Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose ofPhiladelphia Flyers-related news and notes… A good breakdown of right-handed shooting defensemen available this summer after a quote from Zach Parise saying they exploited the Flyers lack of one: [GCobb] Maxime Talbot will have his jersey retired by his Juniors team: [The Checking Line] Scoring Chances…
Want to get hit with a serious wave of nostalgia? Kimmo Timonen has you covered. And even though Scott Hartnell is still with the Columbus Blue Jackets, he’s helping out on that front, too. Great honor to be standing up in my best friends wedding!!! #bestman #1000games A photo posted by Kime4Kids (@kime4kids) on Oct…
We’ll hedge this with a few things. First, as we learned a year ago, the playoffs can be a mess and any team can wind up advancing all the way to the Cup Final despite their regular season troubles. Secondly, the Flyers are no guarantee to even make the playoffs yet (not until there’s an…
In just one year as head coach of the Flyers, John Tortorella sure has had a lot of surprising and memorable moments. Some are funny, like this mid-game interview featuring a freshly kicked-in-the-face-by-a-horse Torts; others are head-scratching comparisons to bathroom fixtures; and then there’s this anecdote from prospect Cutter Gauthier. In contrast to the entertainment,…
It’s been a busy couple of days around the Flyers and around the NHL, so here’s a quick rundown on some of the things you may have missed. Mike Richards needs surgery on both of his shoulders. He will undergo surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder this coming Friday, and when that…
Shayne Gostisbehere left Thursday night’s Flyers game in Minnesota with a lower body injury, but initial reports indicate that it doesn’t appear to be a serious thing. That’s the hope at least. source says Ghost seemed fine on plane. Suspected bruised or mild sprain of right knee — Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchCSN) January 8, 2016 The…
Here at Broad Street Hockey, we’ve always enjoyed taking stock of the young talent in the organization, through some of the leaner prospect pools and some of the stronger ones. But right now, as the Flyers engage in an honest-to-goodness rebuild for the first time in our lives, it’s as important as ever to have…
.057 – The difference between Martin Brodeur’s save percentage against the Flyers and his save percentage against everybody else this season (.951 vs. .894) In the 4 games he’s started against Philadelphia, Brodeur’s cumulative save percentage is almost 60 points higher than the cumulative he’s posted against the rest of the league (this season.) Oh,…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… Lockout story stream, since some more depressing shit happened yesterday: [SBNation.com] Podcast guest Matt Read talks numbers: [NHLNumbers] Wayne Simmonds is enjoying his lockout tour of Europe: [SBNation.com] Peter Laviolette is still in the JAM selling business: [the700level] Danny Syvret…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… Recaps of the game where Ilya Bryzgalov inspired so much confidence in his team that they proceeded to play down to the level of their competition. Maybe that’s the wrong narrative. See what the “correct” ones are here: [BSH] [Japers’…