PITTSBURGH – OK, let’s do the power play math. The Penguins torched the Flyers to the tune of five goals on 13 attempts (38.5 percent) during the regular season. But then a funny thing happened […]
PITTSBURGH – Like Brian Elliott said the other day, no one gets to this level without going through a little adversity. Well, losing a game 7-0 might not be defined by the word “little’’ but […]
PITTSBURGH – True to his word, Dave Hakstol did exactly what he said he would do. He went back to Brian Elliott to start Game 2, this despite coming off a game in which the […]
PITTSBURGH – Aside from purchasing a few lariat-lasso ropes at your local rodeo store, how do you slow down these breathtakingly fast Pittsburgh Penguins? To hear the Flyers tell it, the process should start way […]
PITTSBURGH – Stubborn might be too strong a word to describe Flyers coach Dave Hakstol’s approach to a bad loss in Game 1 of a best-of-seven playoff series against the Penguins. But let’s go with […]
PITTSBURGH – You know that old cliché about getting right back up on the horse after a particularly bad experience? Dave Hakstol doesn’t think there’s anything trite about it at all, at least not in […]
PITTSBURGH – So, after talking a good game about smart hockey early in the day, the Flyers went out and produced something quite the opposite. It was bad from start to finish and when it […]
PITTSBURGH – While much of the media attention regarding the Flyers’ defense centers on the pairing of Shayne Gostisbehere and Ivan Provorov, the fact of the matter is a team is only as good as […]
When Scott Adams was playing defense for Neshaminy High School back in the ‘70s and occasionally stopping play due to some sort of infraction, little did he know he would one day be the one […]
PITTSBURGH – One aspect of the Flyers’ performance against the Penguins to keep an eye on is the play of their rookies. Kids like Travis Sanheim, Oskar Lindblom and Robert Hagg not only haven’t played […]
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