He’s the leader of the Flyers’ next generation and he still believes the current cast, including a handful of 30-somethings, can get the job done. Sean Couturier was last year’s runner-up to the Selke Trophy, […]
Here’s a thought to warm things up on these cold pre-winter days: The ever-popular Sesame Place Classic will be returning for its 21st running in 2019. Sure, it’s a long way off but if you’re […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – When Flyers’ management announced on Tuesday that it expects to be both active in trades and aggressive in salary cap spending, players listened up. How active and how aggressive depends on the […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Anyone who thought the Flyers would just sit still while they look to hire a new general manager should probably think again. Team president Paul Holmgren wasted no time Wednesday – two […]
PHILADELPHIA – If the Flyers are intent on saving coach Dave Hakstol’s job, they’re going to need better results than the one they produced on Tuesday night. They gave up a 3-1 lead in the […]
PHILADELPHIA – When the subject of Ron Hextall’s firing on Monday came up at Tuesday’s press conference at the Wells Fargo Center, the word “unyielding’’ came up often. The perception, at least from Flyers president […]
PHILADELPHIA – So where do they go from here? One day after the Flyers fired Ron Hextall as their general manager and executive vice-president, the team held a press conference at the Wells Fargo Center […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s a team that’s won two championships, been to the Stanley Cup Final eight times and has the second-highest winning percentage in NHL history. That said, when the Flyers go through a six-year […]
Fighting against a culture that he helped create – one that played a role in some way to his eventual downfall as Flyers’ general manager, Ron Hextall tried to be patient in an organization that […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It sounded like a case of “my way or the highway’’ and in this particular instance, the highway finally prevailed. After four-plus years in charge of the Flyers, general manager Ron Hextall […]
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