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#7 Philadelphia Flyers (37-31, 80 pts) at #4 Pittsburgh Penguins (42-25-7, 91 pts)Mellon Arena (for the last time?) – 1:00 PM ET – Pittsburgh, PATV: CSN Philly HD, FSN Pittsburgh (oh god) HDRadio: 610 WIP, XM 206This is the open game thread.Get the Pittsburgh perspective at PensBurgh Back in January, I stumbled upon a few…

A slow start for the Phantoms Unfortunately the Phantoms haven’t had the same luck as the Flyers in the early going. They currently have just two wins in six games and their leading scorer is a 31 year old journeyman. One bright spot is in goal: Anthony Stolarz is splitting time with Jason LaBarbera in…

The Boys Are Back In Town…to talk about Robert Hagg, Barry Hanrahan, and Dean Lombardi. Steve and Craig also discuss whether or not Chris Pronger should have won the Conn Smythe in 2010, as well as the remaining arbitration cases. The guys also analyze Tom Wilson’s contract and play a game to highlight his goal-scoring…

*So that Saturday afternoon game was actually fun, huh? I think we’d forgotten a bit that hockey can be fun. Here’s hoping it continues! Anyhoo, here’s what we learned from a full 60-minute effort. [BSH] *It was a hell of a game for Jake Voracek, who, to be honest, needed to have a hell of…

Three Stars 1. Morgan Frost Frost was one of the few Flyers who actually looked good in this game, and he even got his first NHL goal to boot. He was responsible defensively, and was all over the puck offensively. It was just his first game, but Frost looked more than comfortable the moment he…

*Free agency day! Given the madness that went down a couple of days ago, it might be a quiet day. But whatever let’s talk about which guys are actually worth the money and which guys aren’t. [The Hockey News] *Here’s a handy list of the best available players by category. [NHL.com] *If Ron decides to…

Thanks to a dominant night from the team’s top line and a two-goal night from an unexpected source, the Philadelphia Flyers steamrolled the Washington Capitals for an 8-2 win. Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, and Claude Giroux each had two-goal games, while Wayne Simmonds and Valtteri Filppula added goals in the tilt. Giroux had a four-point…

*The Flyers are back tonight against their long time Rivals™ the Detroit Red Wings, which means nothing except that we have to wait until after 8PM for puck drop. GO FLYERS! *Just like all the rest of us, Ron Hextall loves Ivan Provorov. [Inquirer] *Welcome new member of the BSH team Jason Polinsky by reading…

*Jake “The Snake” illustrates that although Ivan Provorov hasn’t looked great this season, he is being asked to do A LOT by the coaching staff. [BSH] *The Flyers called up Alex Lyon, another goalie is going to have a doctor in Philly tell him he’s medically dead, another goalie is going to be with his…