PHILADELPHIA – With all due credit to publisher Thomas Payne, these are the times that try hockey players’ souls. With the Flyers playing the NHL-leading Boston Bruins in an intense Saturday afternoon/every-point-is-critical encounter at the […]
If the Eastern Conference standings stay the way they currently are for the last dozen games or so, Thursday night’s Flyers-Carolina game could be a preview of things to come in the playoffs. Both teams […]
One of the great attractions to the annual Kiwanis-Herald Sesame Place Classic is the creative T-shirt that comes with a race entry. For each annual event, one of the more prominent Sesame Street […]
PHILADELPHIA – There’s one good thing about playing a team twice in six days: If you lose the first one, you’re certainly motivated to win the rematch. That was the case with the […]
PHILADELPHIA – Even the best can have a rainy day. For the Flyers’ Sean Couturier, the heavens opened on Tuesday when he was informed he would be a healthy scratch for unofficially the […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – During his eight-year career with the Flyers, Wayne Simmonds proved to be one of the most accountable players in team history, especially after a tough loss. Reporters would flock to him […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – For a player who’s averaged close to 20 minutes of ice time throughout his career, getting only 11 minutes in Saturday’s 6-5 loss at Boston had to be a humbling experience […]
BOSTON – The Flyers put on an inspired rally late in Saturday night’s game against the Bruins but came up a goal short. So much for moral victories. Philadelphia got late goals from Nick […]
BOSTON – After playing in parts of three seasons, Cam York was not about to let anyone encroach on his spot on the Flyers defense. This season he had played in all 67 […]
It’s humbling enough when a goaltender gets pulled from one game in a week. But twice? That can impact a netminder’s overall confidence. The Flyers’ Samuel Ersson doesn’t sound shaken despite a quick […]
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