Philadelphia Flyers
#167709362 / gettyimages.com All eyes are on Philadelphia on Friday night for the first round of the NHL Entry Draft. The hockey world fixates on the first overall pick, as some of the NHL’s current stars are products of the top pick in the draft. For fans of the Orange and Black, the focus […]
On this edition of the Flyers Faithful Podcast on Flyerdelphia.com, Steve Jacot, Hal Greenblatt, and Stephane Hardinger look at the Scott Hartnell for R.J. Umberger swap, Brayden Schenn's new contract, other possible moves for the Flyers going into the draft, and plenty of other nonsense.
The Flyers agreed to a multi-year extension with Brayden Schenn on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) A busy Monday continued for the Flyers into the evening hours. After finalizing the trade that sent Scott Hartnell to Columbus for R.J. Umberger, the Flyers locked up another forward. Brayden Schenn was top priority for the Flyers […]
Scott Hartnell was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets for R.J. Umberger on Monday afternoon. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) One of the longest tenured Flyers is on his way out and a former Flyer has returned. The Flyers made noise on Monday afternoon by trading forward Scott Hartnell to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange […]
#450587258 / gettyimages.com Flyers fans had to watch from afar again. The Los Angeles Kings claimed another Stanley Cup Championship on Friday night and three former Flyers hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup once again. It wasn't long ago that Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were on the ice at Wells Fargo Center wearing the Orange […]
The Flyers announced on Friday that defenseman Kimmo Timonen would return for the 2014-15 season. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) One of the biggest questions on the Flyers blue line for next season was Kimmo Timonen. Would the 39-year-old defenseman lace up his skates for the Flyers one more time. Timonen signed a one-year contract extension […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin According to Igor Eronko of the hockey department for Sports.ru, defenseman Erik Gustafsson has signed a deal with the KHL team Avangard Omsk. It is just speculation at the moment, but it sounds as though Gustafsson has played his last game as a Flyer. Gustafsson is an undrafted 25-year-old d-man […]
Image courtesy of Amy Irvin A week after the team's exit in the opening round of the postseason, the Philadelphia Flyers announced today that Paul Holmgren will become the team's President and Ron Hextall will become the team's new General Manager. It will mark the first time in his career that Holmgren will be the […]
Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography Let's face it, while the Flyers could have beaten the Rangers in their seven game series, it's amazing that they even made it that far. This is a flawed team with a shaky defense and a bounce back goalie. A team with a rookie head coach that's typically and unfairly […]
The familiar problems that hurt the Flyers in Games 1, 3 and 5 came back to haunt them in the final game the first-round series. Defensive mistakes, turnovers and a lack of chances allowed the Rangers to secure the series win with a 2-1 victory at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
