VOORHEES, N.J. – Only those who follow the Flyers closely could tell you the last time one of their favorite players won NHL “Rookie of the Month” honors. Before Friday, the last Philly freshman […]
PHILADELPHIA – Now the Flyers are finding ways to win late in games rather than lose them. After allowing visiting St. Louis to tie the score at 1-1 midway through the third period, the Flyers […]
“I’m just taking a Greyhound on the Hudson River Line, ‘Cause I’m in a New York state of mind.” –Billy Joel Some people from out of town really do like […]
PHILADELPHIA – When rookie defenseman Emil Andrae made it to the Flyers’ final roster cut in early October, he knew he had a good chance of being first in line for a call-up. Turns out […]
BOSTON – After Sunday night’s loss to Montreal, the buzzword around the Flyers’ locker room was “disconnect.” Following Tuesday night’s 2-0 win at Boston, the new operative title was ”cohesive.” Coach John […]
BOSTON – Morgan Frost came on strong at the end of last season but there doesn’t seem to have been a carryover effect. At least not yet. Frost entered Tuesday night’s game still […]
PHILADELPHIA – The word disconnect is one you don’t want to hear when you walk into a professional hockey team’s locker room. When it applies to the way a team is playing, it implies the […]
PHILADELPHIA – If the goalie from Russia isn’t working out, there’s another from nearby Belarus waiting in the wings. That seemed to be the reasoning over the weekend as the Flyers chose to call up […]
Life on the sports bubble is never easy, especially when it comes to professional ice hockey. A player might be healthy, doing well in practice and already shown he’s a proven NHL-caliber performer. […]
PHILADELPHIA – Sean Couturier apparently wanted to make the first goal of the game he scored for his 500th NHL point a little extra special. So he added a second goal, this one […]
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