Kevin Fortier

At the quarter mark, where do the Flyers stand now and how does that compare to where they were at this point last season?

The 23-year-old Hagg has played three seasons with the Phantoms and before that he was playing among men in the Swedish league. And that experience has him on the inside track to making the Flyers roster as well.

Brayden Schenn was oft-maligned as a power-play specialist because he “only scored power-play goals.” But is that all Schenn brought to the table for the Flyers? The numbers over the past four seasons suggest otherwise.
So, was it true? Was Schenn only good for scoring power play goals?

The Flyers offseason has been defined by the excitement of getting the second overall pick. But there is the potential for another unexpected splash of exciting news regarding a potential CHL free agent, OHL standout Darren Raddysh.

After a successful season that saw a return to the playoffs, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms should have some fresh faces for the 2017-18 season.

If you are a fan of Philadelphia professional hockey, it was one heck of a weekend.

The Flyers will be getting a significant infusion of new talent this summer. At both the NHL and AHL, new players will be striving to earn spots at the professional level or coming to North America to continue their professional careers.

In examining the Flyers roster from top to bottom, we analyze the core players as well as secondary players needed to fill in the gaps on the roster, look at current restricted and unrestricted free agents to determine who may be re-signed and how that fits into the cap and also detail players who might not be returning.

This was not the ending most Flyers fans hoped for after rookie sensations Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov made the roster out of training camp. Expectations were raised further when the Flyers went on a 10-game winning streak in November and December.

The 2016-17 Flyers saw some new blood injected onto the roster with highly-touted rookies Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov. Watching them, along with Jordan Weal, join the team breathed life into what otherwise has been seen by some as a disappointing season overall.

The trade deadline is Wednesday. The Flyers have only two games remaining prior to that March 1 deadline. GM Ron Hextall will have to make up his mind with only two more opportunities for the team to show him if they could be a playoff team or if he should look to unload pending free agents or other players if the right opportunity arises.

When Flyers rookie forward Travis Konecny was injured there was immediate speculation as to who would get the call up from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Many fans were pleased to hear Jordan Weal was getting the call and would have his chance to make an impression on the Flyers brass.

It is now mid-February and the Flyers have been struggling to find not only wins, but goals, and an identity of success for the team along with the struggles.

The NHL All-Star Game takes place this Sunday afternoon. It is an exhibition of grace, strength and all-around athleticism. For kids growing up who did not possess the abilities required to play the game of hockey, and for those who did, the All-Star Game was like watching titans or demigods on skates.

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.

Over the course of the last eight games the Flyers offense has struggled mightily. During their win streak they averaged 3.5 goals per game. Since then, they are scoring at a rate of 1.5 goals per game. The Flyers have scored a total of 13 goals in the eight game stretch.

For Flyers fans, the World Junior Championships this year is especially gratifying as Philadelphia has a total of nine players competing at the games. No other team has more than five players participating.

As the Flyers win streak came to an end, some weak spots have begun to appear. Could a grueling schedule and injuries be starting to take their toll on the Flyers?

Is this the year the Philadelphia Flyers power forward Wayne Simmonds makes it to the NHL All Star Game? At the ripe old age or 28, Simmonds has become the on-ice powerhouse and leader the Flyers knew he could be.

The Flyers are now in third place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, only 2 points behind the New York Rangers and the Pittsburgh Penguins who are tied for first with 37 points. The Flyers currently are only four points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the most points in the league.

At the 25-game mark of the season, how do the Flyers stack up against the rest of the league?

The Flyers blueliners added five more points in Thursday’s 5-2 win over Winnipeg to their league-best total, bringing them to 54 points. They are on pace to chip in 246 points on the season. That would be up 110 points from last season for an increase of 81 percent.

The Flyers currently are third in the league in scoring, averaging 3.28 goals per game. That is up significantly from 2015-16, where they averaged 2.53 goals per game. You would think the incremental .75 goals per game would lead to a much better winning percentage.

One of the biggest surprises of the early season for the Flyers has been the play of 26-year-old blueliner Brandon Manning.

While the numbers haven’t changed much yet, the Flyers are slowly showing signs of improvement in both special teams departments as the season’s first month comes to a close.

It was a challenging week for Flyers general manager Ron Hextall, shuffling players and optimizing salary cap implications, but he has the roster he wanted and avoided going over the salary cap.

The Philadelphia Flyers are one week into their annual preseason training camp and it would appear that they are well on their way to formalizing their roster from forwards to defense.

Flyers prospects Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov are trying to make decisions difficult for the Flyers as training camp begins on Friday.

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