Sudden-death overtime playoff hockey offers can’t miss watching. But when a potential season-deciding Game 7 arrives, it’s practically sudden-death from the opening whistle and a close game makes it all that much more intense. Going […]
Welcome to Vigneault-Trotz, Round 2 – otherwise known as Flyers-Islanders, Game 7. Flash back to 2015, when Alain Vigneault coached the New York Rangers and Barry Trotz commanded the Washington Capitals’ bench. The Caps put […]
During the early stages of the pandemic, some players spent their time competing in video games or watching Netflix. A few, like Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, found some private ice, in his case near Wilkes-Barre […]
Bernie Parent endured the blast furnace pressure of playoff hockey at an early age, as did Pelle Lindbergh and Ron Hextall. History tells us all three would go on to greatness, albeit shorter […]
Just call them the Overtime Kids. For the third time in their playoff series with the Islanders, the Flyers scored in sudden-death on Thursday night, grabbing a 5-4 victory in double overtime. The victory ties […]
Just having him in the lineup would have supplied enough inspiration for a weekful of games. But Oskar Lindblom didn’t just play a token role in his return to National Hockey League action on Thursday […]
Think these Flyers are worried that the New York Islanders have never lost a series after leading 3-1 (10-0) and Philadelphia’s hockey franchise is just 1-17 when facing such a significant deficit? They’re […]
Can you imagine how many World Series the Phillies would have won if they had Tom Seaver pitching alongside Steve Carlton in the ‘70s? It almost happened. Seaver, the Mets’ Hall of […]
When an athlete goes to a doctor with a medical issue, he wants to consult with someone who speaks the same sports language. Ideally, the expert has already run “in the patient’s shoes,’’ […]
No need to wonder if Scott Laughton can handle that first-line assignment for the Flyers should Sean Couturier be unable to play in Thursday’s Game 6. Laughton already proved in admirable fashion how he’s capable […]
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