Flyers-Bruins: Postgame Perspective

Special teams costs Flyers again, as more points slip away Embed from Getty Images   Six days later, it felt like deja vu all over again — the late bounce that goes against the Flyers, subsequently taking away not only the chance to finish off a win, but wiping out a point that would have […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2016
Flyers suffer another late defeat, drop 3rd straight

Embed from Getty Images   The goal that started it all for the Flyers was a point shot by Matt Hunwick of the Toronto Maple Leafs that hit Michael Del Zotto and sailed past Steve Mason. That was last Tuesday. The goal with 7.5 seconds left a week ago started what is now a three-game […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2016
Flyers-Bruins: Game 46 Preview

Flyers return to host Bruins; Manning, Weal in, Gagner out Embed from Getty Images   Monday night marks the return to the ice for the Flyers after a three-day hiatus that came unscheduled. Winter Storm Jonas erased the Flyers meeting with the Islanders on Saturday, giving them a three-day break in game action. While the break […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Jan 2016
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending January 24

January 20, 2004: Flyers trade Justin Williams, acquire Danny Markov  It was a trade made out of necessity. The Flyers blue line corps was a mess from injuries to top players Eric Desjardins, out with a fractured forearm, and Dennis Seidenberg, out with a fractured left leg. With other defenseman with expiring contracts at the […]

Mike Watson  •  24 Jan 2016
Flyers-Islanders postponed due to Winter Storm Jonas

Embed from Getty Images   The NHL and NBA seasons are in full swing and as Winter Storm Jonas moved up the East coast, several games were being cancelled across both leagues, including the Sixers game against the Celtics on Saturday night, which is now on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers can […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Weak 3rd line hindering Flyers playoff chances

One of the best developments of this season for the Philadelphia Flyers is the development of Sean Couturier. At last, it seems the player is taking a step offensively, showing more offensive initiative. As a result, he's been promoted to second line center. This is generally great news. It has, however, created a vacuum behind […]

Marc Naples  •  23 Jan 2016
A Ghastly Tale: How Gostisbehere nearly stayed in the minors

Embed from Getty Images   The halfway point of the season has come and gone and with the Flyers continuing to make a playoff push, reaching the halfway mark allows a chance for evaluation. It isn't hard to find the point when things started to turn on a season that was going downhill fast. Ron […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Jan 2016
Friday Odds and Ends from a Flyers Lens

1) If there was ever a doubt as to how much Sean Couturier means to the Philadelphia Flyers, the second period of Thursday's game in Pittsburgh was a good case in point about how much the player's absence is felt when he is not in the lineup. Even if Couturier had been in the Flyers' […]

Bill Meltzer  •  22 Jan 2016
By the Numbers: Penguins break personal spell against Flyers

 Embed from Getty Images   Game Story The game got off to a bit of a sloppy start, with the team trading turnovers just inside their own bluelines. About halfway through the period the Philadelphia Flyers got a power play, and wasted no time. Brayden Schenn was the first to find the rebound of Shayne […]

Marc Naples  •  22 Jan 2016