PHILADELPHIA – He might be tied for second in goals scored by NHL players, but that’s not enough to prevent him from feeling coach Alain Vigneault’s wrath. Travis Konecny “hit the pine’’ for Saturday night’s […]
When it comes to feel-good stories, Nate Prosser’s is about as good as it gets. Many thought the 34-year-old journeyman defenseman’s professional hockey career was winding down when he ended up playing for the AHL […]
It’s not how you start in most NHL games, it’s how you finish. The Flyers gave a clinic on this contention in their two-game series with the New Jersey Devils. After scoring three times in […]
Flyers coach Alain Vigneault doesn’t usually institute significant lineup changes after a win, but Thursday night he made a valid exception to the rule. Somewhat displeased with the play of veteran Robert Hagg and rookie […]
Flyers coach Alain Vigneault doesn’t usually institute significant lineup changes after a win, but Thursday night he made a valid exception to the rule. Somewhat displeased with the play of veteran Robert Hagg and rookie […]
When it came to smashing goaltender sticks over net cage crossbars, no one outdid The King, Ron Hextall. He transformed the act into an artform – overhand, sidearm, dramatic wind-up. And sometimes he even tried […]
Nothing seems to come easy for the Flyers these days, so they have to come up with some creative ways to pull games out of the fire. Such was the […]
Alain Vigneault is known as a coach who tries to put his players in a position to succeed. Which explains why he chose to pair returning defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere with a familiar face for Tuesday […]
Absorbing a board check from a 6-foot-4, 225-pound forward in a corner collision might seem rather traumatic for a defenseman. But dealing with something really serious like COVID-19 as Shayne Gostisbehere just experienced might prove […]
Sporting a high faceoff percentage isn’t just a source of pride in the NHL, it’s a necessity. The Flyers know this because they’ve been among the league leaders the past couple years and no doubt […]
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