Sean Couturier’s favorite player prior to last June’s NHL draft? Take a wild guess. Evgeni. Malkin. Couturier has been tasked with shutting down Malkin all series long, and not only has he done that from a defensive perspective, he was able to score three goals in Game 2 as he completely took over the head-to-head…
*Merry Christmas! Happy Boxing Day! And more importantly, Happy World Junior Championship day!!!! Arguably the most fun tournament of the year, the WJC kicks off today and quite a few of our future superstars will be taking place. Here’s what we’ve got to look forward to. [NBC Sports Philly] *The Flyers found themselves in another…
Ahead of the return of Dave Hakstol to The Farg with the Toronto Maple Leafs, we talked with Adam Selvig of Pension Plan Puppets to find out why a team so stacked with talent isn’t winning games, how long a leash Mike Babcock is, and how the Flyers can hope to contain Auston Matthews.
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… * Jason Akeson posts a three point night in his return to the Phantoms, in a 5-1 win over Bridgebort: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum] * Zack FitzGerald talks about the fights he had with current Phantoms: [Phantoms Forum] * Reading…
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Throughout the season, we’ll be taking a walk down memory lane whenever the Flyers open their season series against an opponent. We’ll be remembering a game, goal, or highlight Philly created while playing against that particular team. It won’t always be the most notable memory the Orange and Black have against that team, but it’ll…
Two big-time nationally televised games this weekend gave us a good measure of how the Philadelphia Flyers are playing right now, and we have to be happy about coming out of it with three points. The attention paid to these games also made them a nice window into how fans view the team. While Geoff’s…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Last night’s NHL scores… DET 3, COL 2 The Flyers will play hockey tonight in Tampa. Previews are available from NHL.com, CSN, the Tampa Tribune, the Daily News and the Inquirer. Oskars Bartulis is in Philadelphia, recovering from the flu…
It’s the gift that keeps on giving. First the Philadelphia Flyers signed Shea Weber to an offer sheet in the summer of 2012, and Flyers fans everywhere were drooling at the thought of him in Orange and Black. Then the Nashville Predators matched the offer sheet, and the conversation turned to if the Predators would…
*The mascots all took a vote and elected something called “Tommy Hawk” as their elite leader. Safe to say they’re all jealous of the clear top talent in the mascot world. [NBC Sports Chicago] *GM Chuck Fletcher claims to have no worry about the fact that two of his top RFAs remain without contracts. [Inquirer]…