Yesterday we got the latest round of roster cuts, and a shocker among them was Nicolas Aube-Kubel. NAK had performed well so far this preseason, and many expected well enough to earn himself a roster spot. That didn’t happen, but he has cleared waivers according to Charlie O’Connor of The Athletic. Can confirm that Aube-Kubel…
It’s safe to say that it hasn’t been the best few months for the NHL’s optics, and even that of ice hockey as a sport. Starting with the events leading up to the firing of Don Cherry from CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, the normative behaviors of hockey culture have been on trial, and already,…
Game two of yet another back-to-back and it’s the Boston Bruins, the team with the most electric line in hockey. But what’s hanging out behind those three? Skylar W. of Stanley Cup of Chowder joins us to tell us what we can expect from the team at the top of the Atlantic.
Tonight’s game begins at 7:00 p.m. ET and can be: Seen on TV locally via NBC Sports Philadelphia (or via stream on the MyTeams App) Seen on TV in Canada via TSN5 and RDS Heard on radio locally via 97.5 The Fanatic Seen or heard elsewhere via Sirius XM, NHL Center Ice, and NHL.tv/ Projected…
*After a wonderful weekend of hockey goodness, the Flyers are back on the ice tonight out in Detroit, Rock and/or Motor City, to take on those Red Wings. The team will be without Travis Sanheim because, well, he’s a Phantoms now. [BSH] *So…do we need to talk about Travis? [NBC Sports Philly] *Anyhoo, Travis Konecny,…
Good riddance, 2013 hockey season. You die tonight. Ottawa Senators (24-16-6, 54 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (22-22-3, 47)7 p.m. | Scotiabank Place | Kanata, Ontario, CanadaTV: CSN Philly, CBC | Radio: 97.5 The FanaticGet the Ottawa perspective at Silver Seven The Flyers are in Ottawa to take on the Senators in the season finale tonight,…
Last night was mischief night, and the Flyers were certainly up to some of that. If you consider mischief to be not winning. Or something. But here’s what we learned, in the midst of all that. All stats and graphics via Natural Stat Trick, Corsica.Hockey, and NHL.com 1. That was an ugly start, friends In…
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack in overtime on Saturday evening. The only goal of the first two periods came from the Wolf Pack during the first period. After multiple chances and some pushing and shoving Greg Carey was able to find the back of the net. As over time was coming…
The Flyers have a problem on defense, and some of our friends up in Ottawa are ready to dish off one of their problems in an attempt to fix it. If you’re Paul Holmgren, would you look into a trade for aging defenseman Sergei Gonchar? Sens blog Silver Seven made the case this morning: –…
Today, Bill Meltzer wrote in his “Musings” post that advanced stats take away from the big picture. Needless to say, he doesn’t understand what he’s arguing against. That doesn’t mean he’s wrong, mind you. People are more than welcome to dismiss the “advanced statistics” in favor of what they see. But if you’re going to…