Starting in the 2007-08 season, there was one constant on the blueline of the Philadelphia Flyers. Through three coaches, four captains and six playoff runs, Kimmo Timonen was always there, with his inimitable brand of steady, cerebral, fearless hockey. He never met a bruising power forward he couldn’t slow down, a slapshot he wouldn’t block,…
*So the Flyers lost in Washington Saturday night BUT that managed to earn a point! That’s good! [Inquirer] *The power play has not been great of late and that struggle continued against the Capitals. [CSN Philly] *Last week, the Flyers elected to give Michal Neuvirth a two year extension. Does this spell the end of…
The Flyers played a game against the Ottawa Senators tonight. I’m not sure if you’ve heard about those guys, but they are basically a dumpster filled with raccoon feces that has also been lit on fire. That sounds harsh, but it is what they are, and I will not take it back. The Flyers had…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Murphy’s Law game in a Murphy’s Law season Last night’s contest against the Washington Capitals truly felt like a microcosm of the Flyers’ season. It’s no secret that Philadelphia is not on the level of the truly…
The gang took the the concourse of the Wells Fargo Center to take you inside the triumphant return of the Flyers Charities Carnival! They’re joined by Assistant Coach Brad Shaw, long time Flyers play-by-play King Jim Jackson, and a few more special guests as the gang celebrates what is almost certainly the best fan even…
The Philadelphia Flyers played host to the league’s best team on Tuesday night. The Tampa Bay Lightning were red hot and were looking to cool off the Flyers. It was all Tampa in this one as they chased Carter Hart after the first period, scoring three goals in the first 10 minutes. Brian Elliott would…
*Welcome to the Flyers, Ivan Provorov! The Flyers don’t drat a lot of you people so please feel special. [BSH] *The Flyers made another depth signing, this time goalie Jason LaBarbera. [Flyers] *If you’re free next week, the Flyers will open up development camp on Tuesday. [Flyers] *Ron Hextall still has some work to do…
Blueland Blog, the official blog of the Atlanta Thrashers, published a list of home openers for each team today. The full schedule comes out tomorrow, but we learn quite a bit from this list. The Flyers will open their home schedule and raise the Eastern Conference Champions banner on Monday, October 11 when they host…
*Back at home tonight against those Arizona Coyotes, for whom we may feel a little bit of ire about after those late-game shenanigans on Monday. Ahead of tonight’s game check out our little chat with Alex from Five For Howling. [BSH] *We should probably expect those aforementioned shenanigans to continue tonight. [Philly.com] *So. A nice…
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