It’s been alluded to a thousand times but the quote always bears repeating. “It’s not whether you get knocked down,’’ legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said, “it’s whether you get up.’’ The common interpretation […]
Brian Propp and Claude Giroux have more in common than just similar Flyer career point totals. In addition to being first-round draft picks of the Flyers, both came into the organization when numerous “big-name’’ players […]
“If your team is down, And it’s losing games, Who you gonna call? Streakbusters!” Well, the Streakbusters, aka, the Flyers were at it again on Tuesday night. The downtrodden New Jersey Devils had gone […]
No one thought Lou Gehrig’s record of 2,130 consecutive games would ever be broken. Until Cal Ripken came along. In recent years, Gordie Howe’s mark of 1,767 NHL games played seemed unreachable. Then a week […]
Coach Alain Vigneault called Flyers captain Claude Giroux the kind of player “who never gives up.’’ On Sunday night, both he and the Flyers refused to surrender when they were down by two goals with […]
PHILADELPHIA – When Flyers coach Alain Vigneault referred to Shayne Gostisbehere’s latest knee injury as “not too serious,’’ maybe he was putting it in context to 2020. Last year the Flyers defenseman underwent a pair […]
Thirteen might be considered a very unlucky number but when it comes to the Flyers’ streak of scoring three or fewer goals in that many consecutive games, luck has really nothing to do with it. […]
It’s no secret the Flyers are already looking ahead to next season and for proof, just look at the youngsters they’ve been auditioning. The recent newbies include Tanner Laczynski, Wade Allison and, beginning Friday night, […]
They say revenge is a dish best served cold and if that’s the case, the loss the Flyers handed the New York Rangers on Thursday night must have been below zero. After suffering a 9-0 […]
Call it the “Curse of the Every-Other-Year Playoffs’’ team. There was a time and place when the Flyers never missed the postseason, like from 1973 to 1989, a 17-year stretch. Or from 1995 to 2006, […]
(c) Wayne Fish 2020