Egor Zamula’s return to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms really had nothing to do with his recent two-game debut performance with the Flyers. As coach Alain Vigneault explained during a pre-game media Zoom call before Saturday […]
To almost no one’s surprise, the Flyers say they’re surprised they didn’t make the playoffs this season. After all, hopes were high when the pandemic-shortened season began. Coming off last season’s success, those expectations were […]
Alain Vigneault said he didn’t want to talk about his team’s elimination from playoff contention. But he didn’t have to. His facial expression said it for him. Clearly, the Flyers coach […]
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. […]
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