*Were you awake? Were the Flyers awake? Who cares! Two points! RECAP. *You may have noticed this, but Michal Neuvirth is back! Or, well, uh, he was back. This was written before he got hurt mid-game last night. [BSH] *Depending on how serious that injury is, Alex Lyon may be rejoining Anthony Stolarz for the…
Today’s open discussion thread, including your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Last night’s NHL scores… Flyers 2, Rangers 0 – CBJ 3, BOS 2 – OTT 3, STL 2 – NYI 2, FLA1 (SO) – CAR 5, ATL 2 – TBL 3, TOR 2 (OT) – WSH 6, PIT 3 – DET…
Oh, Claude. We miss you. Some noble YouTuber in Germany put together a compilation highlight video of Claude Giroux’s day on Sunday. G scored a goal and an assist in Eisbären Berlin’s 7-1 triumph over Iserlohn Roosters. They scored all seven goals in a third-period explosion, started by Giroux’s goal at the 1:32 mark. Danny…
The Flyers have been one of the better drafting teams going back to the early part of the decade, and that has allowed them several advantages and kept things competitive in lieu of a true, full-on rebuild. And draft picks litter the top 10 of our Top 25 Under 25 rankings as proof, but for…
A lot of things happened to Sergei Bobrovsky in the past year. The Flyers found the Metallurg Novokuznetsk goaltender because of scout Ken Khudyakov, who was actually working for another KHL team, Sibir Novosibirsk. The Flyers representatives met with Bobrovsky and his agent Vyacheslav Mahrenski in the spring, and soon after in early May, Bobrovsky…
Add Michael Del Zotto’s name to the injured list. The Flyers announced on Friday afternoon that the defenseman will miss four to five weeks with an undisclosed lower body injury. That’s just a crushing blow to the team’s defense. Del Zotto missed the stretch run of the 2015-16 season, plus the playoffs, with a wrist…
The Philadelphia Flyers have 25/1 odds at winning the Stanley Cup in 2017 according to fresh odds released by Bovada on Monday. At 25/1, the Flyers are tied with the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers in their chance at winning the title next season. Favored are the Penguins at 8/1, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks…
After looking at whether or not conventional wisdom about how teams play in front of their starting and backup goalies in an attempt to notice differences, I decided to look back over the last four seasons. If you recall, I used Fenwick information available at Behind the Net to look at how teams control play….
*Tomorrow’s game against the Leafs begins a tough nineteen game stretch that will, hopefully, take the Flyers right into the playoffs. [Daily News] *Andrew MacDonald seems pretty happy about joining the Flyers. [Inquirer] *Berube had some thoughts about the officiating in the Caps game. [Philly.com] *Vincent Lecavalier said fighting John Erskine was instinctual. [CSN Philly]…
Yet again, the Philadelphia Flyers have some of the easiest travel in the NHL. According to the annual Super Schedule over at On The Forecheck, the Flyers will travel the fifth-least amount of miles in the NHL in 2015-16, just 34,811 in total. By comparison, the San Jose Sharks lead the league and will travel…