31 — the league-wide rank (out of 31 NHL teams, just in case you forgot) of the Buffalo Sabres, tonight’s opponent, in each of the following offensive measures per 60 minutes played at 5-on-5: Total shot attempts taken Goals scored Expected Goals tallied/ They’re also: 30th in unblocked shot attempts taken (edging out Vancouver by…
The news of the week It’s another light news week, folks, and the piece of news we do have to deliver is not great. Egor Zamula underwent shoulder surgery a few weeks back, and that’s explained his absence with the Phantoms. He’ll be out for the next few months, but he’s expected to make a…
The Flyers just can’t stay out of trouble. Dale Weise will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday afternoon after delivering this head shot against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night: Korbinian Holzer, meet Dale Weise pic.twitter.com/YUktcK3ZJ1 — Broad Street Hockey (@BroadStHockey) October 21, 2016 Philadelphia’s Dale Weise will have…
The good: the Flyers are 15-5-1 since their losing streak. The bad: Travis Sanheim is now a Phantom. The ugly: Jori Lehtera and Brandon Manning are still lineup staples. We break it all down and try to balance joy and anger on this week’s episode of BSH Radio. Go Birds. Follow us on twitter @BSH_Radio…
*You’ve all heard the news already, but Sean Couturier is hurt again, and that is not great news. [BSH] *In case you missed it, it was Flyers day on NHL dot com yesterday which means we got a lot of content, which, on August 22, was a very nice thing. First up, a season preview!…
Shayne Gostisbehere is the darling of Philadelphia right now; the apple of our eye; in not so inconsequential terms, somebody that many of us see as a savior. And it’s true: this guy is already and will continue to be a very good NHL player. It’s going to be incredibly fun not only watching the…
Still recovering from the hand injury suffered when he destroyed a golf club, Claude Giroux will skip Canada’s Olympic camp in Calgary to focus on his recovery, ESPN reports. Claude Giroux won’t attend Cdn Oly camp, going to focus on his rehab. Hockey Canada at this point doesn’t plan to invite another player — Pierre…
We all thought Peter Luukko would replace Ed Snider someday as the man in charge of the Philadelphia Flyers and the vast empire that’s been built around them. The Wells Fargo Center, Xfinity Live, Comcast SportsNet. All of it would someday belong to Peter Luukko, who’s worked alongside Snider since the mid 1980s. Nope. Luukko…
A new feature where we round up the Power Rankings from around the hockey media and see where your Philadelphia Flyers stand… Outlet This Week Last Week What They’re Saying 4 6 The truth about Bob. Sergei Bobrovsky might be Philly’s answer in goal. 4 This is just so Flyers. The goaltending duties rest in…
DOOP was a pretty dang divisive goal song, and since it was basically the work of Danny Briere, it makes sense that it’s gone for the 2013-14 season. Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell picked the new one … and it’s AC/DC’s TNT. Thoughts? Do you approve? If not, which song would you prefer? What do…