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It’s half way into the 2014-2015 season and the Philadelphia Flyers are flirting with the basement of the NHL. The team sits in 25th place in the league wide standings, and is eleven points behind the Washington Capitals for a guaranteed playoff spot. It’s going to take a small miracle for the team to reach…

The Philadelphia Flyers have 25/1 odds at winning the Stanley Cup in 2017 according to fresh odds released by Bovada on Monday. At 25/1, the Flyers are tied with the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers in their chance at winning the title next season. Favored are the Penguins at 8/1, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks…

This is Part One in a four-part series looking at each division and their respective teams to determine a single player the Flyers should be realistically targeting this offseason. This list won’t include any team’s potential unrestricted or restricted free agents for an obvious disclaimer. Agree, disagree, have no comment? Please leave a comment below,…

Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Bill Meltzer with a solid piece on Laviolette’s system. Look for a response (follow-up?) here either today or tomorrow: [Bill Meltzer] Using our zone start information to pinpoint and quantify the Flyers problems against the Devils in the attacking zones:…

Tonight’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be: Seen locally via NBC Sports Philadelphia (or via stream on the NBC Sports App) Heard via radio locally on 97.5 The Fanatic Seen in Canada via Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, and Sportsnet Pacific Seen or heard elsewhere via NHL.tv, NHL Center Ice, or Sirius XM/…

Kimmo Timonen is still going after his Stanley Cup dream with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, but next year, he wants back in Philadelphia. According to the Inquirer, Kimmo plans on coming back to the Flyers next season. Timonen has planned all along to retire from playing after 2014-15, and since he’s been a healthy…

Earlier today the Lehigh Valley Phantoms announced that they signed team captain Colin McDonald to a 1-year AHL contract for the 2018-19 season. This will be McDonald’s fourth season in the orange and black. The Captain is BACK! The #LVPhantoms have signed forward Colin McDonald to an @TheAHL deal. McDonald has served as the team’s…

Happy Valentine’s Day, pals! The Flyers got you another blown lead and shootout loss, and we got you ten observations about this. I’m sure it’s exactly what you wanted. Let’s dig in. All stats and graphics via Corsica.Hockey, Natural Stat Trick, and NHL.com 1.       Moving on up A new personnel arrangement swings…

You might remember that former Flyer Dan Carcillo was in the news a few months back, when he spoke candidly and openly about his friend Steve Montador, the former NHLer who died in February. It was a side of Carcillo that we had rarely, if ever, seen before. Carcillo spoke of Montador’s personal struggles at…