This Week in Flyers History: Week ending May 31

May 28, 1987 It’s Game 6 of the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals between the Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers at the Spectrum. The Flyers were down three games to two and needed a win on home ice to force a Game 7 back in Edmonton. To get there, the Flyers would need contributions from everyone […]

Mike Watson  •  31 May 2015
Flyers sign Radel Fazleev to entry-level contract

  View image | gettyimages.com The NHL Draft is just under one month away. Before getting to that draft, the Flyers continued to ensure that the 2014 class remains a part of their future. On Thursday, the Flyers signed 2014 sixth-round pick Radel Fazleev to a three-year entry-level contract.

Kevin Durso  •  28 May 2015
Should the Flyers Keep Couturier and Schenn as a Tandem?

  View image | gettyimages.com During Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall's end-of-season press conference on April, he was asked to assess the progress of fourth-year pros Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn. In particular, Couturier's heavy usage in defensive zone starts against opposing teams' best offensive players was brought up repeatedly, as was the issue of […]

Bill Meltzer  •  28 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Travis Konecny

  View image | gettyimages.com There is one scenario we have yet to talk about in our draft prospect previews that the Flyers could consider: trading down.  If the Flyers elect to try for additional picks by moving from seventh overall to a mid-first round pick, there are certainly a few solid prospects waiting for […]

Kevin Durso  •  28 May 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
Between the Pipes-05/26/15: Hakstol looks for defense

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage.   Defend and skate Dave Hakstol wants mobile defensemen to run his system: [CSNPhilly.com- Tim Panaccio]  Can Hakstol succeed? Can Dave Hakstol lead the Flyers back to the promised land? [Philly.com-Bob Ford] [Courier Post Online-Dave Isaac] Coots a second […]

Dain Stiles  •  26 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Jansen Harkins

  View image | gettyimages.com So much is to be debated about what the Flyers do with the seventh overall pick. As you've seen here over the past few weeks, there will be plenty of Top 10 options that will still be available when the Flyers pick, even if they miss out on some of […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 May 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending May 24

May 20, 1974 It was the day after the Philadelphia Flyers won their first ever Stanley Cup. In defeating the Boston Bruins, 1-0, in Game 6 of the Finals, the Flyers became the first team of the 1967 NHL expansion to win the Stanley Cup. The city of Philadelphia was ecstatic and so very proud […]

Mike Watson  •  24 May 2015
Flyers sign winger Aaron Palushaj

  View image | gettyimages.com For the second day in a row, the Flyers tapped into the KHL for another free-agent signing. The Flyers announced Thursday that they have signed 25-year-old right winger Aaron Palushaj from the KHL. Palushaj's deal is a one-year, two-way deal worth $575,000 at the NHL level and $225,000 at the […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 May 2015