VOORHEES – Call it a mutual respect society. Coach Scott Gordon liked what he saw in Travis Sanheim’s game at the NHL level almost from the moment he was hired back on Dec. 17. By […]
PHILADELPHIA – Forget the end of a record personal winning streak, a team record shot total or seemingly outplaying an opponent. The bottom line is this: The Flyers went into Monday night’s game with a […]
VOORHEES – Michael Raffl stood in front of his locker Monday morning, when a media type asked him about transitioning from a former “19-goal scorer” to a more two-way, defensive type player. The Flyers’ forward […]
Philippe Myers has been waiting a long time for this moment and it couldn’t come in a more opportunistic situation. The Flyers made it clear that the towering defenseman is ready to join their roster […]
PHILADELPHIA – Carter Hart didn’t have time to buy thank you cards but if he did, he would have sent one to each of his teammates on Saturday. During the most recent four games of […]
PHILADELPHIA – The NHL trade deadline might be still two weeks off but Chuck Fletcher isn’t waiting around to make some moves. Looking to accommodate the wishes of Dale Weise, recently demoted to the Lehigh […]
Since their inception in 1967, the Flyers have never won a Calder Trophy for NHL rookie of the year. But that might be changing soon. In the space of less than two weeks, we have […]
PHILADELPHIA – At least they didn’t go down without a fight. Even though the Flyers’ eight-game winning streak came to an end in a shootout on Thursday night, they did manage […]
On some teams, moving your top goal scorer to the second power-play unit might be taken as a bit of a disrespect. But when a team like the Flyers comes up with seven power-play goals […]
PHILADELPHIA – Shayne Gostisbehere’s charity project, the “GhostBear’’ Foundation, assists ill or disabled children, meaning he has a great appreciation for the mission of helping health-challenged young people. The Flyers defenseman was front and center […]
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