It was 59 years ago this week that the game of hockey was changed forever. Up until Halloween night, 1959, the only mask an NHL goaltender wore was when he went trick-or-treating with his kids. […]
PHILADELPHIA – After three-plus years of Dave Hakstol, one would think the Flyers might have a defensive system down by now. Yet entering Saturday’s 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers had allowed […]
DENVER – If the NHL owners are going to take a big hit someday in a concussion lawsuit filed by the players, they might as well try to change the dynamic of the game itself. […]
The best thing about NHL/Stanley Cup predictions in October? Nobody remembers a darn one of them in June. Sometimes not even the author, which is why they’re so much fun. This is not science, it’s […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – It’s going to take more than a couple blunt questions at a press briefing to get Ron Hextall to show his cards. The Flyers general manager would make an exceptional professional poker […]
DALLAS – Once again, the Flyers appear to have addressed some of their needs over the weekend at the NHL Entry Draft. They added a physical defenseman, a couple right-handed backliners and some skill up […]
Entering his fifth offseason, Flyers general manager Ron Hextall’s biggest strength thus far has been the prospect depth he’s built through stockpiling draft picks and being bold in doing everything he can to land prospects […]
One team has waited 44 years to win a Stanley Cup. Another team has waited one year to do the same. Which one do you think will be the sentimental favorite when the Big Show […]
It’s a tradition that’s almost as old as hockey itself. Your favorite team gets eliminated from the playoffs, so now what? Well, you look around at the remaining teams to find ex-players from your team […]
What were they looking at? I’m talking about my fellow Professional Hockey Writers Association brethren who somehow managed to leave the Flyers’ Claude Giroux off their top three finalists for the NHL’s Hart Trophy (most […]
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