With kids waiting, how long are current Flyers D-men under contract

  Everybody’s talking about the kids.   Sam Morin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Robert Hagg, Travis Sanheim and now Ivan Provorov make up a group dubbed the “Fab Five.” These defensemen are the future of Flyers hockey in a coming year. Might be this one, might not.   The Flyers had to prepare for patchwork while also […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Sep 2015
Training Camp Update: Rosters released for Monday’s preseason opener

The Flyers were back at Skate Zone in Voorhees for practice again on Sunday with the focus starting to turn to game action. The Flyers will be playing three times this week, with split-squad action on Monday and home games on Tuesday and Friday.  Rosters were released for Monday's split-squad games with some players taking […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Sep 2015
Training Camp Report: Hakstol sets early tone with pace

Friday marked the first day of ice time for the Flyers veterans hit the ice this season and from the get-go, new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol set the tone.  Hakstol brings a method of attack to the Flyers, a sense of urgency and playing a 200-foot game for 60 minutes. Through practices and the […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Sep 2015
Waiting for the defensive cornerstone drawing closer to end for Flyers

Photo by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia Flyers GM Ron Hextall used the team’s seventh overall pick at the NHL Draft to get the player he had always coveted. Ivan Provorov wasn’t selected to be part of the future. He was picked as a big piece of it.  Hextall has shown his emphasis on building the Flyers blue […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Aug 2015
Big year, bigger contract could be ahead for Raffl

If there is one thing that should come out of Flyers training camp and the preseason, it is that new coach Dave Hakstol needs to find line combinations that can work, show chemistry and stick together for the 82-game season. Under Craig Berube, there was too much line shuffling. There was never a chance for […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Aug 2015
Projecting Flyers Team Awards for 2015-16

  View image | gettyimages.com Every year at the end of each season, the Flyers announce a list of awards to recognize individual accomplishments and honors. It's the Flyers version of the NHL awards in the sense that they hand out most valuable player, best defenseman and most improved – to name a few. With […]

Zach Hopkins  •  06 Aug 2015
Are the Flyers a playoff team?

As training camp and the preseason draw slightly closer, the Flyers already busy offseason warrants a look back. The Flyers have certainly made many changes. Some things, though, have also remained the same. The biggest change is the new face behind the bench with former North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol making the jump to the […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Aug 2015
Between Hextall and Hakstol, how much do we know about Flyers offseason?

It has already been an eventful offseason for the Flyers and the offseason is only really just beginning. True to their word, the Flyers and GM Ron Hextall sent Craig Berube packing not long after the conclusion of the season and made the new hire official prior to the NHL Draft. Enter Dave Hakstol, the […]

Kevin Durso  •  17 Jun 2015
Flyers blue-line logjam adds decisions to offseason

  Before Dave Hakstol can start coaching the team, he needs to know what players he has to work with on the roster.    Ron Hextall continues to add to the many decisions the Flyers will have to make this offseason.    Last week, Hextall tapped into the KHL for two free agents – defenseman […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 May 2015