Given all the pandemic and injury issues, the uniform numbers on the Flyers’ nightly lineup sheet have taken on the look of some weird lottery game ticket. Coach Alain Vigneault has been forced to do […]
PHILADELPHIA – It wasn’t like the Flyers entered this schedule week which was straight out of the netherworld not knowing the possible consequences. Six games in nine days? Even a veteran coach such as Alain […]
PHILADELPHIA – What was supposed to be one of the Flyers’ strong suits this year has become somewhat of a liability. After finishing 11th in the NHL last season, the Flyers’ penalty kill has languished […]
The series was there for the taking. Leading the Penguins late in the second period, the Flyers had visions of taking two out of three in this week’s “series’’ and putting some distance in the […]
Just because they were able to put on skates and hit the ice right after they had been cleared from COVID protocol doesn’t mean a half-dozen Flyers were in top hockey shape. In fact, from […]
If the Flyers go on to do great things this year, they might point to Thursday night’s “The Time-out’’ and “The Comeback’’ as turning points in their season. When it comes to character victories, they […]
Brian Elliott might not be the Flyers’ MVP but he’s certainly a “VVP.’’ What, pray tell, is a VVP? Well, it’s a made-up acronym for “Very Valuable Player,’’ a role the No. 2 goaltender seems […]
It’s less than a three-hour drive from Buffalo to Pittsburgh but when it came to the difference between the Flyers’ play in the two cities, the span looked like light-years. The […]
After playing to vacant houses since July due to the pandemic, the Flyers get their first look at something besides empty seats for Tuesday night’s game. Pennsylvania is slowly lifting restrictions so approximately 2,800 fans […]
It’s one thing to compete for three straight games in the other guys’ building during a playoff series. But a trio of matches on the road during the regular season? That’s never been done before. […]
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