At times like these, the game of hockey takes a backseat to real life. Just before Thursday’s press briefing, Flyers coach Alain Vigneault learned his good friend, Montreal Canadiens coach Claude Julien, had been hospitalized […]
Anyone who’s been watching Flyers games of recent vintage knows there are two Shayne Gostisbeheres. There’s the semi-injured one, like the fellow who’s been struggling with lower body issues which compromise his speed and agility. […]
If Carter Hart experienced any nervousness in his first “official’’ Stanley Cup playoff game Wednesday night, it certainly didn’t show. On the eve of his 22nd birthday the Flyers goaltender looked calm and composed against […]
It’s been eight long years since the Flyers won a Stanley Cup playoff series and that number alone should make some people nervous. But throw in the pressure of being the No. 1 seed in […]
It’s impossible to state how much of an inspiration it is for the Flyers to have Oskar Lindblom finally back with them in Toronto. Lindblom just returned via a flight from Sweden and will have […]
Getting a healthy Jake Voracek back in the lineup could give the Flyers’ top line some added spark when the puck drops for Game 1 against Montreal on Wednesday night. Voracek missed Saturday’s round-robin 4-1 […]
In the cloak-and-dagger world of espionage, they call it “turning’’ a spy into a double-agent. Hockey trades aren’t quite so clandestine. A general manager picks up his cellphone on Feb. 25, makes a call and […]
As impressive as the Flyers’ success was in winning the Eastern Conference round robin, perhaps even more attention-grabbing was Montreal’s upset of Pittsburgh. After all, the Penguins still have much of their cast left from […]
Playoff hockey is always more fun when it’s contested against an old, contentious rival. And when you’re talking about historical feuds, they don’t get much better than the Philadelphia Flyers and the Montreal Canadiens. When […]
Attention, Montreal Canadiens, get ready to play the hottest team in ice hockey. That label was made abundantly clear on Saturday night with the Flyers’ manhandling of the Tampa Bay Lightning, their 4-1 win giving […]
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