The Flyers had an opportunity to try and get things going in the right direction today at home against an Islanders team that had gone 1-3-1 in their last 5 games, their lone win coming against the lowly Kings. Instead, they could not have looked much worse. 1st Period Val Filppula had a shot attempt…
*In this house, we are rooting for the Blues. Deal with it. *Tonight’s the big night up in Boston and that bunch of detestable hockey players will be bringing more consistency and experience than the Blues. [AP] *Some argue that in order to win a Cup you need at least one future Hall of Famer…
With the Flyers and restricted free agent forward Brayden Schenn still not having reached an agreement on a new contract, and with Schenn’s arbitration hearing set to begin on Monday morning at 9:00 a.m., formal preparations for the hearing are now underway. Both Schenn and the Flyers have submitted their initial dollar amounts to the…
It would seem Wayne Simmonds isn’t the only Flyer who wishes his dogs a happy birthday. Shayne Gostisbehere has joined his ranks in wishing his French bulldog, Pippa, a happy first birthday. She’s even all dressed up for the occasion (or Valentine’s Day, depending on which caption you roll with). Happy first birthday to my…
Philadelphia Flyers (2-5-0) at Washington Capitals (1-5-1)7:00 p.m. | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C.TV: CSN Philly, CSN DC, RDS | Radio: 93.3 WMMRGet the Washington perspective at Japers’ Rink More: Game preview | Lineups and questions
ALLENTOWN—Phantoms fans can thank the Reading Royals for tonight’s exciting 3-2 shootout victory over a tough East Division opponent, after two Reading stand-outs led to another Phantoms home win. Phantoms (14-11-4-1) call-up Martin Ouellette celebrated his birthday early on Saturday, locking in his first AHL win stopping every shot in an eight-round shootout against the…
The Flyers have taken care of one of their pending restricted free agents. Scott Laughton has been signed to a two-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $2.3 million, according to newly minted Flyers President and General Manager Chuck Fletcher. DONE DEAL: @Laughts21 and the #Flyers have agreed to a two-year contract extension…
As fighting in the NHL continues to escalate, league officials are looking for ways to curtail it. Public outcry following the death of Don Sanderson, who died during a fight in a senior league game in Canada, led to contemplation of several changes at the NHL level. Among those changes, some proposed an outright ban…
Back-to-back wins? In October? Alright, who is this hockey team and what have they done with the real Flyers? They may have made things interesting at the end, with Chicago dictating play for basically the entire third period, but they held on regardless. A strong second period and decent first lead to the win, but…
Well, they’re still in it. Thanks to losses by both the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes, the Flyers are still not mathematically eliminated heading into their contest with the Hurricanes tomorrow. But, prior to all that action, we went and asked the fine folks of Twitter dot com for some questions to discuss, and…