From 2011-2014, Brendan worked as the NHL’s disciplinarian. He has since left that job for other opportunities; namely, serving as the Toronto Maple Leafs‘ president. It’s been a while since Shanahan handed down a suspension (or recorded a video explaining one), but he was the face of suspensions in the NHL for some time. This…
It’s Round 2 of the Calder Cup playoffs and we’ve got news for you all! It’s good news (well, mostly). The Phantoms picked up a late game winning goal to wrap up a Game 1 win in regulation, and we’ve got a 1-0 series. Let’s talk about it. 1.Hemming and hawing Or, how the Phantoms…
[Box Score] – [Wire Recap] – [SBN Game Page] – [Buffalo Reaction] [Shift Charts] – [Head-to-Head TOI] – [Corsi and Fenwick] – [5-on-5 Faceoffs] The Flyers’ top line came to play and Sergei Bobrovsky shook off some early rust as the Flyers defeated the Sabres 5-2. How’s that for the beginning of a recap? So…
Following the announcement on Friday that Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas would be offered an in-person hearing following his slashing of Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault last Thursday, it was all but inevitable that Gudas would be missing a fair amount of time by way of suspension. Gudas (who, due to the impending hearing, was not…
Mika Pyörälä tells why he signed with Frölunda this summer, takes a quick look back on his season with the Flyers and also shares his thoughts on ex-teammate Johan Backlund. “Nothing had happened at the end of July and there were many other players without a contract. I didn’t hear anything, so I started thinking…
Well, it appears the saga of Tony DeAngelo as a Flyer is coming to an end. This afternoon, the Flyers announced that they have placed DeAngelo on waivers for the purpose of buying out the final year of his contract. We have placed defenseman Tony DeAngelo on unconditional waivers. — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) July 14,…
[Recap] [Boxscore] [FLA Reaction] Well today was not a good day. After sitting at a computer all day waiting for something (Tomas Vokoun, anyone?) to be announced, nothing happened. Then the Flyers stepped on the ice and got demolished. There really isn’t too much to say. Michael Leighton, quite simply, did not have a good…
The Flyers lost a rough one last night against Carolina, one in which they didn’t even really show up for most of the game. It was two valuable points they flushed down the drain, and it’s even more bothersome when you look at the upcoming schedule. First up, the surging Blue Jackets. Yes, the surging…
A pair of updates on the defensive front, courtesy of the Flyers‘ PR department this morning: * Andreas Lilja has been recalled from Adirondack. He’ll join the team, though it’s very hard to imagine he plays in any of the team’s final three games this week. The Courier-Post’s Dave Isaac reported earlier this month that…
2015-16 NHL Season :: Game 10 of 82 at 4-3-2, 10 points6th in Metropolitan 3-7-0, 6 points 7th in Atlantic Friday, October 30, 2015 :: 7 p.m. ET First Niagara Center :: Buffalo, New York, USA Get the Buffalo perspective at Die By The Blade How to Watch / Listen In Philly HOW TO WATCH…