Steve Mason
Hours later, the memory of what happened on Tuesday night in Columbus remains a bitter end to a night where the Flyers almost escaped with two points. With a two-goal lead and under 90 seconds to play, it was the Flyers to lose. Somehow, they found a way, the sixth time this season the Flyers […]
After inexcusable collapse, Flyers must ensure it doesn't define season There were three minutes to go. The Flyers held a 2-0 lead. Sergei Bobrovsky headed to the bench. 27 seconds later, Ryan Murray took a penalty. The Flyers were well on their way to two points, thanks to their goaltender. It wasn't a particularly well-played […]
One minute, four seconds. It's a long time in any sport. The Flyers learned just how long on Tuesday night. Leading 2-0 with under two minutes to play and a power play, the Flyers looked like they were smooth sailing to a victory. The Columbus Blue Jackets, a thorn in the Flyers side in recent […]
Flyers close another back-to-back in Columbus Embed from Getty Images Back on the road, the Flyers avenged a weekend that wasn't in their favor with a win that pushed them back into the thick of the playoff race. Now one point back of the final playoff spot, the Flyers have a chance to take […]
A true bounce-back effort puts Flyers back in race After two emotional wins over Detroit and Chicago last week, the energy that the Flyers carried into the weekend was drained as the Penguins handled them on Saturday, then followed with a win on Sunday as well. Detroit added a win over the weekend as well, […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers are three points behind the Detroit Red Wings in a final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Even with two games in hand, it will not be easy. In dire straits, every games counts in this four-game road trip. At this crucial time in the Flyers schedule, the […]
Embed from Getty Images At the most crucial time of the season, the Flyers are losing one half of their goalie tandem. Michal Neuvirth, who was expected to start Saturday's game against the Penguins, was pulled last-minute for Steve Mason after "not feeling well." Neuvirth will be out for three weeks with a lower-body […]
Penguins put on clinic, Flyers a no-show Put the rivalry and the hatred for the Pittsburgh Penguins aside for a moment and recognize what was just the truth on Saturday. The Pittsburgh Penguins played a brilliant game. They put on a clinic. There was meaning to this game for both sides. Pittsburgh was looking to […]
Flyers playoff-like win as gritty as it gets On the second end of a back-to-back, it was all about how much the Flyers could weather the storm and gut their way to a potential point or two to make the leap from the first team out to the last team in. Down 1-0 after some […]
No Philadelphia Flyers rookie has ever won the Calder Trophy. It is not that they have not had their share of viable candidates over the years. They've had a few top-end finishers in the balloting and their fair share who've earned NHL All-Rookie Team selection honors after the season but never an NHL rookie of […]
