Articles by Ryan Gilbert (35)
After looking at the penalty kill last week, I wanted to flip that and look at the positive aspect of the Philadelphia Flyers’ special teams: the power play. The Flyers power play has been great as of late, not only this season but in past seasons as well. However, the departure of Scott Hartnell and […]
Fans on their feet for the shootout win & we get another team salute to the crowd @PPLCenter! #thereisnoplacelikehome pic.twitter.com/9vRvGgqZYP — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) November 20, 2014 NHL: In the midst of the Claude Giroux injury saga, the Flyers sent Blair Jones back to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in favor of top prospect Scott Laughton. The […]
#136296440 / gettyimages.com Eric Lindros and John Leclair were one of the most dominating duos throughout the late 1990s. Along with Mikael Renberg, the Legion Of Doom put up some incredible numbers during some of the best years that the NHL has ever seen. With generational talents like Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, as […]
Check it out! Phantoms capture dramatic win last night at sold-out @PPLCenter http://t.co/7SFODlZlhr! pic.twitter.com/IdJraYVQYl — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) November 16, 2014 Injury Updates: Shayne Gostisbehere's surgery went well and his recovery time is much quicker than expected. Rather than upwards of 6 months, Gostisbehere could be back on the ice in just 3 months, allowing […]
Special teams play can win or lose hockey games. There is no doubt that this was the case for the Philadelphia Flyers over the weekend in back-to-back losses at home against Columbus and then in Montreal the next night. Over those two games, the Flyers had been shorthanded 7 times and only successfully killed off […]
Though nearly even in SOG & both teams going 1/8 on the PP, Phantoms fall to the Penguins 3-1. Phantoms return home tom. night #LVatWBS — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) November 15, 2014 AHL: The Lehigh Valley Phantoms fell to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Friday night by a score of 3 to 1. It was a relatively […]
#457218010 / gettyimages.com There is no doubt that the Philadelphia Flyers’ biggest weakness is, and has been, defense. Going into his first offseason as general manager, there were a few options Ron Hextall could choose to improve the Flyers biggest weakness. Rather than making a big splash by signing a bigger-name defenseman, Hextall […]
#456356506 / gettyimages.com AHL: Prior to Saturday’s game the Flyers organization suffered yet another setback. After leaving the game in the 3rd period after crashing into the boards, it was announced on Saturday that Shayne Gostisbehere would be out indefinitely with a torn ACL. Gostisbehere had a cup of coffee with the big […]
When the Philadelphia Flyers signed Michael Del Zotto in August after the tragic injury to Kimmo Timonen, many expected him to play minimal minutes in a 3rd pairing role. However, due to injuries to Braydon Coburn, Andrew MacDonald and now Luke Schenn, Del Zotto has been forced to play more minutes and play against tougher […]
Phantoms 4-game road trip continues tonight vs. Manchester Monarchs! Catch all the action on Fox 1470 AM! pic.twitter.com/fo6rLqqF8M — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) November 7, 2014 AHL: The Lehigh Valley Phantoms fell to the Worcester Sharks on Wednesday night in a back and forth battle by a score of 4 to 3. The Phantoms started the scoring […]