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MONTREAL – Having already traded for a front-line goaltender in Petr Mrazek last week, the Flyers were predictably quiet at Monday’s 3 p.m. NHL trade deadline. General manager Ron Hextall did claim veteran defenseman Johnny […]

PHILADELPHIA – When Wayne Simmonds went down with an upper-body injury, folks wondered how much the Flyers’ power play might suffer. Turns out hardly at all, at least with Nolan Patrick available in relief. For […]

VOORHEES, N.J. – There’s more to not allowing power plays than meets the eye. Sure, it’s always a good thing when a hockey team doesn’t have to play shorthanded. Statistics show that teams which win […]

      PHILADELPHIA – Something special is happening here.       The Flyers were down to pull-the-goalie time in the final minutes of Tuesday night’s game against Montreal when their resilience showed up once again.       Trailing […]

The news keeps coming fast and furious for a Flyers team which sounds determined not to let a few key injuries derail their playoffs express. On Tuesday, it was announced that forward Wayne Simmonds will […]

   If you needed a sign the Flyers consider themselves legitimate playoff contenders, look no further than Monday night’s trade to acquire goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Detroit Red Wings.       With both goaltenders Brian […]

NEW YORK – When it comes to the Flyers, the NHL trade deadline just may have gotten a whole lot more interesting. If the lower-body injury starting goaltender Michal Neuvirth suffered in Sunday’s game against […]

NEW YORK – No one had to call Hollywood to script a dramatic ending, although Sunday’s game sure looked that way for Alex Lyon. Having struggled in three of his first NHL appearances, the Flyers […]

NEW YORK – If you’re looking for some less than obvious reasons for the Flyers’ recent success, start with their much improved power play. Languishing around the middle of the NHL pack at the turn […]

      PHILADELPHIA – It has to be a little demoralizing to keep taking leads against your turnpike rivals and then handing games away.       The Flyers and the New Jersey Devils traded haymakers […]