Perhaps the biggest challenge playing the lowly San Jose Sharks presents is a sense of overconfidence. To their credit, the Flyers didn’t fall victim to that trap on Tuesday night. Philadelphia dominated the NHL’s second-lowest […]
Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings is a sure-shot future Hockey Hall of Famer and when he does get inducted someday, maybe he should give a little shout-out to the Flyers. Kopitar scored […]
As that great philosopher Yogi Berra once mused, “it gets late early out there.” He was referring to the game of baseball, of course, and the challenge of playing Yankee Stadium’s left field at […]
It hasn’t been the steadiest of seasons for Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson but in Saturday afternoon’s game at Anaheim, he demonstrated his potential. Ersson was about as sharp as he’s been since coming off a […]
What do you do when you’re a runner and your older brother finishes eighth in the United States Olympic Team Marathon Trials to gain national attention? You forge your own path, that’s what. While Yardley’s […]
One of these years Sidney Crosby is going to call it a career and when he does, the Flyers should hold a retirement celebration party of their own for No. 87 back in Philadelphia. The […]
It’s a bit ironic, a tad coincidental and a pinch of just how great these two coaches really are. We’re referring to the New York Rangers’ Peter Laviolette and the Flyers’ John Tortorella. They are […]
PHILADELPHIA – If the Flyers fans wanted something to celebrate as Christmas approaches, the team was more than happy to accommodate. After trailing 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3, the Flyers came back each time and got […]
PHILADELPHIA – Fame can be fleeting when it comes to the Flyers’ defense. One minute Emil Andrae was sailing along after being promoted from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Then he skated into coach John Tortorella’s […]
PHILADELPHIA – The second halves of back-to-back games have not been kind to the Flyers this season. Just a glance at the stat sheet will tell you they were only 1-4 in the back end […]
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