It’s no secret that Vincent Lecavalier’s time with the Flyers has not gone as planned so far. He has struggled quite mightily, and was recently demoted to the fourth line where he returned to his natural center position. The good news is that in the two games since his demotion, he was played quite well….
We begin this one with a story from September of 2017, told courtesy of the Everett Herald’s Jesse Geleynse: On the eve of the 2016-17 Western Hockey League season, Philadelphia Flyers general manager and former NHL goaltender Ron Hextall sent Carter Hart back to the Everett Silvertips with the charge to once again be “the…
*Happy Friday, friends. There is so much hockey to watch right now. It is equal parts great and tiring. So much hockey. Imagine if we had to care about it!!! Anyhoo, big news yesterday was Egor Zamula being done for the season. [The Hockey News] *Speaking of Phantoms’ defensemen, Emil Andrae seems to be emerging…
I like Nikolay Zherdev. Okay well, I like Nikolai Zherdev. He might be sphinxlike, cryptic and Delphian, but he brings another needed layer to the offense. It’s hard not to win the “he’s more valuable than his replacements” argument when those replacements are Dan Carcillo and Jody Shelley, too. We knew that Peter Laviolette didn’t…
We’re less than two weeks out from the start of training camp festivities and as the summer winds down, the gang is joined by Maddie Campbell who provides some deeper insight into what we should expect from some of our top prospects. There’s a little talk about that 3W spot in the wake of the…
*Is this it? Is today the day the season ends? I kinda hope not, folks. More hockey = better than. It’ll be interesting to see how Marc-Andre Fleury bounces back after a pretty bad Game 4. Vegas needs him in top form if they’re going to have any chance. [Sportsnet] *Our pal Charles takes a…
*The Sharks have been bitten (GET IT?!) by the injury bug this series, so there’s a lot of holes to fill. Turns out, though, that you can’t really replace Erik Karlsson once he’s hurt. Game 6 tonight, we’ll see how that goes. [Yahoo Sports] *This is a cool look at what it’s like to be…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Part two of Tim’s three-part series focusing on the defense: [CSNPhilly] On Matt Read and salary cap projections: [Bill Meltzer] Help us answer some questions about how you view the NHL’s biases: [Google Doc] More on defensive systems: Scotty Bowman…
An almost-daily column that takes a look back at how the Philadelphia Flyers have fared on this day, recalling some of the more memorable moments, achievements, and events that shaped the organization throughout the club’s storied history The Flyers have managed a pretty impressive 7-2 mark in nine May 4 postseason outings, including a perfect…
The Philadelphia Flyers do not have what one would refer to as one of the best defenses in the NHL. With Shayne Gostisbehere now here, and players like Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim waiting in the wings, that may one day change – but they aren’t there quite yet. But that didn’t stop the Flyers…