Writer: Kevin Durso
Chip Kelly helped the Eagles improve from 4-12 to 10-6 and win the NFC East in his first season as head coach. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) On New Year’s Eve 2012 with 2013 just hours away from beginning, the Philadelphia Eagles started a new chapter in franchise history. Andy Reid was out. The Eagles always […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]