Monday afternoon was the deadline for NHL teams to extend qualifying offers to restricted free agents under their control, and the Philadelphia Flyers did just that with five players: Brayden Schenn, Nick Cousins, Brandon Manning, Petr Straka and Jordan Weal. That leaves two RFAs without qualifying offers: Derek Mathers and Brandon Alderson. Both will now…
The 24-hour waiver period has come and gone for Sam Gagner and the Philadelphia Flyers, and the forward has gone unclaimed. He’s been sent to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. With Gagner off the Flyers books, they’ll save $950,000 of the $3.2 million against the salary cap, making his cap hit $2.25 million. The move allows…
For the first time in what seems like forever, the Flyers and Penguins played a hockey game. Like a real hockey game. With defense and goaltending and stuff. Real hockey wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Previously the team that scored first was 0-4 in this series. The Flyers decided to score first…
*The Athletic’s writers have been wrong about some things in the past, and that includes our pal Charlie. And he’s here to tell you about it. [The Athletic] *A bit of news! Bad news! Well, if you’re the Senators. Thomas Chabot could be out for the rest of the season with a lower body injury….
It’s been a busy couple of days around the Flyers and around the NHL, so here’s a quick rundown on some of the things you may have missed. Mike Richards needs surgery on both of his shoulders. He will undergo surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder this coming Friday, and when that…
When the Flyers traded Scott Hartnell for RJ Umberger and a 4th round draft pick, it was a bit of a head scratcher. You could try to find the positives in the deal, but the fact of the matter is that Hartnell was, and is, the clearly superior player.The ultimate light at the end of…
Scott Hartnell made it pretty clear: the Flyers traded him, he did not ask for a trade, and he was initially angry and upset when Ron Hextall made it clear that he was no longer in the plans for this team. Hartnell says Hextall implied “he was done” in Philly. Was initially angry about the…
The penalty kill to kick off the third period of last night’s game was obviously huge for the Flyers in keeping their hopes alive, but just how dominant was it? Here’s the game event log from last night, beginning with the penalty. It’s just the play-by-play data taken from the official sheet, but added to…
So going to a hockey game is a pretty awesome experience no matter what, right? Especially when you’re younger and don’t necessarily care about every little intricacy, like player personnel or usage or deployment, or anything like that. You just know goals are awesome, and seeing the home team win is even better. Well, the…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: A rare display of 5v5 dominance Entering last night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres, the Flyers’ goal-based metrics at 5-on-5 were nothing short of horrid. Their Goals For percentage of 41.74% ranked 29th in the NHL, ahead…