Philadelphia Flyers

VOORHEES – At his Friday press conference to discuss his recent firing, ex-Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said the one regret he might have had was not securing a player last summer “with a little […]

He’s the leader of the Flyers’ next generation and he still believes the current cast, including a handful of 30-somethings, can get the job done. Sean Couturier was last year’s runner-up to the Selke Trophy, […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – When Flyers’ management announced on Tuesday that it expects to be both active in trades and aggressive in salary cap spending, players listened up. How active and how aggressive depends on the […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – Anyone who thought the Flyers would just sit still while they look to hire a new general manager should probably think again. Team president Paul Holmgren wasted no time Wednesday – two […]

PHILADELPHIA – When the subject of Ron Hextall’s firing on Monday came up at Tuesday’s press conference at the Wells Fargo Center, the word “unyielding’’ came up often. The perception, at least from Flyers president […]

PHILADELPHIA – So where do they go from here? One day after the Flyers fired Ron Hextall as their general manager and executive vice-president, the team held a press conference at the Wells Fargo Center […]

PHILADELPHIA – It’s a team that’s won two championships, been to the Stanley Cup Final eight times and has the second-highest winning percentage in NHL history. That said, when the Flyers go through a six-year […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – If your boss calls your performance “mediocre,’’ it’s hard to disagree. Especially when he’s right. So that’s why there was virtually no pushback at Flyers’ practice on Wednesday, one day after general […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – Even though Shayne Gostisbehere enjoyed a spectacular bounce-back season last year, many thought Ivan Provorov was the best all-around defenseman on the Flyers. True, Gostisbehere did win the Barry Ashbee Trophy for […]