Braydon Coburn has not received much praise over the last season and a half among Philadelphia Flyers fans (the nickname "Slowburn" comes to mind). I’ve been somewhat critical myself of the 28 year-old defenseman, suggesting in
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The Edmonton Oilers don’t make many appearances in Philadelphia. The newest collective bargaining agreement helps to remedy that by mandating that every team plays each other at least twice per season. In spite of consecutive
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The Edmonton Oilers are one of the few teams in the Western Conference that has not been dominating the NHL over the first month of the season. Unlike Philadelphia, where everyone but the goaltender have
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The Philadelphia Flyers made official on Friday evening defenseman Mark Streit's four year, $21 million contract that was previously reported almost two weeks ago. With Streit on the books, the Flyers now have $33.25 million
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At nearly the quarter mark of the 2011-12 NHL season, there has been a lot of discussion over whether Matt Read could be a Calder Trophy winner come June. I've already written how it would
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It’s only two games into the 2011-12 Flyers season, so the mere suggestion of trades is a bit premature. However, the predicament that the front office finds itself in with the return of Blair Betts
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If ever there was a game where the Flyers needed to right the ship, tonight was it. The Edmonton Oilers, despite winning 7 of their last 10 games, sit at the bottom of the rankings
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