The effort was better but the outcome wasn’t. Faced with a crucial situation in Game 4 of their playoff series with the New York Islanders on Sunday night, the Flyers generated more energy […]
If ever the Flyers needed some inspiration, it was for Sunday night’s Game 4 of their playoff series with the Islanders. And when a familiar face wearing a No. 23 uniform skated onto the ice […]
If there’s such a thing as giving a team a pep talk through the media, Alain Vigneault did his best early Sunday afternoon. With his Flyers down 2-1 in their best-of-seven playoff series, […]
Listing the reasons why the Flyers now find themselves trailing the New York Islanders in their best-of-seven playoff series is as easy as 1, 2, 3. A lousy first period led […]
Let’s face it, the Flyers could very well have been one bad bounce away from being down 3-0 in their playoff series with the Islanders. And while you can’t dismiss the Boston “Three Party’’ of […]
Name any of the great Flyers coaches — be it Fred Shero, Pat Quinn, Mike Keenan or Ken Hitchcock — and they all had one thing in common: Focus. For game preparation, […]
Hockey teams which win the first half of back-to-back games can’t wait to get out there and play the second, the theory being that fabled “momentum’’ is squarely on their side. So it would have […]
If you’re going to seek counsel on an issue as complex as how racial diversity relates to professional sports, it never hurts to consult with someone you know who’s in the know. That’s why it […]
Doing its best at some damage control, the National Hockey League finally got involved with the protest movement against the Jacob Blake shooting by postponing Thursday’s two scheduled playoff games, including the Flyers-Islanders match. Also […]
If someone from the Flyers organization is going to comment about the NHL’s reaction to the Jakob Blake shooting protests, it’s not going to be Flyers coach Alain Vigneault. Understandably, Vigneault had his eyes stuck […]
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