Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA – Good thing veteran forward Michael Raffl is such a versatile player because the Flyers need someone just like that right now. Coach Alain Vigneault decided to move Raffl from the third line down […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – If there were ever a 19-year-old player equipped to handle the pressure of playing on the Flyers’ top line, it’s Joel Farabee. Several veterans have commented that Farabee looks as cool as […]

      PHILADELPHIA – It took 11 rounds to decide the shootout, but at least the Flyers could take some comfort from a spirited effort against the Toronto Maple Leafs.       The Flyers came […]

NEWARK, N.J. – Road hockey has not been kind to the Flyers this season. And for a large portion of Friday night’s game against the Devils, it looked like that struggle would continue. But rookie […]

NEWARK, N.J. – A few eyebrows were raised at Thursday’s practice when Flyers coach Alain Vigneault called for better play from his captain, Claude Giroux, and his righthand man, Jake Voracek. On Friday night at […]

      VOORHEES – After two games like that, something had to change, if only for appearance’s sake.       While general manager Chuck Fletcher insisted the Thursday promotion of three players from the Phantoms – defenseman […]

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 […]