Scouts might see Emil Andrae’s slight stature and worry if a 5-foot-9, 181-pound defenseman can stand up to the NHL’s 6-foot-3, 220-pound forwards someday. But the Flyers’ second-round draft pick (54th overall) doesn’t […]
When he played briefly in the regular season for the second of two Flyers’ Stanley Cup teams in the ‘70s, they called defenseman Jack McIlhargey “Bucky.’’ And the name stuck. He was one […]
Tyson Foerster says he models his game after Washington Capitals sniper T.J. Oshie and that must bring smiles to the faces of the Flyers front office. It’s no secret the Flyers could use […]
It was one of those Mondays for the Flyers, first with some good news and then some unusually bad. Seemingly moments after signing veteran defenseman Justin Braun to a new two-year contract extension worth $1.8 […]
Carter Hart, Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom and Shayne Gostisbehere have something in common besides calling the Wells Fargo Center their hockey home. All four young Flyers stars were taken 24th or higher on […]
It’s a sunny, warm summer morning and your trail run through the woods suddenly opens into a vast field of wildflowers. The beauty is magnificent. Birds, blossoms and. . .wait: Where are the butterflies? Oh, […]
When it comes to Flyers’ draft talk, don’t dismiss that old “like father, like son’’ cliché out of hand. While making a firm prediction on a No. 23 overall pick remains highly speculative […]
Shayne Gostisbehere believes he can get back to the flashy but efficient player he once was if given enough time to state his case. On Tuesday, Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher said the Flyers are hopeful […]
In another time and place, the Flyers’ hiring of Chris Stewart to player development coach probably wouldn’t draw all that much attention. But this is 2020 and the National Hockey League is making […]
It’s probably safe to say French impressionist Claude Monet never ran a mile in one day, let alone 26.2 of them. As for Vincent van Gogh, well, he might have tried to ride a rudimentary […]
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