PITTSBURGH – Claude Giroux called it embarrassing. Sean Couturier echoed that sentiment and threw a “horrible’’ on top of it. Starting goalie Brian Elliott, after getting shelled for six goals, confirmed there was anger in […]
PITTSBURGH – After a spectacular rookie season, this wasn’t how it was supposed to go in Year 2 for goalie Carter Hart. Following a strong start, with wins over Chicago in Prague and […]
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – When Tyler Pitlick was benched by Alain Vigneault a couple games back, he didn’t wait for the Flyers coach to explain the move. He went right to the source. Pitlick, who returned […]
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The week was proceeding rather well for the Flyers but on the seventh day they rested. Three straight wins over Vegas, Chicago and Columbus had left the Flyers in a good frame […]
PHILADELPHIA – This time a year ago, a two-goal deficit for the Flyers might as well have been 10 with less than half a period to play. But that was then and this is now. […]
In this age of advanced hockey analytics, there’s still one old-fashioned statistic that stands the test of time. That’s team goal differential. The formula is fairly easy: If you finish the season in the black […]
VOORHEES – It’s probably the only health issue a hockey player can’t take shortcuts with on the road to recovery. Matters that involve the mind are simply too serious, too precious to take chances, so […]
VOORHEES – No matter how long a player has competed in the National Hockey League, there are always new things to learn. Or old things to be re-learned. That was some of the reasoning behind […]
VOORHEES – There haven’t been any injuries to the Flyers defense to date and all six have been playing pretty well, so that’s a good thing for everyone. Everyone, that is, except Sam Morin. The […]
PHILADELPHIA – There had been plenty of chances but few finishes. Until Monday night, that is. The Flyers had been talking throughout the first few weeks of the season about getting loads of scoring opportunities […]
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