Potential playoff berth will make for quiet deadline from Flyers

Does anybody want the final wildcard spot? In short, no. The Flyers had the opportunity to close to within two points of the final wildcard spot on Tuesday night by facing the Carolina Hurricanes, a team only ahead of the Buffalo Sabres in the Eastern Conference. Again, the Flyers turned in a familiar result. A […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Feb 2015
Between the Pipes-02/24/15: Flyers face Canes; Mason close to returning as Emery gets hurt

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage.  Back in the hunt The Flyers current hot streak has them eyeing a possible playoff berth: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [Pattison Ave.-Erik Yost] [Courier Post Online-Dave Isaac] [CSNPhilly.com-Tim Panaccio] [The Hockey News- Adam Proteau] Getting healthy at the right time Steve […]

Dain Stiles  •  24 Feb 2015
Emery day-to-day with lower-body injury, Stolarz recalled

The Flyers goalie situation continues to be the walking wounded. Add Ray Emery to the list. Emery is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and did not make the trip with the Flyers for two road games this week in Carolina and Toronto. Rookie Anthony Stolarz will back-up Rob Zepp in Tuesday's game in Carolina.

Kevin Durso  •  23 Feb 2015
Player and Play of the Week: February 15-22

Another week of Flyers hockey down and once again it's time for us to give out our Player and Play of the Week honors. It started as a slow week, as the Flyers lost, 5-2, to the Columbus Blue Jackets and 3-2 in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres. But this weekend, the Flyers rebounded with two […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Feb 2015
Postgame Perspective: Flyers close in on final playoff spot

Sunday marked the 35th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice and the American hockey team's upset of the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympics. It was a moment that defied the odds. The Flyers are trying to defy the odds as well. Just over a month ago, after a 4-0 loss to Vancouver on Jan. […]

Kevin Durso  •  22 Feb 2015
Postgame Perspective: Simple approach gives Flyers win over Predators

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography "Anybody can beat anybody in this league." Those words from Craig Berube, said after the Flyers shootout loss on Thursday to the league-worst Buffalo Sabres, fit perfectly with the Flyers shootout win over the league-leading Nashville Predators. The Flyers controlled play for the majority of the game and scored on […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2015
Flyers turn Predators into prey

    The Flyers played one of their best games of the season against the best team in the NHL. Wayne Simmonds and Ryan White scored. Rob Zepp made 22 saves including both shootout attempts against and the Flyers defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday.

Bill Minchin  •  21 Feb 2015
Flyerdelphia Weekly Round-Up: February 14-20

Every week, you can catch up on all of our stories on Flyerdelphia in our weekly round-up. Here is this week's content from February 14 to 20. ———- Saturday, February 14 Rob Riches brings you the Future Flyers Report, looking at a new franchise record for the Flyers ECHL team, the Reading Royals – Future […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2015
Berube splits Giroux, Voracek at practice

The signs were there. The frustrations of the Flyers captain were on full display as the Flyers suffered a shootout loss on Thursday. His linemate Jake Voracek had just one goal in his previous 15 games – an empty-net goal in Washington on Feb. 8 – but scored a power-play goal on Thursday. The struggles […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Feb 2015