There’s a new sheriff in town and the Flyers hope things are going to start changing around here. On Friday morning they confirmed the hiring of veteran coach John Tortorella as their new bench boss, […]
It’s not completely official yet but the Flyers are about a puck’s length away from hiring veteran coach John Tortorella as their new bench boss. Several media sources are reporting the Flyers and […]
From the files of last week’s column regarding a possible turnaround for the Flyers next season we bring you the case of the “secret weapon’’ goaltender from an extremely unpopular corner of the world […]
One might look at the Flyers’ desultory past season and conclude this team could be years away from serious contention. To that assumption we counter with one shining example: The New York Rangers. […]
As Snoop Dogg proclaims on the popular TV beer commercial: “The best plans are no plans.’’ One might apply this thinking to the decision by the Flyers and former 14-year star Claude Giroux […]
Watching these Stanley Cup playoffs brings to mind what the Flyers should be adding to their shopping list as their long offseason begins to sink in. As promising as the possible healthy returns […]
Kevin Hayes not only just completed the toughest year of his hockey career but probably the most difficult of his entire life. The Flyers’ veteran center endured the loss of his brother, Jimmy, last summer […]
One has to wonder how much of Flyer GM Chuck Fletcher’s “ideal candidate profile’’ approach for the team’s next head coach went out the window the other day when the Barry Trotz firing was […]
In what amounted to a somewhat disappointing evening for the Flyers, the team dropped one position in Tuesday night’s NHL draft lottery, falling from fourth to fifth. The Flyers, who finished with the fourth-worst record […]
He climbed hockey’s highest mountain and while he only played in 29 NHL games, he still will have something to tell his grandchildren about someday with pride. Samuel Morin, a defenseman who eventually […]
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