The date is September 10 — we are three days away from Flyers Training Camp and six days away from the first preseason game against the Islanders. 22 year old defenseman Ivan Provorov and 22 year old right wing Travis Konecny do not have contracts for the 2019-20 season. Yes, the season that starts in…
Over the past three weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers have resembled an actual competitive hockey team. Whether it was the call-up of Shayne Gostisbehere, increased familiarity with coach Dave Hakstol’s system, or the health of all of their key players, the Flyers were winning games and looking good doing it. Tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets,…
#2 New Jersey Devils (47-22-3, 97 pts) at #4 Philadelphia Flyers (39-22-10, 88 pts) Wachovia Center – 7:00 PM EST – Philadelphia, PA TV: Versus HD, TSN Radio: 610 WIP, XM 205This is the open game thread. Behind Enemy Lines: In Lou We Trust Beating two of your biggest rivals in two consecutive days is…
Over the weekend, news broke that the Flyers alumni will be taking part in a good will tour through Russia, in which they will play several games against Russian squads. The Inquirer reports that Philadelphia will play three games across Russia: in Kazan on February 16, in St. Petersburg on the 18th, and outside in…
Even with the last two demoralizing losses to the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins, there’s good reason to believe that this Philadelphia Flyers’ team is still better than most of the recent squads in franchise history. The play-driving numbers are there, Alain Vigneault’s system seems to be producing more offense and limiting chances against…
ALLENTOWN— The Phantoms were officially eliminated from playoff contention Wednesday after they were shut out for the third time in four games against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. And to make it even worse, the win allowed the Penguins to clinch the fourth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Matt Murray and the Penguins have shutout the…
The Adirondack Phantoms recalled defenseman Matt Konan from the Trenton Titans on Tuesday evening, sending Matt Mangene down to the ECHL in his place. Konan, 21, is in his first professional season. In fact, he and Mangene were signed on the exact same day last April. Konan was injured for much of the year so…
* More takes on Sean Couturier’s new contract. Yada, yada, more offense, yada yada. [Sporting News] * Pretty good term on that deal, by the way. [Broad Street Buzz] * Arguing that the term of the deal shows Hextall’s confidence in Couturier. [CSN] * New Phantoms forward and AHL veteran Chris Conner can now say…
The Flyers have dropped three straight after beating Chicago last weekend, the season is taking on an ominous similarity to last year’s, and this point in the schedule is beginning to mirror last season’s 10-game debacle. But not everything is garbage, with the power play perhaps turning the corner, although the penalty kill is on…
The expectation coming into this Sunday evening had been that the Flyers would announce their final roster cuts following the game. A third-period injury to defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere may have thrown a wrench into those plans, as the team’s final cut on defense has not come yet. However, the Flyers did make some roster announcements,…