*Robert Hagg was a bit of a mixed bag this season. Both in performance and the way he was perceived by fans. We take a look at his first pro season. [BSH] *The player reviews continue with our old friend Charlie’s look back at Oskar Lindblom’s first bit of time with the Flyers. [The Athletic]…
LOS ANGELES — John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets was supposed to be the head coach of the Metropolitan Division All-Stars here this weekend. He opted out, however, to care for his son’s — an Army Ranger on deployment — ailing dog. So the Metro team needed a replacement, and … well, who better…
Obviously we’ve been expressing a lot of anguish about the reports that Ilya Bryzgalov will get $50 million over 7 years and what that would mean for the Flyers salary cap woes in 2011-2012. But I’d like to look farther down the line. In 2012-2013, James van Riemsdyk will be a RFA and due for…
The last time the Flyers and Capitals played, the Flyers put on what was probably the most embarrassing show they’ve had all season long. Bad defense, no goals, unnecessary fights, goalies jumping other goalies … it was the worst game they’ve played all season long. No questions asked. Today’s Flyers game against the Capitals wasn’t…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… * The Phantoms beat Norfolk 2-1 Friday: [Philadelphia Flyers] [Phantoms Forum] [The Saratogian] [Anaheim Calling] * From Friday’s game: Brayden Schenn got in a fight: [Phantoms Forum] Scott Munroe was a key part of holding onto the lead: [Phantoms Forum]…
Dale Weise, who signed with the Flyers on July 1, gave an interview to Montreal’s Hockey Inside/Out this week in which he detailed the interest NHL teams had in him during the first day of free agency. In short, Weise says that “quite a few teams” were interested in him and that “all the money…
*You probably noticed that Rasmus Ristolainen was not a disaster last season. In fact, he improved quite a bit! He’s not worth $5m a year of course, let’s not get crazy, but if we are stuck with him any improvement is great to see. So… is he fixed? [The Athletic] *Have you ever wondered what…
First off, Happy New Year! The Flyers are not playing in the NHL Winter Classic but do ring in the new year later tonight with a meeting vs. the Nashville Predators. Coming off an embarrassing loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Flyers will attempt to get back on track tonight and end their three game…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-released news and notes. Hockey is back, you guys! * Camp opened yesterday! They’re back at it this morning around 10 or 11 a.m. in Voorhees, if you can go. * Bill Meltzer has a nice rundown of the first day of camp, focusing…
Last Saturday’s win in Dallas — the first of the season, in five tries — inspired some real, actual confidence in this team, for what was probably the first time all season. The Flyers managed to actually control things at evens, winning even though the usually-strong special teams — particularly, the penalty kill — had…