Hockey season is officially upon us, and as we’re doing a bit of waiting before the Flyers get going tomorrow, we’re going to take a quick tour around the league and see how things are looking for the teams in not our division. And, well, eventually we’ll get to our division. But we’re going to…
The Flyers’ looming cap issues made speculating on next year’s roster fun sport even before the Bryzgalov acquisition, and now it’s completely wide open. It’s time to exploit that for some entertainment value. We’re going to have a guess-the-roster pool. To enter, go to the Cap Geek 2011-2012 cap calculator, fill out your best guess…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers-related news and notes… On rebounds and a goalie’s duty to place them correctly: [Flyers Faithful] Scott Hartnell wants a contract extension: [CSNPhilly] [the700level] Paul Holmgren miscalculated this offseason: [Flyers Faithful] Trial on the Isle is a nice little summer tradition: [Flyers Faithful] There…
The Flyers beat the Penguins today 6-3 and took sole-possession of second place in the East and now trail the New York Rangers by only two points with about a hundred games in hand. B&P’s Take: Honestly the best game of the year for the Flyers. They played a strong, solid 60 minutes and Marty…
On this week’s Flyers Forecast Steve and Craig look at the Philadelphia Flyers’ upcoming games against the Vancouver Canucks, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Detroit Red Wings, and the Montreal Canadiens. The two also talk about John Tortorella and Johnathan Drouin. Make sure to follow us on twitter @Flyperbole and @Sports_Are_Bad. Also follow @BSH_Radio and…
Usually once you get past the top 20 picks in a draft, people tend to think the rest is boring. Unless you are obsessed with junior hockey, you probably don’t know the player’s name or anything about him. However, this is where teams can be made or broken. While every team would love to have…
* Jakub Voracek had a disappointing season by his standards last year. Still, let’s talk about it: [BSH] * Alex Ovechkin may or may not have somehow injured himself playing basketball. He says he didn’t and posted a video to prove it. In any case, better basketball than golfing, right? [Russian Machine Never Breaks] *…
The Flyers‘ sixth-round pick, Radel Fazleev, comes from the same junior team as their first-round pick, Travis Sanheim. Last year was Fazleev’s first year with the Calgary Hitmen, the year after he was selected in the first round of the KHL Draft. That’s right — the Flyers went for a Russian prospect in the draft….
About a month ago, the Flyers began a 18-game stretch that we mentioned would probably go a long way towards seeing how much of a playoff contender they could actually be. A road trip against mostly-Central Division teams was middling at best (2-3-1), while a set of six games in the last two weeks against…
Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Philadelphia Flyers news and notes… The Flyers waived Matt Walker yesterday: [BSH] [Philly Sports Daily] [The700Level.com] [Flyer Files] [CSNPhilly] [Frequent Flyers] [Inquirer] [PostStar.com] Kimmo Timonen is one goal away from 100 for his career. That needs to be recognized: [Forsythe and the Flyers] Some creepy…