Flyerdelphia Weekly Round-Up: October 10-16

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With the Flyers season back underway, it's time to help you catch up on all the latest in Flyers news and coverage with our weekly roundup. Here, you can catch up on every story featured on Flyerdelphia in the past week.

Here is everything you may have missed over the past week.

Saturday – October 10

Zach Hopkins went Between the Pipes, looking at stories around Flyers hockey. In this Saturday edition, stories include Logan Pyett’s battle with Sarcoma, Brayden Schenn's solid start to the season and the success of the Flyers checking line – Between the Pipes: Pyett's battle, Schenn impresses, Checking line clicking 

Steve Mason allowed four goals on eight shots in 6:46 of play as the Flyers were embarrassed by the Florida Panthers in a 7-1 loss. Rob Riches had game coverage – Flyers embarrassed in Florida, 7-1

Kevin Durso analyzed the Flyers 7-1 loss to the Panthers, saying that the early-season embarrassment needed to serve as a wake-up call – Postgame Perspective: Early embarrassment needs to wake up Flyers

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms opened their season with a 4-3 loss to the Syracuse Crunch. Brent Baldwin had game coverage – Furious Rally not Enough as Phantoms Fall in Opener

Sunday, October 11

This Week in Flyers History, Mike Watson looks back on the opening of the CoreStates Center in 1996 – This Week in Flyers History: Week ending October 11

Monday – October 12

Denise Mroz wondered what version of Steve Mason the Flyers will see following the worst start of his career on Saturday – Steve Mason: Great expectations for Flyers

Rob Riches analyzed Dave Hakstol’s first two games behind the bench and their very different natures – Hakstol's Happenings: Two games, two polar opposites 

Brayden Schenn scored the lone Flyers goal as Michal Neuvirth made 31 saves in a shutout win over the Florida Panthers. Kevin Durso had game coverage – Schenn's early goal enough as Neuvirth, Flyers blank Panthers 

Kevin Durso also analyzed the Flyers win, focusing on the strong performance of the Flyers defensively – Postgame Perspective: Defense carries Flyers to 1st win

Tuesday – October 13

Rob Riches looked at the possibility of have several changes to lines during the season and what Dave Hakstol’s possible motives could be – How often will the Flyers need to change lines? 

In Between the Pipes, Zach Hopkins provides stories on Danny Briere’s return to the Flyers organization, Jaromir Jagr's thankfulness to the Flyers for reviving his NHL career and former head coach Craig Berube making an appearance in the Wells Fargo Center press box – Between the Pipes: Briere returns, Jagr thankful, Berube sighting 

Check out photographer Kate Frese’s photos from Monday night’s home opener – Photo Gallery: Flyers vs. Panthers, October 12, 2015

Wednesday – October 14

Kevin Durso analyzed how Dave Hakstol’s call for a “high intensity” style of play can help the Flyers grow – 'High intensity' win can help Flyers grow 

With Kimmo Timonen getting set to be honored by the Flyers for his retirement, Kevin Durso looks back at his career and the leadership that helped Timonen define a decade of the Flyers blue line – Kimmo Timonen: Defensive leader of most recent Flyers playoff era

Michal Neuvirth made 30 saves to complete a second straight shutout as the Flyers beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0. Kevin Durso provided game coverage – Neuvirth leads way as Flyers blank Blackhawks 

Thursday – October 15 

Kevin Durso analyzed Wednesday’s win, noting that a 3-0 shutout of the defending champions was an early-season statement for the Flyers – Postgame Perspective: A early-season statement from Flyers 

Bill Meltzer also provided a look back on Kimmo Timonen’s career and how his off-ice impact was just as great – Timonen's Impact Went Far Beyond Stats

Check out photographer Kate Frese’s photos from Wednesday’s game against the Blackhawks – Photo Gallery: Flyers vs. Blackhawks, October 14, 2015

Friday – October 16

Zach Hopkins notes that while the team has played well in the last two games, a long layoff between games could also break the Flyers momentum – Flyers early-season break could threaten momentum

Bill Minchin goes Around the NHL, looking at a franchise first for the Montreal Canadiens and slow starts to the season for Chicago and seven NHL teams without a win – Around the NHL: Franchise first, slow starts and more

The Phantoms picked up their first win of the season with the help of four goals, each from different scorers. Brent Baldwin had game coverage – Lehigh Valley nets 1st win as 4 different Phantoms score 

Be sure to follow along with us again this week for more great Flyers coverage. The Flyers are in action on Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars and Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins.

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