After Tuesday’s contest against the Bruins, one in which the most frequent frustrating game narrative of the Flyers’ season (play well for most of the game, have some bad defensive breakdowns/penalty-killing/poor goaltending, lose) was flipped on its head (team plays terribly for most of the game, is bailed out by its goaltending, wins in shootout),…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Ilya Bryzgalov started a Goalie Camp in Russia: [Philly Reign] Logo Maps for the NHL and AHL: [icethetics] Is Brad Richards a comparable for Sean Couturier? Who knows, but a response to those claiming that Richards is a comparable for…
The season begins in a few hours, and we really need to get around to changing our site tagline. We had a thread back in July where we solicited suggestions. Here’s a list of the finalists, with a poll. The option ahead in the poll at puck drop tonight (7:30 p.m. ET) will be our…
A week or so ago Travis, Geoff and I got together and answered most of those questions you left us. Not all, but most. Hear all about which Flyers beat writers we would take to our deserted island, what we would get the Flyer we drew in Secret Santa (with Googling advice from Travis), and,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Not a good day for the Flyers. First, James van Riemsdyk missed practice with a “minor lower-body” injury: [Philly Sports Daily] Then, Ville Leino admits that the Flyers attitude has room for improvement. “It’s a bit hard when we don’t…
After leading for most of the third period, the Flyers lost a 3-2 shootout decision to the Ottawa Senators in their first match-up of the season. While the Flyers appeared to be the better team for most of the night, a few key breakdowns gave the Senators enough of a chance to send the game…
Let’s just go ahead and face it — the Flyers‘ trip to California has been pretty disappointing. Hopefully they’re able to turn things around tonight and pull out a win against the L.A. Kings. Now, when I say disappointing, I should note that I’m not implying that they’ve been a total disaster. In San Jose,…
Today’s the day. It’s finally the day, you guys. Tonight, the Flyers open up their regular season in San Jose against the Sharks. After a preseason that presented as something of a mixed bag, with some distinct highs and lows, the Flyers are looking to start out strong against one of the powerhouses of the…
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…
Four more games tonight, and the last time all four of these pairs of teams got together (this past Sunday), things got kinda nuts in just about all of them. Your contests on tap: Penguins @ Islanders, Game 4 (Penguins lead 2-1): 7:00 ET, NBCSNCanadiens @ Senators, Game 4 (Senators lead 2-1): 7:00 ET, CNBCBlackhawks…