The 2017-18 season was a tumultuous ride for your Philadelphia Flyers. The team saw more than its fair share of erratic stretches of play that ultimately resulted in a just-decent-enough record to push this club into the postseason. The same can be said about one young, (potentially-ish) budding star who is currently holding the reigns…
Sean Couturier Age: 20 Depth Chart: Third-line center Contract: $1.375 million against cap in 2013-14, RFA in 2016. 2013 Frequent Linemates: Maxime Talbot (33.9% of ice time), Matt Read (31.8%) 2013 Stats GP TOI per game Goals Assists Points 46 15:53 4 11 15 Corsi On Corsi Rel Corsi Rel QoC OZ Start % PDO…
The Flyers continued their East Coast roadtrip with a Saturday night with a tilt against the Toronto Maple Leafs, which ended with Shayne Gostisbehere extending his point streak to 15 games in overtime en route to a 5-4 Flyers victory. Both teams had several key contributors injured, with Sean Couturier, Michael Del Zotto, and most…
Your browser does not support iframes. Flyers legend Eric Lindros was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night in Toronto. Above you can watch his incredibly gracious 8 minute speech. In addition to the outpouring of love to his family, Lindros has a few stories and thanks to his Legion of Doom…
*The Flyers were meant to have a hockey game in Brooklyn on Saturday but the snow gods had other ideas. They’ll makeup the missed game at some point, but tonight it is on to the Bruins. Puck drops at 7. *Speaking of, Claude Giroux, Mark Streit, and Dave Hakstol have some thoughts about the snowstorm….
Heading into a mid-February game vs. Columbus, the Flyers were looking to win their first game at Nationwide Arena in over 12 years. The last time the team had won in the state of Ohio was December of 2005, behind goals from Peter Forsberg, Jeff Carter, and Sami Kapanen. Oh, and to really drive home…
After a couple of goaltenders were selected and the first round was gone, the Philadelphia Flyers went to secure some more forward talent by selecting center Cole Knuble. Yes, he is the son of former Flyers player Mike Knuble. This is great commitment to the bit. 🔸 WELCOME TO PHILLY! 🔸 With the 103rd pick…
This week, SB Nation will unveil its winners for seven different NHL awards. Bloggers from across our hockey network have voted on the awards, and today we begin with the Vezina Trophy, handed out each year to the NHL’s top goalie. I think this is the part where we’re supposed to lead this Vezina Trophy-related…
A long time ago – but sometime this season – I put together a spreadsheet of every player the Flyers drafted between 2004 and 2008. I took their career NHL numbers, unless they never played in the NHL. In which case, I compiled all their AHL numbers. This arose out of some sort of AHL-depth…
*The Flyers‘ special teams have been the key to their recent success. [Hockeybuzz] *Dmitry Orlov has been Shannabanned for two games for his hit on Brayden Schenn. [BSH] *Which, if any, available defensemen should the Flyers target before tomorrow’s deadline? [BSH] [Inquirer] [SB Nation] *A full roundup of the most recent trade rumors from around…