Quick, name a hockey player who suffered through possibly his worst-ever season only to come back and enjoy possibly his best-ever season. Well, Claude Giroux, for one. Following the 2015-16 season, the Flyers captain underwent […]
Just because the Flyers have put a little distance between themselves and the ninth-place Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference playoff chase, don’t think they’ve taking any suntan lotion on their upcoming three-game road trip. […]
PHILADELPHIA – Great offense doesn’t make up for questionable defense, at least not according to Flyers coach Dave Hakstol. He reminded his team of that Thursday night by all but benching forward Travis Konecny for […]
PHILADELPHIA – Beating the teams you should be beating is the first order of business for any team with designs on the playoffs. And so it was for the Flyers on Thursday night, as they […]
Alex Lyon has been posting starter numbers but he’s still finding it hard to break out of the Flyers’ goaltending bullpen. Even after two fine relief efforts in the Columbus (last Thursday) game and another […]
PHILADELPHIA – If you’re going to wait 14 games to score you’re first NHL goal, you might as well make it an important one. And that’s exactly what rookie Oskar Lindblom did on Sunday, putting […]
PHILADELPHIA – First he dives in front of a 100-mile-an-hour Dmitry Orlov cannon blast, then drops the gloves to take on the 20-pounds heavier T.J. Oshie. All in a day’s work for the 5-foot-10, 175-pound […]
PHILADELPHIA – What a difference a day (plus an hour) can make. Saturday at 7 p.m. in Carolina, the Flyers were kind of wondering if they had the right stuff to make the playoffs. But […]
PHILADELPHIA – Don’t look now, but the Flyers’ playoff hopes might rest on the shoulders of a rookie goaltender with parts of just seven NHL games under his belt. After veteran netminder Petr Mrazek surrendered […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s officially time for the Flyers to dust off the panic button. After Thursday night’s 5-3 defeat by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Flyers once-comfortable playoff lead (which was as much as 14 […]
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