Sean Couturier the Flyers real MVP

Embed from Getty Images   So many times in hockey, there is too much of a focus on the numbers, what the stat sheet reads after a game or the totals at a certain point in the season. Often times, that is used to unjustly judge a player's skill level. Flyers GM Ron Hextall has […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Feb 2016
Flyers fight back for win over Canadiens

Embed from Getty Images   With the All-Star break over and eight games on the schedule in a matter of 13 days, the Flyers know the time is now if they want to make any attempt at climbing into the playoff picture. They could start that climb on a positive note by beating one of […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Flyers-Canadiens: Game 48 Preview

Flyers host Canadiens out of All-Star break Embed from Getty Images   The All-Star break is over and now the stretch run begins. The Flyers return to the ice on Tuesday night to face the Montreal Canadiens in their first of several crucial games in the month of February. For the Flyers, this will be the […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Flyers place Couturier on injured reserve

Embed from Getty Images   The hope of all NHL teams over the All-Star break is to get healthier for the stretch run of the season. The Flyers certainly needed the break, having played three straight games without Sean Couturier and dealing with health questions to both goalies Michal Neuvirth and Steve Mason. The break […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Flyers-Capitals: Game 47 Preview

After three straight regulation losses, Flyers get test in NHL-leading Capitals Embed from Getty Images   January opened with the Flyers roaring out of the gate. After a loss to the Kings on Jan. 2, the Flyers came home to start a stretch of 11 games, 10 of them against teams in the East, 10 […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 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
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
Flyers recall Sam Gagner, Couturier out for Thursday

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers used the trade of Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to create cap space so they could make essentially any move they wanted. They have made one of the moves previously not possible due to their tight salary cap woes. GM Ron Hextall announced that forward Sam Gagner has been […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2016
Game 45 Preview: Flyers head to Pittsburgh for a match up with the Penguins

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (20-16-8) will look to get back on the winning track as they head to the Consol Energy Center for a battle with the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-17-7). This is the first of four meetings between the clubs this season. The Penguins are one point ahead of the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division. […]

Bill Minchin  •  21 Jan 2016