Hockey
Fletcher state of the team address: Giroux the Flyers’ only ‘untouchable’
VOORHEES – When a general manager uses words like “atrocious’’ to describe his team’s play, you know he’s clearly unhappy with the franchise’s current state of affairs. So when Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher rolled that […]
Flyers expect better things from Vorobyev second time around
VOORHEES – Either Mikhail Vorobyev impressed the Flyers with an improved work ethic in his 32-game return to the Phantoms or the Flyers’ season is beyond hope and it’s time to take […]
Staying on right track Flyers’ goal down the stretch
VOORHEES – There’s more than just pride at stake as the Flyers embark on the final 35 games after the bye week. You might say there are jobs involved, starting with […]
Flyers acquire Sabres’ Justin Bailey, send Leier to Buffalo
In the past couple years, it looked like forward Taylor Leier might figure into the Flyers’ future plans. That speculation ended late Thursday when the Flyers traded him to Buffalo in exchange for Justin Bailey. […]
Penalty kill gives Flyers life in 4-3 over Boston
PHILADELPHIA — Yes, Sean Couturier had a natural hat trick, Carter Hart stood on his head in goal and Claude Giroux recorded his 500th career assist. But the real heroes of Wednesday night’s nationally televised […]
Giroux’s play key part of van Riemsdyk’s resurgence
VOORHEES – Statistics can tell you a lot about a player, but they can’t measure certain intangibles, like how they make players better around them. Take, for instance, Claude Giroux. While he’s once again having […]
Weise placed on waivers, players say he will be missed
VOORHEES – Another one bites the dust, but it comes as no surprise that veteran forward Dale Weise was placed on waivers by the Flyers on Tuesday. As was the case with the Jordan Weal […]
Patrick ends slump, leads Flyers to 7-4 win
PHILADELPHIA – It took about a season and a half but the lengthy wait might be finally over. At long last, Nolan Patrick turned in a performance truly worthy of a No. 2 overall draft […]
Forward thinking behind Flyers’ new power play
VOORHEES – Doing something over and over again and expecting a different result supposedly is the definition of insanity. Given the craziness of this unexpectedly bad Flyers season, it probably was time to start thinking […]