Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… The Flyers signed Cullen Eddy to his first NHL contract: [Examiner.com] NHL teams were reasonable with their July 1 spending: [Backhand Shelf] Arguing that NHL players should have a week to listen to offers from NHL teams before being able…
Update: Vegas is good at this. Andy Reid was fired by the Eagles on December 31. Doug Collins and the 76ers parted ways on April 11. Charlie Manuel was fired by the Phillies on August 16. If the Vegas bookmakers are correct, we’re going to go four-for-four on fired coaches this year. According to oddsmaker…
A few hours after announcing the return to juniors of Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim, and Travis Konecny, Ron Hextall and the Flyers made those moves official, while at the same time cutting 20 other players from their training camp roster. Those names are as follows. Sent to Lehigh Valley Phantoms camp: Brandon Alderson Mark Alt…
Here’s the big secret about Hart Trophy voting in the NHL: it almost always goes straight down the list of top point scorers in the league. There are variations, of course, but whether it’s because voters are lazy or because the league’s leading scorer often truly is the most valuable player on his team, that’s…
This was a trap series, as dumb a concept as that seems. After upsetting their ultimate arch-rival in the Penguins in the first round, the Flyers got a week off to revel in the glory of that win. They also got to watch the remaining series as they awaited an opponent, including the Devils–Panthers series…
Tonight’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be: Seen on TV locally via NBC Sports Philadelphia (or via stream on the NBC Sports App) Heard via radio locally on 97.5 The Fanatic Seen on TV in Canada via TSN2 and RDS Seen or heard elsewhere via NHL.tv, NHL Center Ice, and Sirius XM/…
*Travis talks a city down off of its bridges by calmly pointing out that the Flyers actually played a good game of hockey on Tuesday. [BSH] *Of course, it wouldn’t be Philly without someone calling Claude Giroux a bad captain. These guys… [Daily News] *Ginger Jesus says the Flyers will even the series on Friday….
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Maybe didn’t “deserve” to win but way they lost was painful It’s not quite fair to say that the Philadelphia Flyers deserved to win last night’s game against the Lightning. While they played Tampa pretty tight at…
Sean Couturier had a season that virtually none of us were expecting. He finally cracked the 40 point mark and then decided to tack on another 36, giving him an amazing breakthrough 76 point year. While he benefited from playing on a line with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek for most of the beginning of…
#11 Atlanta Thrashers (32-32-12, 76 pts) at #1 Philadelphia Flyers (46-20-10, 102 pts) 7:00 p.m. tonight at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Catch the action on CSN Philly HD, SportSouth HD and 610 WIP [Game Page] – [Atlanta Perspective] Tonight’s goaltenders: GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO Sergei Bobrovsky 49…