Upcoming Stretch Presents Big Test for New-Look Sixers

The next four games will present the biggest test yet for the Philadelphia 76ers since James Harden made his debut.

Matt Gregan  •  04 Mar 2022
Playoff Possibilities Abound for the Flyers

Embed from Getty Images   More and more, it seems that the fate of the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will come right down to the final weekend of the season. While most of the focus is on whether the Flyers can beat out the Detroit Red Wings for the lower wildcard seed in the Eastern Conference, […]

Bill Meltzer  •  29 Mar 2016
Flyers well-positioned to make push for wildcard spot

Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia A few weeks ago, at the start of the six-game homestand that concludes on Monday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning, I said the Flyers needed at least nine of a potential 12 points in the six games to still be realistically alive in the playoff race. At minimum, they would need four […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Mar 2016
Last gasp for Flyers, best chance to make up points comes on homestand

Embed from Getty Images   In reality, the last month of games has been must-win hockey for the Flyers. To this point in Februrary, they are just 5-4-3. Trailing Pittsburgh for the final playoff spot by five points, they are no worse for wear in the standings despite Tuesday's 3-1 loss in Carolina. The Penguins […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Feb 2016
Flyers may not have to survive much more without Couturier

Embed from Getty Images   Just when you think all is lost, the Flyers start to pull you back in. A resilient 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils helped the Flyers get back on the positive end of results after a lost weekend. It was also the first time in several days that the […]

Kevin Durso  •  17 Feb 2016
Truth or Consequences: Flyers next 3 games crucial to Giroux’s belief

Claude Giroux is trying to be Nostradamus again. The Flyers captain said on Tuesday that there was "no doubt the Flyers are a playoff team." As of Tuesday, the Flyers had a 3.9 percent chance of making the playoffs. Is there a way? Certainly. Is there no doubt? Absolutely not. Giroux has reason to be […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Feb 2015