Claude Giroux
In each of the Flyers last three seasons, the playoff push has not been easy. In a lockout-shortened 2013 season, the Flyers carried a frantic playoff push into the final few games. Last season, it took a rally from a horrendous start to the season just to make the playoffs. The Flyers finally clinched a […]
View image | gettyimages.com Make no mistake about it, after achieving what they set out to do, the Flyers 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday definitely has them in the playoff race. After the win, they are five points out of a playoff spot with 26 games to play. If only the […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers entered Sunday's game as a team hovering between an early offseason and dim playoff hopes with their true status in question. There was nothing in question about the Sabres season. Still, the Sabres gave the Flyers a run for their money in Buffalo on Sunday night, playing a […]
Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography In three of the Flyers last four games, the focal point has been the lost point. Three valuable points in the standings were there for the taking and the Flyers failed to gain any of them. That's what makes Sunday's game against the lowly Buffalo Sabres not only a huge […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers had a 3-1 lead with 12 minutes to play in the third period on Friday night in Columbus against the Blue Jackets. It was going to continue a recent run of success that featured five wins and two overtime losses – points in seven straight games. The Flyers […]
View image | gettyimages.com Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and added an assist. Ray Emery made 29 saves. In the end, It wasn't enough. Columbus climbed back from a 3-1 deficit midway through the third as Jared Boll and Cam Atkinson each scored to tie it. Artem Anisimov finished off the comeback […]
The Philadelphia Flyers (23-22-9) are back in action action tonight as they pay a visit to the Columbus Blue Jackets (23-26-3). This is the fourth of five meetings between the two clubs and second of two games in Columbus. The series will wrap up in Philadelphia next Tuesday. Game time is 7:00.
If you remember my column from last week, then you remember the task I said was at hand for the Flyers – in the next three games, all against current playoff teams, the Flyers needed two wins. They did not succeed in this test, winning only the must-win game on Sunday in regulation. But the […]
View image | gettyimages.com Just as it was on Sunday, a nail-biting finish ensued as the Flyers were clinging to a one-goal lead. Ray Emery couldn't fend off the Canadiens forever and with 7:22 to play, Montreal tied the game. From that point, it was Montreal's game to lose if they could find a […]
Twice already in the 2014-15 season, the Flyers have been locked in tight contests with the Washington Capitals. The stakes for the Flyers are growing by the game and on Sunday they are astronomical. The Orange and Black open a four-game road trip on Sunday afternoon in Washington as they face the Capitals at 3 […]
