The Flyers have made quite the under-the-radar hiring, bringing on former Colorado Avalanche director of amateur scouting Rick Pracey onto their own amateur scouting staff. Pracey was a long-time scout in Colorado, and reports indicate that he was pretty celebrated in his gig. His firing back in October was seen as pretty out of nowhere…
Last month, I went over how the Flyers performed analytically in their first month of the 2017-2018 season. Heading into November, the main conclusion that I had made was the Flyers more or less are what they are. Has that story line changed over the past 13 games? Or do the analytics explain the torturous…
On Saturday, following the draft lottery, the Flyers confirmed that they will receive the 14th pick in this year’s NHL Entry Draft as a result of the Brayden Schenn trade made with the St. Louis Blues at last year’s draft. This is about as good an outcome as the Flyers could have expected for that…
Obviously, Michal Neuvirth played well in the last major hockey tournament in which he participated: the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs. And it looks as though he’ll have the chance to do that again in another major tournament: all signs are pointing to him owning the net for Team Czech Republic in the 2016 World Cup…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… If you don’t get the headline, you need to watch more crappy 90s movies. It’s Rod Brind`Amour day, and there is no shortage of stories: [NHL.com] Brind’Amour was beloved by both the Hurricanes and the Flyers: [CSNPhilly] Peter Laviolette and…
Cuts! The first round of cuts were made on Monday from Philadelphia Flyers training camp and, well, no surprises. A bunch of junior-level players, including promising invitee Tomas Hyka, 2011 draft picks Nick Cousins, Derek Mathers Colin Suellentrop and Marcel Noebels, and 2010 pick Brendan Ranford have all been returned to their junior clubs. The…
Shea Weber has been in the news a lot this off-season, hasn’t he? He’s with the Montreal Canadiens now – but four years ago today, the Philadelphia Flyers ensured the Nashville Predators signed him to one of the more expensive deals in the NHL by sending him an offer sheet. Had the Predators chosen to…
One nice thing about having the first round playoff matchup nearly locked in is that we have plenty of time to take a thorough look at how the Flyers and Penguins have matched up this year. Yeah, it’ll be wasted effort if New Jersey passes the Flyers down the stretch, but playing Florida instead of…
Philadelphia Flyers (27-11-5, 59 pts) at Atlanta Thrashers (22-16-7, 51 pts) 7:30 p.m. tonight at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia Catch the action on The Comcast Network in HD, SportSouth in HD and 610 WIP [Game Preview] – [Game Page] – [Atlanta Perspective] Tonight’s goaltenders: GP MIN W L EGA GA GAA SA SV SV%…
Andrew MacDonald is out for six weeks after sustaining an offseason injury, and the battle to replace him is one of the biggest stories at the beginning of rookie camp and training camp approaching. Ron Hextall’s expectations and the potential to extend Wayne Simmonds are also discussed, as is the outside perspective of Philly’s place…