After stumbling through some early road game woes this season, the Flyers are officially back on track away from home. That was evident after the team swept a two-game road trip, including Thursday night’s 3-1 […]
Any solo training session can produce a few “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner” moments, none more so than in the throes of the December through February timeframe. That’s when things get the most […]
One minute defenseman Emil Andrae isn’t sure he even has a steady place on the Flyers’ roster. The next he’s getting high marks from coach Rick Tocchet. Through the early part of the schedule, it […]
By now they’ve become more than just some early season numbers. The Flyers’ often heavily criticized – and justifiably so – power play has exceeded the expectations of even the most starry-eyed follower so far […]
For 20 minutes it looked like the Flyers were about to put their recent troubles behind themselves. But as we all know, it takes 60 minutes (or more) to complete a hockey game and on […]
Christian Dvorak’s return to his old stomping grounds in Montreal on Tuesday night came at a timely juncture in the season. With the Flyers’ Tyson Foerster sidelined by injury, other forwards have to pick up […]
PHILADELPHIA — After learning the Flyers were just 1-10-2 in the second half of back-to-back games last season, coach Rick Tocchet vowed improvement this year. So far, for one game at least, it hasn’t happened. […]
PHILADELPHIA – In certain hockey game situations, it might be OK to shoot first and ask questions later. That could have been the case for the Flyers on Saturday night in a 5-2 loss to […]
There’s at least one hockey observer who hasn’t been surprised by the Flyers’ quick start under new head coach Rick Tocchet. His name is Robert Earle Clarke. Of course, he’s known by his friends and […]
PHILADELPHIA – There’s no truth to the rumor that in recent years statisticians were penciling in the Flyers for last on the power play even before the season began. But few would have faulted them […]
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