Kevin Durso

The second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs opened on Wednesday night with two of the four series getting underway. The remaining two started on Thursday. In the first game of each thing, one thing was apparent from the get-go: these are going to be truly excellent series from start to finish.

The Eagles opened their draft weekend by adding to the defensive line with the selection of defensive end Derek Barnett. Here is a look at Barnett’s scouting report.

With the 14th overall pick, the Eagles selected defensive end Derek Barnett from Tennessee.

Get the full first-round draft order, programming information and more ahead of Thursday’s open to the 2017 NFL Draft.

As Draft weekend begins, how do the Eagles approach their eight picks on the weekend? What is the strategy for Howie Roseman and Joe Douglas? Here’s a look at the positions of need and how the Eagles may choose to address them this weekend.

For several weeks, we’ve examined the targets and looked at the possibilities and areas the Eagles need to address. Here then are what seem to be the five most-likely targets for the Eagles with the 14th overall pick.

The Flyers have signed Russian forward Mikhail Vorobyov to an entry-level deal, according to a report from Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. Vorobyov was a fourth-round pick of the Flyers in 2015 with the 104th overall pick.

The minor-league season for the Flyers organization is almost in the books already. Unfortunately, as it goes in the playoffs sometimes, a series can go a certain way that leaves you on the losing end. One team learned that on Monday night. Another will have to wait until Wednesday to see if they can salvage their season another day or if it all comes to a sudden end.

As the opening night of the NFL Draft draws closer, more about the Eagles potential interests will be leaked out and only increase speculation. Here are just a few of the rumors floating around.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs presented many close series, including a record-setting 18 games to go to overtime in the first round of the playoffs. All eight series came to a close by Sunday night, setting the stage for the second round.

The Flyers have signed 2016 fourth-round pick Connor Bunnaman to an entry-level deal, according to GM Ron Hextall.

Following Thursday night’s games, three series have come to a close with three teams advancing to the second round of the playoffs and marking the end of the season for three others. That leaves five series still locked in tight, competitive battle as the weekend hits.

The Eagles 2017 schedule was released on Thursday night. Here are the games on the schedule.

Four Flyers will be participating for Team Canada in the upcoming World Championships: Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny.

Jake Voracek put to words what seems to be logic at this point. Another year under the belts of rookies and young prospects can only help the Flyers get better. But if their current core doesn’t start to make something happen when it matters most, they won’t be the ones helping the Flyers return to contention.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is in full swing, with each series now three games in. For a handful of teams, they have a stranglehold on the series, poised to move on to the second round. For others, some great finishes to series are on tap. Here’s an update on each series.

The Eagles spent the offseason providing second-year quarterback Carson Wentz with some new weapons on offense. Now it’s on Wentz to show improvement in his second year as the Eagles starter and franchise QB.

The Phantoms locked up home ice in the first round of the Calder Cup Playoffs with Friday’s comeback win. But with the victory brought some bad news regarding their goaltending tandem for the playoffs. Help is on the way however, in the form of another top prospect goalie.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on Wednesday night and the first-round series are set.

The most important player to the Flyers future may actually be the longest-tenured Flyer, captain Claude Giroux. Giroux is facing some scrutiny, as pundits wonder if the Flyers need to move on from the current captain, who will enter his 10th season in 2017-18. It’s not the most absurd idea in the world.

For many of the Flyers junior prospects, the playoffs are either over or hanging by a thread. But for the two top minor leagues of hockey, the playoffs are just around the corner.

It was one year ago today, April 11, that many awoke to the news that Flyers founder and chairman Ed Snider had passed away at age 83. That day will live forever in Flyers history.

The Eagles added quarterback depth by signing former Penn State QB Matt McGloin. Plus, the 2017 preseason schedule was released.

Reports circulated on Sunday that Eagles defensive tackle Beau Allen reportedly suffered a torn pectoral muscle, which will require surgery. The news was confirmed on Monday.

Positives and negatives are always a part of the game, but a season that ends like the Flyers did with the conclusion of the regular season on Sunday makes the negatives outweigh the positives. Here are six areas where the Flyers season went wrong.

The Flyers feverishly looked for the winning goal in the final minutes of regulation and overtime, but ultimately could not find it as they fell to the Carolina Hurricanes in the final game of the 2016-17 season, 4-3, in a shootout on Sunday night at Wells Fargo Center.

And then there was one. The Flyers take the ice for one final time in the 2016-17 season on Sunday night. They will face the Carolina Hurricanes, a team they have managed to beat three times already this season.

The upcoming offseason and subsequent 2017-18 season are a crucial one for both GM Ron Hextall and head coach Dave Hakstol, who have to move the Flyers ahead in their progression to contention.

The Flyers scored two goals in the first and two more in the second to take a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets in their penultimate game of the 2016-17 season on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center.