Articles by Craig Forsythe (54)
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin According to Igor Eronko of the hockey department for Sports.ru, defenseman Erik Gustafsson has signed a deal with the KHL team Avangard Omsk. It is just speculation at the moment, but it sounds as though Gustafsson has played his last game as a Flyer. Gustafsson is an undrafted 25-year-old d-man […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin A week after the team's exit in the opening round of the postseason, the Philadelphia Flyers announced today that Paul Holmgren will become the team's President and Ron Hextall will become the team's new General Manager. It will mark the first time in his career that Holmgren will be the […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Claude Giroux has been named one of the three finalists for the Hart Trophy, which is given to the player who is deemed most valuable during the regular season. The other two finalists are Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks.
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Rangers, Game 7, 7:00 pm, NBCSN/CSN-Philly/MSG/TSN2/RDS In a back-and-forth series, it comes down to tonight for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for Game 7. The Rangers have won all the odd-numbered games so far in the […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Rangers, Game 5, 12:00pm, NBC After a solid goaltending performance from Steve Mason on Friday night, the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers enter today's contest tied 2-2 in the series. Just like they did in New York, the Flyers and the Blueshirts split […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin Despite the New York Rangers scoring early in the contest, the Philadelphia Flyers responded and won 2-1 to even the series at 2-2. Jakub Voracek had the game-winning goal and Matt Read had the game-tying goal, while Steve Mason made 37 saves.
Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography After coming away with an improbable split at Madison Square Garden this weekend, the Philadelphia Flyers head back home to host the New York Rangers in Game 3 of their opening round series tonight. Head coach Craig Berube will turn to Ray Emery again, but has decided to mix up […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF AMY IRVIN Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Rangers, Game 2 (New York leads 1-0), 12:00pm, NBC The Philadelphia Flyers find themselves down 1-0 in the opening round of the playoffs after a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Although they were tied 1-1 in the […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF AMY IRVIN The NHL was looking for bitter rivals to meet up in the postseason when they introduced their new playoff format last summer, and that's exactly what they received with this series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers. The Flyers may be in trouble with their visits to […]
IMAGE COURTESY OF AMY IRVIN Carolina Hurricanes (35-35-11) @ Philadelphia Flyers (42-30-9), 3:00pm, CSN-Philly/SPSO Although Game 82 doesn't mean much to the Philadelphia Flyers this season, there are still a few things to watch for in their tilt today against the Carolina Hurricanes. With a few Adirondack Phantoms taking part in their first NHL game […]