PHILADELPHIA – If Alex Lyon is using this emergency call-up from the Phantoms to prove he’s an NHL-worthy goaltender, he did nothing to hurt his cause on Saturday night. Filling in for the injured Carter […]
PITTSBURGH – Stability at fourth-line center might not seem like a big deal – at least not until you’re playing three games in four nights like the Flyers are doing right now. There’s been a […]
O LP PITTSBURGH – With a strong third period and late rally, the Flyers made their point. That said, they would like to have taken home two of them. Down 3-1 in the […]
VOORHEES – Professional athletes live in a different world, knowing they’re the best of the best and perhaps giving off an air of invincibility. Which is part of the reason why the Flyers’ James van […]
VOORHEES – Even though his team currently sits in 10th place in the Eastern Conference heading into the final 32 games, Flyers coach Alain Vigneault still believes his team will make the playoffs. Vigneault claims […]
PHILADELPHIA – For Joel Farabee, it will be his first NHL playoff stretch drive experience. For James van Riemsdyk, it will be one of many. But the two figure to share one common denominator: The […]
PHILADELPHIA – A win over the Pittsburgh Penguins is uncommon enough, but when a team crafts a shutout the way the Flyers did on Tuesday night, well, that’s rare artwork. While goaltender Brian Elliott did […]
Justin Braun is back in business. The Flyers’ defenseman missed six games with a groin strain but was scheduled to return to the line-up for Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Kings. “He’s been […]
PHILADELPHIA – You could see the letdown coming a mile away. After knocking off three of the four best teams in the NHL – including the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues in a white-knuckle […]
PHILADELPHIA – Alain Vigneault wasn’t taking any chances with veteran goaltender Brian Elliott’s health. Rather than start him in back-to-back games, the Flyers coach decided to have backup goaltender Alex Lyon start against the Montreal […]
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