Photographer: Kate Frese
The Flyers bye week is followed by four games and then a break for All-Star Weekend. There are then four weeks until the trade deadline for the NHL. That gives GM Ron Hextall just 10 games in the month of February to determine if he wants to be a seller, a buyer or to just stay put at the deadline.
Everyone is always subject to evaluation and criticism. Right now, this is a team playing poor hockey in every aspect and criticism is high and comes easily. That’s where the Flyers were on Tuesday afternoon, as GM Ron Hextall and head coach Dave Hakstol evaluated and looked ahead with the team.
There was no winner in the 3-3 tie on Saturday night, but their were two things that are better than an exhibition win — a fanbase that showed why the Flyers have the longevity they do as a franchise and players from all eras that represent that longevity so well.
After a 6-3 loss to Boston on Saturday and a 5-0 loss to Washington on Sunday, a few days without Flyers hockey may actually be a good thing. As said yesterday, you tend to notice things even more in an embarrassing loss, so let’s hit it again. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Capitals.
Kate Frese, Sports Talk Philly By: Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly writer The Philadelphia Flyers had to be pleased with their effort over the first two periods. Unfortunately for them, the game is three periods long. Washington expanded on a 1-0 lead and exploded for four goals in the first six minutes of the the […]
(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly) By Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly writer The Philadelphia Flyers (22-17-6) are right back at this afternoon as they travel to the red hot Washington Capitals (28-9-5). This is the Flyers last game before their league mandated bye week. Opening faceoff is set for 1:00. The game is the second of […]
It was a 3-3 final between the Flyers and Penguins in front of a sellout crowd of 19,727 at Wells Fargo Center for a celebration of 50 years of Flyers hockey.
In honor of the 50th anniversary season for both franchises, the Flyers and Penguins alumni will take the ice at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night. The Flyers have had alumni games in the past, notably the 2012 Winter Classic and last year’s game in Reading, but this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime game.
It seems like every season, and every meeting, between the Flyers and Bruins holds some sort of meaning, and the same holds true on Saturday afternoon, when the two teams, clinging to playoff spots at the moment, meet for their second of three games this season. The opening face-off is set for 1 p.m.
It wasn’t a pretty game, but it was a crucial two points the Flyers needed. After going 2-6-3 in their previous 11 games, the Flyers picked up points in the standings for the third time in the last four games, finished strong and conquering the shootout for a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Canucks.
