Philadelphia Flyers Archives – Page 197 of 215

Players, coach sorry to see Simmonds go

February 25, 2019 Wayne Fish

VOORHEES – They knew this day was coming but it didn’t make it any easier. When the Flyers practiced on Monday morning, teammate Wayne Simmonds wasn’t on the ice. Instead, he was […]

Will Flyers be sellers (Simmonds?), buyers or both at trade deadline?

February 24, 2019 Wayne Fish

It’s the question on the mind of every general manager whose team is on the bubble at the NHL trade deadline: Do I sell or do I buy? Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher could do […]

Flyers’ late three-goal rally leads to 4-3 OT win over Pens

February 24, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – For the Flyers, the outlook for the game appeared as dismal as the weather and their playoff hopes pretty much all wet. Trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-1, and time running out, the Flyers […]

Hart, hurt in Montreal warm-ups, to miss 7-to-10 days due to lower-body injury

February 23, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – Some things never change. Throughout their history, the Flyers have had more than their share of problems with injuries – from diagnosing them to treating them to knowing when to allow players the […]

Trading Simmonds would be tantamount to throwing in the towel

February 23, 2019 Wayne Fish

If Wayne Simmonds in fact competes in his last game as a hometown player in Philadelphia on Saturday night, what does that say about the Flyers and what they think of themselves? Here’s one opinion: […]

10 things to know for tonight’s Flyers-Penguins game

February 23, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – The show must go on, at least for two periods anyway. That’s just one of 10 things you need to know about tonight’s Stadium Series game between the Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins […]

Hart to miss 10 days due to lower-body injury

February 23, 2019 Wayne Fish

The Flyers’ surprise announcement on Saturday morning that rookie goaltender Carter Hart will miss the next 10 days with a lower-body injury has raised all sorts of questions. Like, how did it happen? Hart seemed […]

Hart, Flyers’ teammates looking forward to outdoor challenge vs. Penguins

February 21, 2019 Wayne Fish

After more than 15 years of outdoor NHL hockey games, has the novelty begun to wear off? Not if you ask about 70,000 fans sitting in cold, and possibly wet, conditions on Saturday night at […]

Flyers want to keep ‘bounce-back’ streak intact

February 20, 2019 Wayne Fish

It hasn’t happened since Jan. 8 and the Flyers want to keep it from occurring again for as long as they can. Back on that date, the Flyers lost the second of back-to-back games, suffering […]

Flyers hit by early Lightning strike in 5-2 loss

February 19, 2019 Wayne Fish

PHILADELPHIA – If this was supposed to be a measuring stick game for the Flyers, they came up a bit short. Coming off a 12-1-1 dash since Jan. 12, the Flyers skated squarely into a […]