PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t just that they lost, but the way they lost, which made it so extra painful. After taking a 4-2 lead late into the second period, the Flyers surrendered five unanswered goals […]
PHILADELPHIA – First it was Sean Couturier biting the bullet to play in Game 5, despite dealing with a painful torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee. On Sunday, the baton for courage was […]
Home-ice dis-advantage? Of the 16 NHL teams to make the Stanley Cup playoffs, take a guess which one finished the regular season with the fewest home wins. That would be your Philadelphia Flyers. They managed […]
There was so much commotion about Sean Couturier’s winning goal and Michal Neuvirth’s brilliant goaltending that a collision involving Ivan Provorov late in Friday night’s Game 5 didn’t garner much attention. But maybe it should […]
PITTSBURGH – Shayne Gostisbehere could only marvel at the performances of some of his veteran teammates in Friday night’s stay-alive 4-2 win over the Penguins. Sean Couturier, of course, was the headliner. But Michal Neuvirth, […]
PITTSBURGH – Claude Giroux said the other day if the Flyers were going down, they would be going down swinging. Well, Friday night they came out swinging and they didn’t go down. […]
PITTSBURGH – It must have been a tough call to make but Flyers center Sean Couturier decided to give it a go in Friday night’s Game 5 against the Penguins. Faced with his team’s possible […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It looks like rookie defenseman Robert Hagg will be back in the Flyers’ lineup for Game 5, but what about star center Sean Couturier? At Thursday’s practice, Hagg was paired with Shayne […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Some people seem to think the Flyers aren’t trying hard enough. Ron Hextall, Dave Hakstol and Claude Giroux beg to differ. Heading into Friday night’s possible elimination game in Pittsburgh, the Flyers […]
PHILADELPHIA – Truth be told, the Flyers aren’t going anywhere unless their best players wake up. Here are the ugly numbers: Claude Giroux, no goals in 11 playoff games. Wayne Simmonds, no goals in 11 […]
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