PHILADELPHIA – Raise your hand if, before the season began, you had the Flyers sitting in second place in the Metropolitan Division just a few days before Christmas. Didn’t think so. No matter. Few […]
PHILADELPHIA – The first game against your old team is usually the most emotional. Flyers coach Rick Tocchet tried not to make a big deal out of facing his former club, the Vancouver Canucks, on […]
You didn’t think the Flyers turned this thing around just by luck, did you? No, it took a patient, savvy plan by general Daniel Briere, who’s been making all the right moves this year as […]
NEW YORK – Protecting leads really hasn’t been a problem for the Flyers this season. But it was on Saturday. Leading by a 4-2 score after two periods, the Flyers let that lead slip […]
NEW YORK – About the only good thing injuries to a couple key players can provide is the chance to get a look at a new, untested player. Such was the case on Saturday afternoon […]
Competing against a last-place team, it’s not a good idea to let your guard down even for a few minutes. The Flyers were painfully reminded of this on Thursday night. They led the Atlantic […]
Usually we schedule our Get Ready for Winter Running column for right around now, namely the first official day of the cold season which is coming up next Tuesday. But this year Mother Nature […]
Although the Flyers already knew they would be without the services of star wing Tyson Foerster for a considerable length of time, the news on Wednesday had to be particularly sobering. The team announced on […]
Apparently three games without a win was enough to try the Flyers’ patience. That season-high stretch of one overtime and two shootout losses was starting to wear on the Flyers so they did something about […]
Carl Grundstrom has been playing well. Matvei Michkov hasn’t. So Rick Tocchet didn’t have to consult with Scotty Bowman over what to do next. He moved Michkov onto a line with Noah Cates and […]
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