The Philadelphia Flyers find themselves hovering in the middle of the NHL pack at the All-Star break. They’ve earned 53.2% of all possible standings points so far this year, ranking them 20th in the league. And while Philadelphia remains in the playoff hunt, it won’t be an easy road, as the they sit five points…
The Flyers come into tonight’s game vs. the Vancouver Canucks looking for their first win since November 9th…and as I was typing that I had to do a double take because holy crap it’s been awhile since this team won a hockey game. After beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on home ice two weeks ago,…
As if the several stories on the Adirondack Phantoms or the Matt Walker jokes this week weren’t a dead giveaway, we made a trip up to Glens Falls, N.Y. over this past weekend to catch a few games. After Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Marlies, a 2-1 Phantoms win in the shootout, myself, Geoff…
In early February, I was playing around with Hockey Reference and stumbled upon just how rare it was to have a 25 year old rookie perform as Matt Read had up to that point. I won’t tell you how rare, because I would deprive you of my fantastic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory references littered…
The dream is dead. The Philadelphia Flyers will not go 82-0-0 in 2019-20, after dropping the first game of their Western Canadian road trip to the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2 in a shootout. Philly won the shot and shot attempt battle, but were never able to create enough momentum to open the floodgates, as Jacob Markstrom…
1. The Panthers are right there battling for a playoff spot. How expected or unexpected is that? KK: Just like every other NHL fan, I thought, maybe, this year is the year. To see the Panthers actually maintaining a hold on that last playoff spot is nerve-wracking, to say the least. It’d be cool if…
In case you missed it during your summer hockey slumber, the NHL will completely overhaul the overtime rules in 2015-16, switching to a 5-minute long 3-on-3 format. Yes, overtime will be completely 3-on-3. No 4-on-4 at all. All the details are here. The idea is to cut down on the number of shootouts by making…
The Flyers have recalled Ben Holmstrom from the Adirondack Phantoms, and I’m assuming this has something to do with the fact that James van Riemsdyk has a little injury and Dan Carcillo is sick. Who knows if he’ll play tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs (tickets available), but if he does, the Flyers say he’ll…
James van Riemsdyk will miss four to six weeks following foot surgery to repair a broken bone, the Philadelphia Flyers announced on Friday afternoon. The full statement from general manager Paul Holmgren: “James will have surgery on Mar. 6 to repair a broken bone in his left foot. Dr. Steven Raikin will put a plate…