Flyers-Capitals: Game 4 Postgame Perspective

New additions, special teams provide spark for Flyers Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia They struck early again. Not quite 57 seconds early, but 5:51 will suffice for a quick enough start. It came with a power play goal. Finally, the Flyers were on the right side of the special teams battle. They stayed on the right side all […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Apr 2016
One last chance for Flyers to make good showing

Embed from Getty Images   Over the years, there is something I have learned about teams being down 3-0 or 3-1 in a playoff series. That's usually when reality sets in. So after the Flyers dropped Game 3 by a score of 6-1 to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series against the Washington […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Apr 2016
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare suspended for Game 4

Embed from Getty Images   Flyers forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare has been suspended one game for his check from behind on Dmitry Orlov in Monday night's Game 3 loss to the Capitals. It was the hit that started it all for the Flyers, coming at 12:17 of the third period. Bellemare was assessed a five-minute major […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Apr 2016
Flyers Issue Statement Regarding Fan Behavior from Game 3

Embed from Getty Images   This morning, the 6-1 loss for the Flyers was secondary. Instead, it was the behavior of Flyers fans taking center stage. Down 4-1 and facing a five-minute penalty kill for Pierre-Edouard Bellemare's hit on Dmitry Orlov, fans started throwing LED bracelets used as part of the pregame festivities onto the […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Apr 2016
Flyers-Capitals: Game 3 Postgame Perspective

Embarrassing loss puts Flyers on brink Embed from Getty Images   There was a lot to be embarrassed about in Monday's 6-1 loss for the Flyers in Game 3 to the Washington Capitals. The Flyers allowed five power-play goals and six unanswered goals. Embarrassing. The Flyers resorted to the fisticuffs when the game got out […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Apr 2016
Capitals Roll Past Flyers, Take 3-0 Series Lead

Embed from Getty Images   It started with a bang, a quick strike just 57 seconds in. But as the game played out, it all unraveled.  The Flyers continued to be no match for the Washington Capitals, as they dropped Game 3, 6-1, to fall to a 3-0 deficit in the series on Monday night […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Apr 2016
Flyers-Capitals: Game 3 Preview

Flyers return home for Game 3 against Capitals Embed from Getty Images   The series shifts back to Philadelphia for what is sure to be an emotional game. For the Flyers, it is a must-win if they want their season to extend beyond this week. The Flyers face a 2-0 deficit in the series after […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Apr 2016
As Series Comes Home, Perspective on Flyers Deficit in Series

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers are two games deep into their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals and two losses away from the season ending as things head to Philadelphia on Monday night for Game 3. To keep matters in perspective, many Flyers fans didn’t even think the team would make it […]

Denise Mroz  •  18 Apr 2016
Sean Couturier out 2 weeks with upper-body injury

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers officially announced that Sean Couturier will be out for the remainder of their series against the Washington Capitals with an upper-body injury. The injury will likely feature a two-week recovery, long enough to keep him out for the remainder of the series. Couturier, the second-line center, was expected […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Apr 2016