konan from the Trenton Titans on Tuesday evening, sending Matt Mangene down to the ECHL in his place. Konan, 21, is in his first professional season. In fact, he and Mangene were signed on the exact same day last April. Konan was injured for much of the year so…