The Couturier Effect

Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Philadelphia Flyers were two distinctly different hockey clubs based on the presence or absence of a single player: Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Mark Howe. In the last three years of his Flyers career, struggling with a chronic bad back and other injury issues, Howe was […]

Bill Meltzer  •  11 Feb 2016
Ducks easily handle Flyers

Rickard Rakell scored two first period goals. Chris Stewart scored on a penalty shot. Frederik Andersen made 25 saves and the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. Anaheim did not look like the team that played Monday night. The Ducks came out firing. They outworked the Flyers in […]

Bill Minchin  •  09 Feb 2016
Flyers-Ducks: Game 52 Preview

Flyers and Ducks square off in Philly   Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (23-19-8) return home to take on Ryan Getzlaf and the Anaheim Ducks  (25-19-7) on Tuesday night. This is the second and final meeting between the two clubs this season. Game time from the wells Fargo Center is 7:00.   The Ducks handed the […]

Bill Minchin  •  09 Feb 2016
Flyers-Rangers: Postgame Perspective

Simmonds incident overshadows near win for Flyers In recent games, the Flyers have received a boost on the penalty kill by killing off lengthy penalties. On Saturday, a match penalty may have potentially cost them the game. In a game that was marred by Wayne Simmonds exit at 10:46 after taking a match penalty that […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Feb 2016
Flyers win streak ends with shootout loss to Rangers

The Flyers had already been handed the challenge of playing a difficult back-to-back without their best defensive forward with the news of Sean Couturier's injury on Friday. Just over halfway through the first period of Saturday's game with the Rangers, they were forced to play without their offensive force of late. Wayne Simmonds was given […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Feb 2016
Flyers-Predators: Game 49 Preview

Flyers set to face off in Music City   Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese    The Philadelphia Flyers (22-18-8) hit the road for a battle with Shea Weber and the Nashville Predators (24-19-8) on Thursday night. This is the second and final meeting between the two clubs this season. Game time from Music City is 8 p.m.   The […]

Bill Minchin  •  04 Feb 2016
Weak 3rd line hindering Flyers playoff chances

One of the best developments of this season for the Philadelphia Flyers is the development of Sean Couturier. At last, it seems the player is taking a step offensively, showing more offensive initiative. As a result, he's been promoted to second line center. This is generally great news. It has, however, created a vacuum behind […]

Marc Naples  •  23 Jan 2016
Friday Odds and Ends from a Flyers Lens

1) If there was ever a doubt as to how much Sean Couturier means to the Philadelphia Flyers, the second period of Thursday's game in Pittsburgh was a good case in point about how much the player's absence is felt when he is not in the lineup. Even if Couturier had been in the Flyers' […]

Bill Meltzer  •  22 Jan 2016
Game 45 Preview: Flyers head to Pittsburgh for a match up with the Penguins

Photo courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (20-16-8) will look to get back on the winning track as they head to the Consol Energy Center for a battle with the Pittsburgh Penguins (21-17-7). This is the first of four meetings between the clubs this season. The Penguins are one point ahead of the Flyers in the Metropolitan Division. […]

Bill Minchin  •  21 Jan 2016