As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could be

Embed from Getty Images   As the hockey world is buzzing around the NHL All-Star Game and its events in Nashville, this is the lull in the season for Flyers fans to get a little creative and take some more time to reflect on the season in its current state. For the Flyers and their […]

Denise Mroz  •  01 Feb 2016
Claude Giroux named to NHL All-Star Game

The NHL All-Star Game, set to take place on Jan. 31, recently announced the four team captains from the four divisions of the NHL. The new format, a 3-on-3 tournament, will feature all four divisional teams competing against each other in a winner-take-all format. The East-West matchup will remain, as the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Jan 2016
Is Claude Giroux the NHL’s most underrated player?

In a key Thursday night win in St. Louis, Claude Giroux's 11th goal of the season had some added flare. And why not? It not only gave the Flyers a 3-1 lead, but completed a checklist of goal scoring against the rest of the NHL. Giroux has at least one goal against every other team […]

Kevin Durso  •  16 Dec 2015
Around the NHL: Jagr, Kane and more

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese Jaromir Jagr continues to add to his legend. Last night in Dallas, the ageless one scored his 731st career NHL goal. That goal move Jagr into a tie with Marcel Dionne for fourth place on the NHL's all time goal list. He scored just 51 seconds into the first period. […]

Bill Minchin  •  11 Dec 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending December 6

December 5, 2005 The trading of prospects can lead to some wonderful things, or terrible blunders. It’s all in how someone views young talent and their potential. With the Flyers front office, they didn’t see what another team apparently did. In a relatively small footnote to the 2005-06 season, the Flyers made a trade with the […]

Mike Watson  •  06 Dec 2015
Around the NHL: Nine straight on Broadway, Dubinsky out and more

Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese Mats Zuccarello scored with just 56 seconds left in the third period to give the New York Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday. The win was New York's ninth straight and 11th in their last 13 contests. They are now 14-2-2 on the season and […]

Bill Minchin  •  16 Nov 2015
Around the NHL: Franchise first, slow starts and more

The most storied franchise in NHL history has done something it never has before. For the first time in 106 years, the Montreal Canadiens are 5-0-0. More impressively, they have won four of those five on the road. 

Bill Minchin  •  16 Oct 2015
Game 4 Preview: Flyers set to face defending Cup champion Blackhawks

  The Flyers opened the season by facing the defending Eastern Conference champions in Tampa Bay and took that game to overtime. On Wednesday, the Flyers get their shot at the defending Stanley Cup champions on home ice. The Chicago Blackhawks are in town for the Flyers fourth game of the season. The opening face-off […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Oct 2015
Women Matter: Taking the power away from Patrick Kane

The following is a guest post by Jaclyn Mason for Meet Me Behind the Net. Follow her on Twitter @meetmebhndnet. The Flyers don't kick things off until tomorrow. But, just because it's hockey, I figured I would watch the Blackhawks raise their sixth Stanley Cup championship banner tonight in Chicago. But given the events of […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Oct 2015