Sean Couturier

Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese. The Philadelphia Flyers (17-15-7) welcome John Tavares and the New York Islanders (22-14-5) to the Wells Fargo Center Saturday afternoon. This is third of five meetings between the clubs this season. Game time is 1:00. The Islanders defeated the Flyers 3-1 in New York on November 25th. They followed that up […]

On Wednesday, the Flyers traded impending unrestricted free agent defenseman Luke Schenn and seldom-used veteran forward Vincent Lecavalier to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2016 third-round draft pick and 23-year-old center Jordan Weal. The Flyers agreed to retain 50 percent of both Lecavalier's ($4.5 million cap hit) and Schenn's ($3.6 million) contracts. The arrangement of this […]

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers got off to a good start, putting 15 shots on goal in the first period. They ramped up the pressure even more in the second period, until the dam broke and they scored two goals in quick succession. Going into the third protecting a lead, the Flyers were […]

Embed from Getty Images   Wednesday was Ed Snider’s 83rd birthday. GM Ron Hextall gave him a pretty good gift: cap relief. Hextall pulled off another trade, sending Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angeles Kings acquiring 23-year-old forward Jordan Weal and a 2016 third-round draft pick. That marked Hextall’s fifth trade involving a […]

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers win on Tuesday night was important for two reasons. For one, they needed to stop the bleeding that was three straight losses on the West coast. They needed points. They earned two in regulation with a strong showing in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Secondly, the […]

Embed from Getty Images   The stat sheet said it all about the Flyers latest loss, a 4-2 defeat in San Jose on Wednesday night. The Sharks were 3-for-5 on the power play. The Flyers were 0-for-3.  In their last five games, the Flyers have gone 2-for-17 on the power play and allowed seven power […]

Embed from Getty Images   West coast trips have not been kind to the Flyers in recent years, especially when the team makes the trip to San Jose. The trend continued on Wednesday night. The Flyers saw an early lead in the third slip as the Sharks scored three goals to down the Flyers in […]

Embed from Getty Images   Steve Mason had to wait three games for his next opportunity. The last game before that was one to forget: three goals allowed on 10 shots to the New York Islanders. Mason had to wait nine days to get back between the pipes, and in his first start since, he […]

Embed from Getty Images   When it comes to playing the Carolina Hurricanes, Shayne Gostisbehere has his share of moments. The 22-year-old defenseman made an instant impact in his season debut with a nifty move and great shot that was all part of an assist on the game-tying goal. That was on Nov. 13. 10 […]