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
Flyers-Oilers: By the Numbers

Flyers shoot blanks against Oilers Embed from Getty Images   Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details]

Marc Naples  •  04 Mar 2016
Flyers-Oilers: Postgame Perspective

Ugly loss to Oilers knocks Flyers farther back in standings Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Make no mistake about it, the Flyers controlled the second period of play on Thursday night. They really could have scored three of four times by the time Shayne Gostisbehere lost control of the puck at the blue line, allowing Taylor Hall […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
Talbot leads Oilers to shutout win over Flyers

Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia With the first three games of the homestand going as well as you could hope, the Flyers were bound to face some adversity sometime soon. Thursday night, they faced plenty of it, too much to overcome. The Oilers struck midway through the first and twice in short order in the second and […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
Flyers-Oilers: Game 63 Preview

Flyers welcome McDavid, Oilers looking to keep winning ways rolling Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers could not have asked for a better start to the six-game homestand, taking the first three contests as the calendar turns to March. Their first meeting of March comes against one of the NHL's most highly-touted rookies. Connor […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2016
5 Flyers selected for 2016 World Cup of Hockey

The clock is ticking. Just under 199 days until #WCH2016 pic.twitter.com/Ku0iSJ6G93 — NHL (@NHL) March 2, 2016 Wednesday marked the deadline for teams to submit their preliminary 16-player rosters for the upcoming World Cup of Hockey, set to take place starting on Sept. 17 and run as late as Oct. 1. Five Flyers players were selected to […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Mar 2016
In playoff position, Flyers need to stay the course on recent message

Embed from Getty Images   March 7, 2015: that was the day the Flyers playoff hopes really ended. Trying to hold a 2-1 lead in Boston, a late penalty call went against them, and the Bruins scored to tie the game with 15 seconds remaining to force overtime, where Boston would later win. Seconds from […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 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-Flames: By the Numbers

Schenn hat trick beats Flames Embed from Getty Images   Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details]

Marc Naples  •  01 Mar 2016