Writer: Rob Riches
Embed from Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — As the Flyers learned on Monday that one of their leading scorers, Jakub Voracek, would be out at least two weeks with a lower-body injury, the need was crucial for a secondary scorer to step up in his place. And with Ron Hextall standing pat at today's Trade […]
Embed from Getty Images As Jimmy Watson reflected on his 10-year Flyers career during his induction to the Flyers Hall of Fame on Monday, one central theme resonated through his speech. Gratitude. No, not the cliche "thanks to my coaches and teammates for helping me be so great" or "thank you to all the […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers have found some luck on their current six-game homestand — topping Minnesota and Arizona in its first two games — and will look to duplicate that success with a visit from the Calgary Flames. Tonight's game will also have a special nostalgia in the air, as Jimmy […]
Embed from Getty Images When you think of Flyers from the team's famed Broad Street Bullies heyday, names like Bob Clarke, Bernie Parent, Bill Barber and Dave Schultz are often the first names to come to mind. When you think of the team's best defensemen, you think of players like Mark Howe, Eric Desjardins […]
Embed from Getty Images In two seasons as a Flyer, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has established a reputation for doing the little things that don't necessarily reflect on the scoresheet — taking the tougher-assignment faceoffs, killing penalties and developing a steady two-way game. His role as a fourth-line grinder implies that he doesn't always get the […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Flyers return home from a five-game road trip that saw their playoff hopes begin to fade, they take on a Minnesota Wild club that has been one of the Western Conference's most surprising teams for all the wrong reasons. Since the calendar flipped to 2016, the Wild had […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Flyers began a five-game road trip that essentially continued a make-or-break portion of their schedule, they did so without a few key cogs of the lineup in Michael Del Zotto and Sean Couturier. It was noted that those two injuries provided a significant setback for the Flyers, and […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Flyers braced for a matchup with the NHL-worst Toronto Maple Leafs, they were dealt a significant blow. Claude Giroux, their captain and leading scorer, was ruled out with an upper-body injury just hours before puck drop. Giroux's injury was just one break that they could not catch. They […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers have entered the phase of their season where every point matters if they want a playoff spot this spring, and have been dealt some significant blows in injuries to Sean Couturier and Michael Del Zotto. Add another injury to the list. Claude Giroux will not play in […]
Embed from Getty Images As the calendar turned to 2016, the Flyers found themselves in familiar territory — on the outside looking in, yet still flirting with the possibility of a playoff spot. They have been playing some Jekyll and Hyde-like hockey since then, looking like a decent and playoff-caliber team one week yet […]
