VOORHEES – Nate Thompson’s first reaction to his trade to the Flyers on Monday morning was one of excitement. And why not? He’s going from a Montreal team which basically is out of the playoff […]
VOORHEES – Looking to improve their depth at center, the Flyers acquired a pair of pivotmen on Monday morning, hours before the 3 p.m. deadline on NHL trade deadline day. First, Flyers general manager Chuck […]
PHILADELPHIA – Another home game, another win for the Flyers. The Flyers somehow eked out a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center and in the process gained ground […]
PHILADELPHIA – It’s an unspoken mission but if you see the T-shirts the Flyers are wearing under their jerseys these days, not much has to be said. The shirts say “#23 Oskar Strong’’ and the […]
Usually a team which uses a lot of rookies is either out of the playoff picture or trying to get a lot younger and a lot cheaper in a hurry. The Flyers, who were fifth […]
VOORHEES – Just a week or two ago, the talk around the Flyers was about the struggle to secure a playoff wild card spot. How quickly things have changed. After sweeping a home-and-home series with […]
TAMPA – For the second time this week, a rough start proved costly to the Flyers. On Tuesday, the Flyers fell behind 3-0 and lost to the Islanders, 4-3. […]
TAMPA – This was billed as a “measuring stick’’ game and even though the Flyers dropped a disappointing 5-3 decision on Saturday at Amelie Arena to one of the NHL’s best teams, they came away […]
TAMPA – It was a scary moment when Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim collided with Florida’s Aleksander Barkov midway through Thursday night’s game. Sanheim, who sustained some sort of lower-body injury in the mishap, was unable […]
SUNRISE, Fla. – Here is how the “unofficial’’ rating for goals by lower lines goes: One (Good, a nice bonus). Two (Excellent, the boys are pitching in). Three (Holy cow, what did you guys have […]
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