Clinch or Miss: Scenarios for Flyers around Saturday’s game

Embed from Getty Images   This is it for the Flyers. Two games remain, but by the close of Saturday, the true final day of the NHL regulars season for the 26 teams not affected by Winter Storm Jonas is January, the Flyers could already have learned their fate, good or bad. With so much […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Apr 2016
To make playoffs, Flyers must regain swagger

  Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Do you have a pulse? If you don’t, you may have one now. And if you did prior to Wayne Simmonds’ game-tying goal last night against the Toronto Maple Leafs, you may have a heart condition. The Philadelphia Flyers did nothing to keep the stress levels of themselves and their fans at […]

Dan Heaning  •  08 Apr 2016
Flyers-Maple Leafs: Postgame Perspective

Flyers have no excuses for being on brink Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia If this is it for the Flyers, and after their 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it very well could be, we'll always know the reason why. The Flyers have excuses to hide behind — the brutal schedule against playoff teams, the fatigue that […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Apr 2016
Flyers mount comeback, but fall to Maple Leafs in overtime

Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Suddenly, the Flyers playoff hopes, which one week ago looked so likely, are on life support. A similar start led to another insurmountable deficit for the Flyers, this time against the NHL's worst team. The Toronto Maple Leafs struck for two first-period goals. The Flyers managed a third-period rally, but fell on a […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Apr 2016
Flyers Present Team Awards for 2015-16 Season

Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With just three games remaining and the regular season coming to a close this Sunday, the Flyers handed out their annual team awards prior to Thursday night's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following Flyers were winners.

Kevin Durso  •  07 Apr 2016
Stolarz returns to Phantoms, Emery to back up Mason

Embed from Getty Images   With Steve Mason carrying the Flyers in net for the remainder of the season, the Flyers have returned Anthony Stolarz to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the final stretch of the AHL season. The Phantoms have six games remaining this season, starting Friday, which gives Stolarz a chance to get […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Apr 2016
Flyers-Maple Leafs: Game 80 Preview

Must-win for Flyers against Maple Leafs Embed from Getty Images   With Wednesday's loss in Detroit, things just got a lot more interesting. A win in Detroit would have presented an opportunity for the Flyers to clinch. Now, Thursday's game isn't a must-win for clinching purposes. It is a must win because it could very well […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Apr 2016
Flyers-Red Wings: Postgame Perspective

With loss to Detroit, Flyers final 3 games take on greater meaning All the Flyers really needed was one point. Get the game to overtime, see what happens. If they had won, better then, great, if not, they were still had the odds in their favor. It didn't have to be the way it now is for […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Apr 2016
Flyers-Red Wings: Game 79 Preview

Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia They are all playoff games for the Flyers, but Wednesday night's game might as well be the Super Bowl. For two playoff hopefuls yet to lock in a spot, Wednesday night is a head-to-head showdown that will have one team on the cusp of clinching and another on the bubble. The Philadelphia Flyers […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Apr 2016