Around the NHL: GM Axing, All-Star Action, and Player Tracking

Recent news from around the NHL include a shakeup in Edmonton, the All-Star spectacle in San Jose last weekend, and a big technology announcement that could change the NHL forever.

Ryan Black  •  29 Jan 2019
6-on-5 Woes, Faulty Close-Outs Costing Flyers

Under first-year head coach Dave Hakstol, the Philadelphia Flyers have been a pretty good team defensively at five-on-five. The club has yielded 112 goals at five-on-five (while scoring 120); tied for the fifth fewest goals against with the two teams skating at full strength. However, when the other team has its goalie pulled to skate […]

Bill Meltzer  •  24 Mar 2016
The Flyers deadline decision: buy, sell or stand pat?

Embed from Getty Images   Slated for Leap Day 2016, the NHL trade deadline is just one month away as the game schedule hits its All-Star Break hiatus. While the Philadelphia Flyers are not hopelessly out of the race to earn a playoff spot – five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins (with one game in hand) […]

Bill Meltzer  •  28 Jan 2016
Game 37 Preview: Flyers close out road trip in LA

Embed from Getty Images   It hasn't been a pretty start to the post-Christmas break for the Flyers, and with the new year upon us, the holiday festivities are completely over. The drive toward the playoffs is on. Despite the two losses, the Flyers remain locked in a tight race for a playoff spot. It […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Jan 2016
Game 1 Preview: Flyers open season against Bruins

The Flyers open the 2014-15 season against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The Flyers were 0-2-1 against the Bruins in 2013-14. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) One goal separated the Flyers from the second round of the playoffs and their postseason fate, a first-round exit at the hands of the New York Rangers. That was […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
Beantown Breakdown: Bruins best Flyers again, sweep season series

Tuukka Rask stops Jake Voracek in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Flyers on Saturday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Things were shaping up for another exciting finish. That's when the Boston Bruins shifted into a gear the Flyers simply couldn't reach. After playing to a 2-2 tie through 40 minutes, the Bruins scored two […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Apr 2014
Game 74 Preview: Flyers out for revenge against red-hot Bruins

Claude Giroux and the Flyers face Patrice Bergeron and the East-leading Boston Bruins on Sunday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) It has oftened been discussed when the Flyers turned their season around. One such date was a 6-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Jan. 25.  The Flyers are 14-5-1 since that game. The team that […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Mar 2014
Flyers host Bruins for first time this season

The Flyers celebrate after Scott Hartnell's goal in Wednesday's loss to the Hurricanes. The Flyers have lost three straight games and six of their last eight. (Photo by Amy Irvin/Flyers Faithful) It's been 40 years since the Flyers won their first Stanley Cup in 1973-74. On Saturday, they will honor that team against the franchise […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2014