There’s no getting around one simple fact regarding NHL coaches and their players. If they don’t have relationships — that is, a good open line of communication — they have nothing. That’s what makes the […]
PHILADELPHIA – Penalty killing has been a Flyers’ bugaboo for years, especially this one, but the times they might be a-changin’. Need proof? Take the last two-plus minutes of Thursday night’s second period in a […]
VOORHEES – Scott Hartnell was one of the most popular Flyers of this century, so it’s no surprise he left a lasting impression with his teammates. With Hartnell’s other significant team, Nashville, in town, the […]
VOORHEES – As if we needed to be reminded again, the Flyers made it known once more that the game of hockey is still a results business and they just weren’t getting it done. In […]
VOORHEES – It figured to take some rather unusual circumstances to get rookie goaltender Carter Hart onto the Flyers before Christmas, but things have been pretty oddball of late. Injuries have caused the Flyers to […]
VOORHEES – The scene was about as eerie as it gets. At a midday practice at the Skate Zone on Monday, there were the Flyers skating on the ice but the head coach was nowhere […]
When it came to naming a new assistant general manager, Chuck Fletcher didn’t have to look far. Fletcher, who replaced the recently fired Ron Hextall to become the Flyers’ general manager, simply picked up the […]
New GM Chuck Fletcher has already been portrayed as more on the same page with Flyers’ upper management than Ron Hextall was, but it’s important that he comes off as more than just a “yes […]
PHILADELPHIA – If Travis Sanheim was going to pick an opportune time to score his first goal of the season, Thursday night’s game was it. Uh, make that two goals. With the Flyers trailing the […]
PHILADELPHIA – There are some who thought Samuel Morin might someday be the second coming of Chris Pronger. Tall, strong, mobile with a bit of an attitude. And that Pronger comparison might come true someday. […]
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