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The Flyers lost to the New York Rangers back on March 14 mostly due to a pest named Sean Avery. He baited the orange and black into dumb penalties and made them pay with timely offense. Here’s what we wrote in our game recap that day. Avery drew two penalties, scored two goals and was…

Let’s play a game of true or false, shall we? The Flyers power play is awful. True. Probably truer than you even realize. Most people look at conversion percent, where the Flyers’ #20 rank is a bit below average. But conversion percentage includes a ton of shooting percentage luck — it takes much more than…

After a prolonged absence from the airwaves, we got together on Wednesday night and talked about the Flyers’ playoff series that begins this evening.

Morning Observations is a feature where we break down the previous night’s game with an analytical eye. #1: Goaltending and conservative play ruled the preseason finale Steve Mason and Tuukka Rask certainly look ready for the start of the regular season. While last night’s game wasn’t the most active contest, there were enough quality chances…

The first period was filled with penalties and bad plays by Michael Leighton. Unsurprisingly, the Sabres took advantage of their powerplays to score two goals on four chances. The Flyers didn’t manage a single chance on their powerplays, which included some 5v3 time. The chances for that period were 7-7, with all seven of the…

*We’re coming to the end of our journey through the Flyers‘ top 25 players under 25; Brayden Schenn holds tight at the number two spot. Get ready for the winner. [BSH] *Tim Saunders and Steve Coates continue with their look ahead at next season by examining the Flyers’ probable top line. [Flyers] *What should we…

[Complete Coverage] – [Toronto Reaction] – [Discussion Thread][Event Summary] – [PBP Log] – [TOI Log] – [Faceoff Report][Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Shot Differential] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] Coming off three straight losses, the Philadelphia Flyers absolutely needed to snap their win streak against a legitimately solid Toronto Maple Leafs squad. It was a bit…

The news came out yesterday that the Flyers have signed — well, they “have an agreement” — yet another goaltender. This time, it’s Russian prospect Sergei Bobrovsky, and when the Philadelphia Flyers are going out and getting a Russian prospect, you know they’re really pulling out all the stops. But who is Sergei Bobrovsky? Besides…

*It would appear that Anthony Stolarz doesn’t yet have a permanent place on this hockey team, but he’s gonna work real hard to change that this year. [Flyers] *Johnny Gaudreau is getting a lot of attention lately since he said he wants to be a Flyers. Which is absolutely going to happen when he’s like…