Never thought I’d be saying this, especially after how this season was going, but the Philadelphia Flyers are going for their ninth straight win tonight. They look to do this against the Los Angeles Kings who, oh boy have they fallen from grace. The Kings are the third worst team in the entire NHL and…
Jakub Kovář shares his thoughts about the preseason so far and comments his new situation as a starting goaltender now that previous starter, NHL veteran Roman Turek, has retired. České Budějovice concluded a preseason tournament that was held in Switzerland last week. Kovář says the tournament was demanding because of the travel, but it also…
Claude Giroux had a goal against all but seven NHL teams in 2013-14. One of them was the New York Rangers. So for a team that relies heavily on their captain to pace them in the goal scoring category, this is a bit disconcerting. You know, since the Flyers need to beat the Rangers four…
The Philadelphia Flyers haven’t had a goaltending coach since Jeff Reese left the team under mysterious circumstances during the 2014-15 season, so that’s an important hole they’ll have to fill this offseason. Reports are that Ron Hextall could be interested in bringing an old friend to town to do so. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that…
Morning Observations is a new feature, where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. Throughout the Flyers‘ six-game losing streak, the team’s power play was not struggling to create chances – they just couldn’t bury their high-quality opportunities. Their shot and chance generation metrics barely dipped from early in the season,…
Back on home ice after four games away, the Flyers are also back on RIVALRY NIGHT as they host the New York Rangers in a nationally televised affair on NBCSN this Wednesday evening. The Flyers enter the game with a game in hand over New York, but after a rough road trip, the find themselves…
Last Wednesday, we at BSH looked at who we thought should win the team’s most valuable player award, or the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Yesterday, we said who we believed should win the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy for the most improved player on the team. Today, we’ll look at the final two awards the Flyers will…
*So big news in Flyersville over the weekend was the fact that Claude Giroux was not a Hart Trophy finalist. That, friends, is a complete and total joke. [Philly.com] *He should’ve been a finalist. Here’s some reasons why. [NBC Sports Philly] *Big news in Baby Flyersville is that the Phantoms moved on to the second…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… A little after 1 a.m. this morning, the Anaheim Ducks fired Randy Carlyle and hired Bruce Boudreau. Yes, the Ducks won last night, too. Under Carlyle. Boudreau is running practice this morning, which makes this all sooooooooo awkward. [SBNation.com] Just…
Over the course of this week, we’ll evaluate Ron Hextall’s first year on the job as general manager of the Flyers. Today, we’ll define the criteria by which we believe one should be evaluating Hextall for what he’s done so far. On Tuesday, we’ll talk about the things Hextall’s done that we liked and that…