VOORHEES, N.J. – When Flyers public address announcer Lou Nolan shouts out: “The Flyers are going on the PECO Power Play!’’ some of the Wells Fargo Center faithful fans might as well be going on […]
PHILADELPHIA – What’s eating Ivan Provorov? The Russian defenseman really just hasn’t been himself this season and no one seems quite sure why. After a spectacular 2017-18 season, the 21-year-old has gotten off to a […]
PHILADELPHIA – How many times have you heard the expression “chip off the old block’’? As cliché as it might sound, there’s really no other way to describe the way Travis Konecny plays the game […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Skating is the most fundamental part of hockey yet often it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. When a team is skating fast and doing so in a synchronized fashion, it can […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It looks like folks around the National Hockey League are starting to notice the Flyers’ resurgence. Leading that charge has been captain Claude Giroux and on Monday he got rewarded for those […]
When the Flyers signed defenseman Christian Folin to a free-agent contract during the offseason, the feeling was he was taking the place of Brandon Manning as a depth player. But you know how it is […]
PHILADELPHIA – Looking for a turning point in Sean Couturier’s season? How about these numbers: Five points in his first 14 games. Six points in his last three. Apparently the light went on sometime around […]
PHILADELPHIA – This time the Flyers didn’t mess around with a 2-0 lead. Unlike last Thursday night’s game against the Arizona Coyotes, in which they gave up a 2-0 lead and had to scramble to […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – When a team allows a power-play in nine straight games, something is probably broken. The Flyers are aware that their penalty kill unit, now ranked 30th in the NHL at a dismal […]
PHILADELPHIA – When a goalie enters a game down a couple goals, he knows there’s no room for error. One more goal and the contest is just about over. That was the situation facing […]
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