Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Chris Pronger will undergo surgery today and miss 3-4 weeks: [BSH] [The700Level.com] [Frequent Flyers] [Philly Sports Daily] [CSNPhilly] [Flyers Faithful] [delcotimes.com] [Daily News] [Inquirer] As a result, they recalled Erik Gustafsson from the Phantoms: [PostStar.com] Eric Wellwood had some really…
Now that Tom Awad‘s GVT is available on Gabriel Desjardins’ BehindtheNet.ca, the novelty of these posts has worn off some. However, I’ll continue trying to put some sort of interesting spin on them. Rather than simply updating you – you can check them daily – this installment will be the first picture of Peter Laviolette’s…
We’ve argued at least five times here at BSH that Eric Lindros deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Now, it seems like he’ll have a friend on the inside. Former Flyers general manager (and current team senior VP) Bob Clarke has been named to the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee. He’s one…
After a prolonged absence from the airwaves, we got together on Wednesday night and talked about the Flyers’ playoff series that begins this evening.
Coming off of a disheartening 5-2 loss in Florida, the Flyers take on their divisional foe in the Carolina Hurricanes tonight hoping to snap a four game losing streak. This has been a rough go around for the orange and black of late, and it doesn’t get much better with the Hurricanes tonight. The lines…
It’s been a slow week, games-wise, for the Flyers, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have much to talk about. From Sean Couturier’s dominance to JVR’s… opposite of that, the gang covers the important stuff, as always. In addition to Coots and The Pigeon, there’s some debate about what this lineup looks like, ideally, with…
The playoffs have begun, and somebody needs to inform the Flyers. After a blowout loss in game one, Philly seemed to right things by winning game two convincingly. But a good first period gave way to an incredible lack of discipline in game three, and that’s where we stand: Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1. The gang…
#7 Philadelphia Flyers (28-24-3, 59 pts) at #12 Minnesota Wild (28-25-4, 60 pts) Xcel Energy Center – 8:00 PM ET – St. Paul, MN TV: CSN Philly HD, KSTC HD Radio: 610 WIP, XM 241This is the open game thread. Get the Minnesota perspective at Hockey Wilderness Isn’t this cliche a little tired? From the…
Last summer it was defenseman Evgeny Medvedev. This summer, it’s another splash into the Russian pool for Ron Hextall and the Flyers, who today announced that they’ve signed free agent forward Roman Lyubimov to an entry-level contract. It’s a one-year deal due to the rules regarding ELCs. Lyubimov joins the Flyers after spending much of…