Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Best 5v5 game from the Flyers in weeks It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Flyers haven’t been playing their best hockey lately, which their recent five-game skid served to illuminate. But even during the team’s ten-game win…
This feels like a non-story to me, but whatever. It’s the offseason and it’s being written about elsewhere, so I guess we can discuss it here too. Wayne Simmonds went on Sportsnet 590 The Fan in Toronto on Thursday and talked about the Flyers offseason a bit. It was all pretty benign in my opinion,…
So… anything interesting happen this week? Jori Lehtera is involved in an investigation by Finnish police into an alleged drug ring being run out of his lake house, the Flyers introduced a mascot who looks like a cross between Scott Hartnell and the Babadook, all this while important roster battles are unfolding at camp. The…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… * The Flyers have done pretty well on Saturdays so far this season. This weekend saw the return of Scott Hartnell and a most excellent come-from-behind win against the WinniJets. Recap here. * Tonight the Leafs are in town. As…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Boston Reaction] [Corsi and Fenwick] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [EV Faceoffs] – [Shift Charts] It’s not about heart. It’s not about effort. It’s not about determination. It’s not about any of these intangibles that we so often cite when complaining about the 2009-10 Philadelphia Flyers….
Before we begin, a quick disclaimer: John Tavares is almost certainly not going to play for the Philadelphia Flyers next season or in any other season of his career. What follows this paragraph is almost exclusively wishful thinking and dangerous conjecture. … OK, we got that out of the way? Cool, let’s daydream. One of…
Kimmo Timonen is no longer a professional hockey player. Then again, he’s 41 years old and a Stanley Cup Champion; he’s earned it. So what to do when you’re retired? Apparently, you go on a cross-Atlantic trip. By boat. Taking off on great adventure. 3 weeks on sea. St.Lucia to Gran Canaria.See you on the…
*There is absolutely nothing going on with the Philadelphia Flyers right now but guess what? Future Flyer Carter Hart is off to win himself a WHL Championship. Go team. [Flyers] *Okay I guess there’s a couple of things going on with the actual Flyers. Some of them are off to play in the Worlds, which…
The Flyers have always had issues with moving on from players too soon. The list is endless. Patrick Sharp. Dennis Seidenberg. Petr Forsberg. Patrick Sharp. Ilya Bryzgalov. Sergei Bobrovsky. Patrick Sharp. Janne Niinima. Mike Ricci. Adam Oates. Frank Bialowas. Patrick Sharp. It’s a veritable all-star team. The Should Have Kept roster could beat most modern…
Randy Miller of the Courier-Post went on a lengthy Twitter rant against us on Friday afternoon. If you’d like background on exactly why, click here. Below, we’ve defended ourselves against his many inappropriate claims. (Miller has since deleted many of these tweets, and thus the hyperlinks below will not work. If you do not believe…