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 […]
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The week was proceeding rather well for the Flyers but on the seventh day they rested. Three straight wins over Vegas, Chicago and Columbus had left the Flyers in a good frame […]
VOORHEES – It’s probably the only health issue a hockey player can’t take shortcuts with on the road to recovery. Matters that involve the mind are simply too serious, too precious to take chances, so […]
To play new coach Alain Vigneault’s quick-tempo system, a player must be at full strength, both between games and between line changes. That’s why Vigneault has not only controlled his players’ practice time, he’s also […]
PHILADELPHIA – NHL coaches will tell you games are often won or lost on special teams. That certainly was the case last season when the playoff-less Flyers finished with a dismal, 26th-ranked penalty kill. So […]
PHILADELPHIA – When he first came down the hallway to the Devils’ locker room at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, Wayne Simmonds was all smiles. He politely answered media questions about facing his […]
VOORHEES – There’s always plenty of excitement for a hockey team’s home opener. In the case of the Flyers, though, that level of energy promises to get even higher because old pal Wayne Simmonds returns […]
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