NEW YORK – When a team like the Flyers sits in last place, almost isn’t good enough. It happened again on Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, when the Flyers came from behind […]
PHILADELPHIA – A five-game winless streak apparently isn’t that big a deal to the Flyers, who are firmly entrenched in the Metro Division basement. Nope, it’s just some little things to clean up and things […]
By Wayne Fish PHILADELPHIA – Mention how the Flyers have let two-goal leads slip away in consecutive games and coach Dave Hakstol’s usual intense stare goes up a notch. After the Flyers blew a 3-1 […]
Tom Renner, Central Bucks West High School Class of 1977, recently attended his 40th get-together and knew going in things wouldn’t be the same as they were 10 or 20 years ago. […]
VOORHEES, N.J. — Jordan Weal didn’t blink an eye when he found himself at center for Monday’s practice at the Skate Zone. That’s because Weal, who’s been playing on the wing for most of the […]
If there’s a common theme to the Flyers’ four shutout losses this season, it’s probably a lack of power on their power play. After going 0 for 3 in Saturday night’s 1-0 loss to the […]
FFH1112 FLY notes/Patrick, etc. – 11/12 By Wayne Fish PHILADELPHIA – The good news is the Flyers’ top line of Sean Couturier, Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek had 60 points heading into Saturday night’s game […]
PHILADELPHIA – It must have taken more than a little fortitude for coach Dave Hakstol to move Claude Giroux away from center after some 656 NHL games. But that he did, sliding Sean Couturier into […]
In baseball, they call them utility players. In hockey, the word “valuable’’ might seem more apropos. For example, just look at the Flyers new center, uh, left wing, uh, right wing Jori Lehtera. The fact […]
Most NHL players never get to log 30 minutes of ice time in a regulation-time game for their entire career. Then you have Ivan Provorov, who might AVERAGE 30 minutes a game for a season […]
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