NEWARK, N.J. – When Travis Konecny had an “A” for alternate captain sewn on his jersey last season, it was for good reason. But years before this, his teammates probably would have opted for […]
A lot has been said and written about what went wrong with the first half of the last-place Flyers’ season. Whether it was unsteady goaltending, sub-par special teams or a failure to find compatible lines, […]
While he’s quite busy with his first season coaching the Toronto Maple Leafs, Craig Berube still finds a little time to check on the team that gave him his start both on the ice and […]
As that great philosopher Yogi Berra once mused, “it gets late early out there.” He was referring to the game of baseball, of course, and the challenge of playing Yankee Stadium’s left field at […]
It’s a bit ironic, a tad coincidental and a pinch of just how great these two coaches really are. We’re referring to the New York Rangers’ Peter Laviolette and the Flyers’ John Tortorella. They are […]
“There are lies, damned lies and statistics,” is a phrase often attributed to humorist and essayist Mark Twain. As it applies to professional ice hockey, it points out how numbers can be manipulated to state […]
Every hockey team goes through it. Trying to find the right chemistry for each of its four lines. There isn’t a whole lot of time to think out there. Knowing where a linemate is going […]
If the Flyers plan to end this four-year playoff drought (and the players certainly don’t need to be reminded of that futility streak), they’re going to need bigger contributions from they’re bigger-name players. You […]
They don’t call it the home-ice advantage for nothing which is why the Flyers need to make some hay while the Wells Fargo Center lights shine during a five-game stay in Philadelphia. Over the […]
A year has come and gone since former NHL player Adam Johnson was killed after having his throat slashed by an errant skateblade during a game in England and yet a majority of players […]
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