Have the Flyers Improved from Last Season in Key Areas?

With the Flyers offseason plan essentially complete — with the exception of training camp happenings — have the Flyers done enough to show improvement in key areas from a season ago?

Kevin Durso  •  27 Aug 2018
Jordan Weal Has Case to Be Flyers 3rd-Line Center

Jordan Weal remains an interesting possibility for the Flyers third-line center role that keeps being mentioned specifically by GM Ron Hextall, making the case for Weal even stronger as the offseason winds down.

Mike Witmer  •  27 Jul 2018
What Are Flyers Forward Options Without Sean Couturier?

The Philadelphia Flyers may be without second line center, Sean Couturier for some time. How long should you expect the center to be gone and what options do the Flyers have to fill the void?

Dan Heaning  •  23 Nov 2016
Brayden Schenn turning the corner in contract year

Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia This could have been a very different season for Flyers forward Brayden Schenn. A player whose potential made general managers around the league fawn couldn’t get in his own boss' good graces. It seemed from the start of general manager Ron Hextall’s tenure that Schenn was a marked man. In his very […]

Dan Heaning  •  04 Mar 2016
Hextall gets it right again with proper handling of deadline

Monday was a tense day for the Flyers. When you're a team hovering the line between playoff contention and playing the role of seller again, any amount of players can be up for grabs. The Flyers had their share of candidates, but ultimately decided to hold onto everyone and were quiet at the deadline. GM […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Mar 2016
Flyers Injury Update: Giroux, Couturier day-to-day, Del Zotto out for season

Embed from Getty Images   Flyers GM Ron Hextall certainly had a long list of injuries to go through on Sunday as the Flyers prepare to wrap up a five-game road trip on Tuesday night in Carolina. Still, as Hextall provided an update on Sunday, the news was generally positive.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2016
Is there good reason for Dave Hakstol to keep R.J. Umberger in lineup?

Embed from Getty Images   One of my favorite Simpsons quotes is a classic regarding Krusty's profligacy.  "You took all your money…and bet against the Harlem Globetrotters?!" "I thought the Generals were due!" Certainly many Philadelphia Flyers fans thought coach Dave Hakstol was being just as foolish by keeping R.J. Umberger in the lineup. Coming […]

Marc Naples  •  20 Feb 2016
Weal out 3 weeks, updates on Couturier, Del Zotto

Embed from Getty Images   Less than an hour before the Flyers take on the New Jersey Devils, the Flyers announced yet another injury. Jordan Weal, the 23-year-old forward acquired in the trade that sent Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angeles Kings, will be out a minimum of three weeks with an […]

Kevin Durso  •  16 Feb 2016
Flyers-Rangers: By the Numbers

Flyers offense still missing in loss to Rangers Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details]

Marc Naples  •  15 Feb 2016