To almost no one’s surprise, the Flyers say they’re surprised they didn’t make the playoffs this season. After all, hopes were high when the pandemic-shortened season began. Coming off last season’s success, those expectations were […]
Alain Vigneault said he didn’t want to talk about his team’s elimination from playoff contention. But he didn’t have to. His facial expression said it for him. Clearly, the Flyers coach […]
It’s been alluded to a thousand times but the quote always bears repeating. “It’s not whether you get knocked down,’’ legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “it’s whether you get up.’’ The common interpretation […]
If local road racing needed to begin its comeback on the right foot, last Saturday was the perfect day for it. The Bookin’ for Lookin’ 5K in Newtown had it all: A great turnout, ideal […]
Is there any truth to the rumor Charles Barkley will be moving to TNT’s new hockey desk and Keith Jones has been invited to join Shaq and Kenny the Jet on “Inside the NBA?’’ Only […]
Brian Propp and Claude Giroux have more in common than just similar Flyer career point totals. In addition to being first-round draft picks of the Flyers, both came into the organization when numerous “big-name’’ players […]
“If your team is down, And it’s losing games, Who you gonna call? Streakbusters!” Well, the Streakbusters, aka, the Flyers were at it again on Tuesday night. The downtrodden New Jersey Devils had gone […]
No one thought Lou Gehrig’s record of 2,130 consecutive games would ever be broken. Until Cal Ripken came along. In recent years, Gordie Howe’s mark of 1,767 NHL games played seemed unreachable. Then a week […]
Coach Alain Vigneault called Flyers captain Claude Giroux the kind of player “who never gives up.’’ On Sunday night, both he and the Flyers refused to surrender when they were down by two goals with […]
Without politicizing the pandemic situation and how it relates to sports any more than it’s already been, why do these issues always come down to a rather juvenile-sounding “but you promised!’’ That seems to be […]
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