*It’s Draft Day Eve wooooooo shame no one cares. [SB Nation] *Meltzer on the NHL Awards and trading up at the draft. [Hockeybuzz] *The top prospects in the draft got a tour of Philadelphia. [CSN Philly] *Travis Hughes has some strong feelings about cheesesteaks. If you’re coming to Philly for the draft tomorrow, take heed….
AP Photo via d.yimg.com [AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [NHL.com Highlights] Sometimes the doctor prescribes just what you need. That’s what he did for the Flyers on Saturday afternoon as they beat the New York Islanders 5-1. All of the problems that have been plaguing the team lately — the goaltending, the unlucky bounces, being…
Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Classic low-event Devils hockey game Ever since the mid 90s, the New Jersey Devils have owned the same, distinct identity. Their whole strategy is to choke the life out of teams, and win low-scoring games that contained…
*In case you guys missed the big news yesterday, our own Charlie O’Connor is going to be heading up the Flyers portion of the brand new Philadelphia outpost of The Athletic. We are super sad to lose him but super super happy that he’s going to be covering our favorite team full-time. Give The Athletic…
Travis Konecny had a stressful few days last week. The Flyers‘ top forward prospect — selected by the team in the first round of the 2015 NHL Draft — was just returning home from the World Juniors in Finland when he got the call. The Ottawa 67’s wanted him to waive his no-trade clause in…
Matt Read looked fantastic in last night’s preseason opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He flew all over the ice, seemed to have a ton of confidence, kept up with a bonafide NHLer in linemate Jakub Voracek, and quite simply was one of the best players on the ice from start to finish. It was…
Philadelphia Flyers (39-21-7, 85 pts) at New Jersey Devils (39-24-5, 83 pts) 7 p.m. tonight at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey Catch the action on CSN Philly, MSG Plus and 94 WIP [Game Preview] – [New Jersey Perspective] Tonight’s Goaltenders: GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV% SO 2011 – Sergei…
Thanks to a dominant night from the team’s top line and a two-goal night from an unexpected source, the Philadelphia Flyers steamrolled the Washington Capitals for an 8-2 win. Sean Couturier, Scott Laughton, and Claude Giroux each had two-goal games, while Wayne Simmonds and Valtteri Filppula added goals in the tilt. Giroux had a four-point…
Around 8:30 PM on Friday night, the NHL Draft appeared to be shaping up perfectly for Ron Hextall and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Nashville Predators selected defenseman Dante Fabbro with the 17th overall pick, leaving coveted snipers Kieffer Bellows and Julien Gauthier on the board for the Flyers. For an organization lacking pure goal scorers…
Phantoms update: Oscar Lindblom gets on the board with a big week 10/25 – 3-2 OT WIN10/27 – 5-2 WIN (Highlights)10/28 – 5-4 LOSS (Highlights) Despite Saturday’s loss, the Phantoms have been one of the AHL’s best teams in the early season. They have a 7-2-1 record and 15 points, which are both tops in…
