PITTSBURGH – There were times this season when Garnet Hathaway could have easily given up. The 34-year-old Flyers right wing was a healthy scratch here and there and he finished the season with a meager […]
PITTSBURGH – Maybe some predicted the Flyers could win a pair of games in Pittsburgh to start their playoff series, but how many forecasted the high-flying Penguins would be held to just a pair of […]
PITTSBURGH – The ancient Greeks were the first to come up with what is now considered the cliché ‘don’t rest on your laurels.” However trite it might sound, that was the message the Flyers tried […]
PITTSBURGH – There were several reasons why the Flyers were able to hang a slightly surprising 3-2 defeat on the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 1 of their playoff series Saturday night: >They held the […]
PITTSBURGH – Rasmus Ristolainen waited 820 games for this moment, so isn’t it justice when he winds up with the primary assist on the Flyers’ go-ahead goal on Saturday night? Ristolainen got the puck […]
PITTSBURGH – You don’t need to be a mathematician to figure out why this Flyers-Penguins series could come down to just a very few important numbers. Pittsburgh’s power play, led by the ageless Sidney Crosby, […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – While Porter Martone might be impressing some people with his offensive prowess during his first few weeks in the NHL, it’s his overall game which has taken a lot more onlookers by […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It’s a bit early to be putting Dan Vladar’s name in the same sentence with Bernie Parent and Ron Hextall, but the Czech goalie’s first season with the Flyers did nothing to […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – A total of 820 games played in the NHL might not seem all that significant to the casual eye. Yet when you include the fact Rasmus Ristolainen has played that many and […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It doesn’t take a pro scout to tell you the key to stopping the Pittsburgh Penguins is keeping a lid on superstars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. After all, they’ve been lighting […]
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