Game 5 Preview: Flyers look to start turnaround in Dallas

The Flyers open a three-game road trip in Dallas in search of their first win of the season against the Stars. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Four games into the season, the Flyers are still in search of their first win. Progress takes many forms. It was definitely seen in their last two games against the […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Oct 2014
Morning After: Defense faces tough challenge without Coburn

There are times where Braydon Coburn looks totally out of place in the Flyers defensive system. I even criticized his positioning on the Bruins first goal on Wednesday night. But it is games like the Flyers home opener on Thursday, a 6-4 loss to the Devils, where his absence proves costly. Less of Coburn means […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Oct 2014
Morning After: First game jitters hurt Flyers

The Flyers season opener fully portrayed the dangers of playing on your heels. A late penalty kept the tilted ice in the Boston Bruins favor. But it was a broken play, and a broken stick, that did the Flyers in. Steve Mason attempted to adjust to Adam McQuaid's shot as it fluttered off the broken […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Oct 2014
Flyers Live To Play Another Day; Game Seven Tomorrow

Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography Wayne Simmonds recorded a hat trick for the Flyers as Philadelphia beat the New York Rangers 5-2 in game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.  

Hal Greenblatt  •  29 Apr 2014
The Illogical, Indefensible Decision to Play Hal Gill

  Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography It's not a stretch to say that Hal Gill's play cost the Flyers the game on Sunday afternoon. Gill was on the ice for the Rangers' 2nd and 3rd goals that effectively buried the Flyers at 3-0 in the second period, and both came directly following miscues from Gill. […]

Stephane Hardinger  •  28 Apr 2014
Game 78 Preview: Flyers face Sabres in must-win game

Scott Hartnell and the Flyers look to snap a string of four straight losses on Sunday night against the Sabres. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Four straight losses has sent the Flyers reeling. Luckily, there is a break from playoff teams in the schedule. The Buffalo Sabres come to town on Sunday night as the final […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Apr 2014
Game 74 Preview: Flyers out for revenge against red-hot Bruins

Claude Giroux and the Flyers face Patrice Bergeron and the East-leading Boston Bruins on Sunday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) It has oftened been discussed when the Flyers turned their season around. One such date was a 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Jan. 25.  The Flyers are 14-5-1 since that game. The team that […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Mar 2014
Morning After: Flyers real test begins with Rangers

Dwight King beats Ray Emery for the game-winning goal in the Flyers 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The headline may sound foolish. The Flyers just played six games in 10 days against playoff opponents and not just any playoff opponents. Every team they faced is comfortably […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Mar 2014
Morning After: Where have Flyers forwards gone?

Claude Giroux and the rest of the Flyers forward group have been held scoreless in each of the last two games. Nick Grossmann, a defenseman, scored the only Flyers goal in a 2-1 loss to the Devils on Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The talk of the morning is about the Flyers near game-tying goal […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2014