Making the Grade: First-half Flyers grades

Claude Giroux leads the Flyers with 37 points, including 11 goals, through 41 games this season. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) Through 41 games, the Philadelphia Flyers hold a 20-17-4 record. For a team that started the season at 1-7-0, the Flyers have certainly come a long way. The road will only get tougher as the […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Jan 2014
Downed in Denver: Avalanche snap Flyers 4-game winning streak

Steve Downie is stopped on a breakaway by Semyon Varlamov. The Avalanche snapped the Flyers four-game winning streak with a 2-1 win. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The road tour divided evenly between the last week of 2013 and the first week of 2014 was going to feature some challenges. One such challenge for the Philadelphia […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Jan 2014
Flyers open 2014 in Denver against Avalanche

Brayden Schenn and Scott Hartnell both scored in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Flames on Tuesday. The Flyers face the Avalanche in the fourth game of a six-game road trip. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) There's a snow storm expected in Philadelphia on Thursday. For the Flyers, the Avalanche are coming. The Philadelphia Flyers open […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Jan 2014
Ringing in the New Year: Flyers douse Flames for 4th straight win

The Flyers celebrate Mark Streit's first-period goal in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The 10 days and four games have been about overcoming challenges for the Philadelphia Flyers. On paper, it certainly appears the Western Conference is the stronger conference.  But in those four games, the Flyers have been […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Jan 2014
Back at It: Flyers go for three in Calgary

Steve Mason, Claude Giroux and Jake Voracek celebrate the Flyers 4-3 win over the Canucks on Monday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) If you haven't recovered from last night's/this morning's exciting 4-3 shootout win for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Vancouver Canucks, you have only a short time left to do so. The Flyers are right back at it […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Dec 2013
Canuck Caper: Mason, Flyers rob Canucks in shootout win

Steve Mason stops Daniel Sedin in the shootout to seal the Flyers 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) When the Philadelphia Flyers played host to the Vancouver Canucks in October, the Flyers were on their way to a moral victory by simply reaching overtime. With 2:25 to play, Ryan Kesler thwarted […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Dec 2013
West Coast trip continues in Vancouver for Flyers

Ryan Kesler scored two goals in the Canucks 3-2 win over the Flyers in October. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Philadelphia Flyers already got the better of a former goalie. Now, they set their sights on the hottest team in hockey. The Vancouver Canucks enter Monday night’s game against the Flyers with wins in eight […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Dec 2013
Monday Review: Eagles unlikely cast of characters wins a Chip

LeSean McCoy celebrates his second-quarter touchdown in the Eagles 24-22 win over the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com)   Take a bow, Birds. You’ve stunned the football world with an unorthodox offense and a defense that lived by the mantra “bend but don’t break.” Just one season removed from a 4-12 disaster, complete with the […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Dec 2013
Survive and Advance: Eagles hang on to beat Cowboys, win NFC East

LeSean McCoy clinched the NFL's rushing title and set a pair of franchise records in the Eagles 24-22 win over the Dallas Cowboys. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) In the winner-take-all game, it was anything but easy for the Philadelphia Eagles. With the NFC East title and a playoff spot on the line, the Eagles had […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Dec 2013