VOORHEES – There’s a new coach from the University of North Dakota on the Flyers’ staff, only this one is from a different generation. Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol coached at UND for over a […]
VOORHEES – There’s no way to know exactly when starting goaltender Brian Elliott will return to action but the very sight of him taking shots at Tuesday’s practice has to be somewhat encouraging. Elliott has […]
VOORHEES – There are many things that make a player work a little harder at his job, but the perhaps the most significant of all is the feeling of being appreciated. At least, that’s what […]
There are several universal qualities that all good general managers should have, according to a former one, Bob Clarke. The Flyers senior vice president, who served two tours of GM duty with Philadelphia plus stints […]
Chuck Fletcher says he’s going to take his time evaluating the state of the Flyers, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be taking decisive action once that assessment is completed. On Monday the Flyers announced […]
VOORHEES – When the season began, Anthony Stolarz was probably fifth on the Flyers’ goaltending depth chart. This past weekend, as far as available netminders were concerned, the Jackson, N.J. native had shot all the […]
VOORHEES – Even though his team was not performing up to expectations, Ron Hextall claims he never saw storm clouds building over his four-plus-year Flyers general managership. “I didn’t see this coming,’’ he said during […]
VOORHEES – What went wrong? Why did the Ron Hextall era ultimately end abruptly Monday, especially after it seemed the team was on the right track last April, finishing third in the Metro Division with […]
VOORHEES – At his Friday press conference to discuss his recent firing, ex-Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said the one regret he might have had was not securing a player last summer “with a little […]
He’s the leader of the Flyers’ next generation and he still believes the current cast, including a handful of 30-somethings, can get the job done. Sean Couturier was last year’s runner-up to the Selke Trophy, […]
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