NHL Free Agency Preview: Possible Targets for Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   Free agency officially opens in just a few hours as the NHL world will bid for the best available players. For the Flyers, it is a time when they may not be active players when it comes to outside players, but more about retaining their own. There will be two […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Jul 2016
Don’t Expect Flyers to be big Players in Free Agency

Free agency begins around the NHL on Friday afternoon at noon. While the draft has been Ron Hextall's bread and butter in recent years, free agency has been a period that has forced the Flyers to be more wary of finances than to take chances or be aggressive in signing a proven commodity. When free […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Jun 2016
NHL Scout on Team with Best Draft: ‘Hands down, Philadelphia’

Embed from Getty Images   On Tuesday, you may have seen some of the positive reviews coming in on Ron Hextall’s third year as Flyers GM at the NHL Draft. But the rave reviews continued on Wednesday, as ESPN’s Craig Custance reported in an Insider piece on ESPN.com. When Custance asked one scout for which team […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Jun 2016
Flyers Announce Development Camp Schedule, Participants

Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia The first chance to see some of the Flyers newest draft picks will come in just a couple of weeks. The Flyers announced their annual development schedule on Wednesday and the 34 participants.

Kevin Durso  •  29 Jun 2016
Why the Flyers Focused on two-way Forwards Instead of Scorers

Embed from Getty Images   When the Flyers were on the clock with the 18th overall pick on Friday night at the NHL Draft, they seemingly had the answer to all their goal scoring problems at their fingertips. Kieffer Bellows, who scored 50 goals for the US U-18 team last season, was on the board. […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Jun 2016
Should the Flyers retire Lindros’ No. 88? Absolutely

Embed from Getty Images   Monday's announcement that Eric Lindros would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame came as a bit of a surprise for Flyers fans, while spurring debate for the hockey community at large. Some may argue that a player of Lindros' caliber does not belong in the Hall just yet, while […]

Rob Riches  •  28 Jun 2016
Flyers GM Hextall gets good grades from 2016 Draft

Embed from Getty Images   With Draft weekend now in the books, the early evaluation of picks made by teams around the league have started to filter in. Ron Hextall added 10 players on Draft weekend to the Flyers organization and the general perception is that once again, Hextall fared well on Draft weekend. Here are […]

Kevin Durso  •  28 Jun 2016
Flyers Make Qualifying Offers to RFAs Schenn, Cousins, 3 others

Embed from Getty Images   With free agency set to begin, the Flyers have started to work on finalizing deals with some of their own players due for new contracts. Last Thursday, Radko Gudas signed a four-year extension, one of four unrestricted free-agents the team had. On Monday, the Flyers announced that qualifying offers had […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 Jun 2016
Ex-Flyers Eric Lindros, Pat Quinn named to Hockey Hall of Fame

Embed from Getty Images   At long last, one of the most iconic Flyers to lace up a pair of skates is getting his due. Eric Lindros, the veteran of 13 NHL seasons, will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the selection committee announced on Monday. Former coach Pat Quinn will be inducted […]

Flyerdelphia Staff  •  27 Jun 2016