The 2022-23 Philadelphia Flyers season is, at long last, over. There were highs, some lows (including yet another 10-game losing streak), a lot of mediocrity, and a few things that have been collectively forgotten. Until now! Today, we’d like to reflect on a few moments from the season that were either overshadowed by other events,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… The NHL rejected Ilya Kovalchuk ‘s contract: [TSN] Here are reasons why: [From the Rink] [Behind the Net] And here’s the argument for rejecting it made before it was rejected: [Jewels From the Crown] Ville Leino met Anna Kournikova yesterday:…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Paul Holmgren said Claude Giroux is suffering from whiplash, not a concussion: [CSNPhilly] Sean Couturier looks to fill in for Giroux on the top line: [CSNPhilly] [Inquirer] [Philly Sports Daily] [delcotimes.com] [The Checking Line] It’s a good thing the Flyers…
Before the Philadelphia Flyers went on their surprise run towards the playoffs, the emergence of Shayne Gostisbehere was the no-brainer choice for the most exciting story of their season. Viewed by most scouts as an intriguing yet flawed prospect coming off a major knee injury, expectations were relatively low surrounding the 22-year old defenseman at…
Not gonna editorialize here. Just going to let Kimmo Timonen speak for himself, via this transcript from the Flyers‘ PR department. Q: Was the big difference in this game the special teams? “Well obviously they got three [power play] goals, so it was huge. We were disappointed with the effort actually. The emotional level, playing…
*And just like that your stupid silly useless Flyers are the talk of the Hockeyverse! How exciting, huh? Anyhoo, Marek and Friedman had quite a lot to say about the Flyers on their 32 Thoughts podcast yesterday, in case you missed it: “I think people in media knew before Fletcher knew.” On the latest 32…
No. 3: The Muppets I mean, you really don’t have to look much further that Scott Hartnell to understand this one. No. 6: Second Chance Line Much like “Redemption Line”, these guys all got a second chance when they were paired together. It’s, um, worked out pretty well. No. 3 “The Muppets” vs. No. 6…
The NHL announced officially Wednesday that it will add a coach’s challenge to the rule book beginning in 2015-16. But what exactly does that mean, and how exactly will it work? It’s very limited, for starters. The coach will only be able to request a challenge under two scoring play scenarios, according to the league:…
*Over the course of this weekend it really became Flyers season, as training camp rolled right into tonight’s first preseason game. And to start the weekend off, we learned that Nolan Patrick is hurt. Again. As an extremely brilliant man (Bill) once said, players that are hurt all the time get hurt all the time….
This will likely be irrelevant when the NHL cancels the season (just kidding, sort of), but whatever. The league announced their national television schedule in both the United States and Canada Thursday morning and the Philadelphia Flyers are scheduled to be on national television a total of 34 times. That includes all appearances on NBC,…