Writer: Rob Riches
The Flyers kicked off their Eastern Conference road trip with a visit to Madison Square Garden in search of points, and came up short. They were not able to generate much offense in the Garden — a rink that has been a notorious house of horrors for them since the beginning of the decade — […]
Embed from Getty Images Today may be Valentines' Day, but there will be no love between the Flyers and New York Rangers in their season finale tonight. While the Flyers-Rangers rivalry is usually intense, tonight's game has an added element. After a skirmish between Wayne Simmonds and Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh led to McDonagh […]
Embed from Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — For much of this season, the Flyers' struggles in the second period have been well-documented. They've played sloppily, they've turned the puck over, they've taken dumb penalties and they've been shaky. More often than not, it's come back to bite them in the rear, and ultimately cost them […]
Embed from Getty Images With the Flyers fighting ardently for a playoff spot, one of the biggest thorns of their side has been their lack of consistency, and their willingness to play down to teams lesser than them. Those struggles have been well-documented for over a season now, and has essentially become routine. […]
Embed from Getty Images Fifty years ago today, Ed Snider received a brief, yet important phone call as NHL owners wrapped up a series of meetings in New York City. Courtesy of the NHL Expansion Committee boss Bill Jennings, it was about as brief a phone call as one can get. "You're in." And […]
Embed from Getty Images Well, this was bound to happen soon enough. After New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh missed the remainder of Saturday's game following his first-period skirmish with Wayne Simmonds — a skirmish that unjustly saw the 'Wayne Train' receive a game misconduct — the team announced Monday that McDonagh will miss time […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers carried a 1-0 lead through much of the second period on Sunday, but it was not enough as they fell 3-2 to the NHL-best Washington Capitals. A pair of goals just 1:09 apart at the tail end of the second period from Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov gave […]
Embed from Getty Images As the Flyers visited Verizon Center on Jan. 27 for their first matchup of the season with the Washington Capitals, their playoff hopes were in dire straits. They had dropped their three prior games, and had missed a critical matchup with the New York Islanders thanks to Winter Storm Jonas. […]
Embed from Getty Images The All-Star Break has come and gone, and of course, the Flyers are in a precarious standings position. How important was the midseason break for the Orange and Black? Dave Hakstol had emphasized the importance of gaining points throughout the month of January if his team wants a shot at […]
Embed from Getty Images The NHL's not necessarily a league known for constant change and innovation — sure, rules will change every now and then — and it's also not exactly known for giving the fans what they want. Yet in this weekend's All-Star Game, they managed to cover all of those bases. As […]
