PHILADELPHIA – For a team deep in the midst of a playoff chase, the Flyers had no justified excuse for Thursday night’s slow start against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Much like it looked […]
PHILADELPHIA – Now comes the hard part. Call it the Big 7. Beginning with Thursday night’s home game against Toronto, the Flyers’ schedule turns considerably harder over the next two weeks with seven […]
If you’re going to fly halfway around the world to compete in a marathon, there had better be a darn good reason other than just running your basic 26.2-miler. For New Britain’s Nancy […]
PHILADELPHIA – While the Flyers have knocked off their share of top teams, including Colorado, Vancouver, Edmonton, Carolina, Vegas and Florida this season, they occasionally have trouble with some of the lesser clubs. […]
PHILADELPHIA – With defenseman Sean Walker off to Colorado, the Flyers most likely need a little more offensive production from the rest of their backline corps. Problem is, half that crew remains on […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Late last season, when the Flyers were out of playoff contention, both associate head coach Brad Shaw and assistant coach Rocky Thompson had a chance to run the team’s bench during […]
Flyers coach John Tortorella was suspended for two games and fined $50,000 for unprofessional conduct directed at the officials by refusing to leave the bench area after being assessed a game misconduct at 10:49 […]
TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Lightning players don’t get mad, they just get even. After suffering a convincing 6-2 loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia on Feb. 27, Tampa Bay provided some payback […]
TAMPA – In the final analysis, it came down to this: Scott Laughton is more valuable to the Flyers than any other team in the NHL. That might sound a little outrageous, but […]
TAMPA – Knowing the Flyers were in need of immediate help on defense, general manager Daniel Briere went with someone he was quite familiar with and trusted. That would be Erik Johnson, a […]
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