Articles by Kevin Durso (5321)
View image | gettyimages.com As the Flyers parted ways at the conclusion of the season, several players and head coach Craig Berube all addressed the media. The one person yet to speak is GM Ron Hextall. Hextall will address the media at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and, according to Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia […]
View image | gettyimages.com With the exception of Cole Hamels Opening Day start and David Buchanan's first start last Thursday, the Phillies (3-4) have received solid results from their starting pitchers. Buchanan gets a chance to redeem himself from his struggles on Tuesday as the Phillies continue a series in New York. The Mets […]
The Flyers were in Voorhees on Monday as they packed up following a disappointing 2014-15 season. Each player met individually with Craig Berube and Ron Hextall and also faced the media. The day was filled with quotable moments. Here's some of the highlights.
Photo courtesy of Patrick Franklin (@Phils08champs) The Phillies finally got to Gio Gonzalez. It took until the seventh inning for the Phillies to get one the board and erase a lead-off home run by the Nationals. But when the Phillies struck in the seventh, they made it count. A four-run seventh by the Phillies turned […]
View image | gettyimages.com As the starting pitchers have gone, so have the Phillies (1-2). David Buchanan joined Cole Hamels on Thursday night in first-start struggles, allowing six runs in the third inning allowing the Boston Red Sox to claim the series. Jerome Williams makes his first impression on the 2015 season Friday night. […]
Brandon Manning is now officially a Flyer. For three seasons, the defenseman got a taste of the NHL level on various call-ups. Manning has played 10 games with the Flyers this season, including the last six, and has done enough to earn a spot in the future. The 24-year-old signed a one-year, NHL-only deal with […]
There are just two games remaining in the Flyers season. Prior to the final one on Saturday, when the Flyers host the Ottawa Senators, the team will present their annual awards. The Bobby Clarke Award is given to the team's most valuable player for the season. The race is probably already over. But throughout the […]
If the Flyers don't win another game this season, and fade away as a disappointing season, at least they will have Sunday's game against the Penguins to hang their hat on. The Flyers completed a season sweep of the Penguins with wins on Wednesday and Sunday, both by a score of 4-1. Sunday's game, the […]
Every time the Penguins fired a shot, Steve Mason was there to answer the call. Through 22 first-period shots, Mason made 21 saves, easily keeping the Flyers in the game. One save stood out, a glove save on Craig Adams robbing him on a rebound chance. It was arguably Mason's best save of the season. […]
The Battle of Pennsylvania, as it is affectionately known, has never failed to offer entertaining hockey no matter what the standings say. For the Flyers, Sunday's final edition of the Battle of Pennsylvania in the 2014-15 season is for pride, just as it was last Wednesday in a 4-1 win in Pittsburgh. […]