PHILADELPHIA – As measuring stick games go for the Flyers, this one came up about a few inches short. Challenging the NHL-best Colorado Avalanche on a Sunday afternoon at Xfinity Mobile Arena, the Flyers wanted […]
VOORHEES, N.J – They say the measure of an elite goaltender is how he reacts to a tough loss. Or, in the case of Flyers goalie Dan Vladar’s performance in last Monday’s 5-1 defeat by […]
Some young hockey players dream of one day scoring the winning goal in the Stanley Cup Final. Others believe simply being on the roster of a successful team in a Winter Olympics gold medal game […]
VOORHEES, N.J. – Success came early to Matvei Michkov, so it’s easy to pass off this somewhat disappointing season as simply a “sophomore slump.” The Flyers talented winger led the team in goals last year […]
PHILADELPHIA – If there was any danger of the Flyers looking past Buffalo to Sunday’s showdown with NHL-leading Colorado, it didn’t materialize in Wednesday night’s game against the Sabres. The Flyers scored three goals in […]
PHILADELPHIA – No one player can replace a leading performer such as Tyson Foerster, so it has to be a group effort. With Foerster gone for at least a couple months due to an upper-body […]
Brian Boucher went through it as a player and so he knows what it’s like to watch when any valued teammate goes out for a considerable amount of playing time. This year’s Flyers team will […]
PHILADELPHIA – Penalty killing has been one of the Flyers’ strong suits this season but it wasn’t on Monday night. They gave up a season-high three power-play goals to Pittsburgh and that was plenty of […]
PHILADELPHIA – When Tyson Foerster left the game in the second period, the groan coming out of the stands could be heard up in the rafters. As it happened at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Monday […]
PHILADELPHIA – It took about a month for Matvei Michkov to catch on to Flyers coach Rick Tocchet’s system but the young Russian is making up for lost time now. After scoring just one goal […]
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