Another Afternoon Game, Another Loss for the Flyers

Sergei Bobrovsky, Zach Parise

It’s become a cliché over the last few seasons, but afternoon starts have not fared well for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Today was no different, as the Flyers came to the Wells Fargo Center unprepared to play and could not keep their emotions in check until the New Jersey Devils had already lit the lamp six times.
Rookie [...]

Its Waynes World and Thankfully Matt Read is Living in It

Wayne Simmonds, Matt Read, Martin Brodeur

For all the talk lately about what trades the Flyers should or shouldn’t make, it’s worth crediting Paul Holmgren for bringing Wayne Simmonds to Philadelphia this offseason because he just had one heck of a game against the Nashville Predators, who fell 4-1 to the Flyers this evening.
Simmonds had his first two-goal game with the [...]

Flyers Trade Defenseman Kevin Marshall for Forward Matt Ford

Carolina Hurricanes v Philadelphia Flyers

It wasn’t the trade that many Flyers fans have been eagerly waiting, butthe organization announced late this afterrnoon that they have traded defenseman Kevin Marshall to the Washington Capitals for forward Matt Ford.
Marshall, 22, played ten games with the Flyers earlier this season where he registered zero points. He was drafted by the organization in [...]

Flyers Trade Talk on TSN and Looking at the Bigger Picture

Vancouver Canucks v Montreal Canadiens

Darren Dreger, James Duthie and Pierre LeBrun spoke quite a bit tonight about the Flyers on Insider Trading on TSN. With Tim Gleason signing a four year, $16 million extension with the Carolina Hurricanes, the trade options at the Flyers’ disposal have now shifted.
The trio suggested the Flyers could pursue Ryan Suter of the Nashville Predators [...]

Flyers Should Learn From Mistakes with Richards as Giroux Groomed for Captaincy

2012 NHL All-Star Game - Player Media Availability

Mike Richards became captain of the Philadelphia Flyers at age 23.
At the time, Richards had finished his third season with the Flyers following an incredible run to the Eastern Conference Finals that saw him net seven goals and fourteen points in seventeen playoff games before falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Prior to that, Richards had been [...]

Should the Flyers Open Next Season in Europe?

Koivu of Anaheim Ducks fights for puck with Ehrhoff and Sekera of Buffalo Sabres during their NHL premiere ice hockey match in Helsinki

The 2011-12 NHL season is long from over, but as the schedule quieted down in the past few days with the All Star Break, I thought I would touch on an idea that has been percolating in my head for a few months.
The NHL began the tradition of opening the regular season in Europe on [...]

Bobrovsky Stifles Panthers With Shootout Success

Sergei Bobrovsky, Stephen Weiss

The Flyers kept the same line-up from Sunday against the Florida Panthers in their final game before the All Star break except for one notable change- Sergei Bobrovsky received the nod to start in net.
Bob made 23 saves on 25 shots through regulation and stopped all three attempts in a shootout to secure two points [...]

Scott Hartnell a Late Addition to the NHL All Star Game

Scott Hartnell, Andrej Meszaros, Claude Giroux

The NHL announced today that Scott Hartnell has been tagged to replace the injured Jonathan Toews at the 2012 NHL All Star Game in Ottawa. Hartnell currently leads the league with thirteen powerplay goals and is in 5th place for scoring with 25 goals.
Hartnell and the rest of the Flyers have been very vocal about [...]

The Harsh Reality of Trading For Shea Weber or Ryan Suter

Scott Hartnell, Shea Weber

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, there has been much talk that the Flyers are holding out to see what happens in Nashville.
Defenseman Shea Weber, currently on a one-year $7.5 million contract, is set to be a restricted free agent in the summer. Defenseman Ryan Suter is set to be an unrestricted free agent. Having [...]

Flyers Battle Hard Against Bruins but Fall in Shootout 6-5

Boston Bruins v Philadelphia Flyers

The Flyers entered this afternoon’s game against the Boston Bruins with a total of eight rookies in the line-up as a result of injuries yesterday to Jaromir Jagr and Danny Briere. The team could have easily used the injuries as an excuse for not playing up to the level of talent that the Bruins boast, [...]

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