Jason Akeson
They were set to face off against the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. In his first season behind the bench was now Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault. What ensued was a battle of a seven-game series that featured ups and downs the entire way. Here is a closer look at the Flyers 2014 playoff series against the Rangers.
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia The Lehigh Valley Phantoms missed an opportunity to get back into the playoff race on Friday, and on Saturday saw those chances take a further hit. The Phantoms fell to the Binghamton Senators, 3-1, on Saturday at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena, sending them to their second loss of the weekend.
View image | gettyimages.com To our loyal Flyerdelphia readers, Happy New Year! There are plenty of big things in store for the site coming in 2015, so stay tuned! Now, for the first of many times this year, let's dig into the Flyerdelphia mailbag. Any shot that [Rob] Zepp gets another start? – Pat […]
It's time for a line change for the Flyers. Game after game, it was one line truly powering the Flyers offense. When they were snuffed out by the New York Islanders on Monday, Craig Berube finally noticed what was obvious for several games. The Flyers have a lot of players who can score. But they […]
For a good portion of Tuesday, the status of captain Claude Giroux was up in the air. Craig Berube didn't know anything. R.J. Umberger played time on the top line while hoping Giroux was good enough to play. Finally, after hours of speculation, Ron Hextall revealed the mildly bad news. Giroux would be out for […]
Five days off on the schedule helped end a five-game home winning streak for the Flyers. But the break was hardly a reason for the Flyers sluggish effort against a reeling Blue Jackets team. Columbus entered Friday night's game on a nine-game losing streak – 0-8-1 in their last nine games – and stunned the […]
Steve Mason made 28 saves in the Flyers loss to the Panthers on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) When the Flyers faced a short-handed Florida Panthers team on Saturday, they struggled to gain time in the offensive zone to make any attempt at scoring. The Panthers didn't have the greatest offensive game, but two goals […]
With Michael Raffl out for six weeks, which Flyers will step up? This week's mailbag answers that and more. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) It's time for another week of mailbag questions. Let's take a look at what we have this week.
Flyers forward Michael Raffl will be out for six weeks after suffering a lower-body injury on Tuesday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Tuesday's strong win for the Flyers was marred by the impending news of Michael Raffl's injury. On Wednesday, the Flyers got bad news on the top-line winger. Raffl will be out for […]
Steve Mason gets his first start in goal in four games as the Flyers face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Last season, it was the site of the game where the Flyers clinched a playoff spot. For this season's Flyers, the first game against the Florida Panthers opens […]
