Chris VandeVelde
The odds were already stacked against the Flyers when they faced the President’s Trophy winners, the Washington Capitals, in the first round of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs, but it turned out to be a much closer series than the results showed. Our Series in Review series continues with a closer look at this playoff appearance.
As the Flyers struggle, fans are looking for players to blame. However, the popular scapegoats are not the source of the team’s woes.
(Kate Frese/ Sports Talk Philly) By: Bill Minchin, Sports Talk Philly Writer It was the Henrik Lundqvist show on full display at the Wells Fargo Center. The New York netminder turned aside 40 of 42 Philadelphia Flyers shots. Derek Stepan, Matt Puempel and Kevin Hayes all scored as the New York Rangers defeated the Philadelphia […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Suddenly, the Flyers playoff hopes, which one week ago looked so likely, are on life support. A similar start led to another insurmountable deficit for the Flyers, this time against the NHL's worst team. The Toronto Maple Leafs struck for two first-period goals. The Flyers managed a third-period rally, but fell on a […]
Flyers look to close road trip on high note against Coyotes Embed from Getty Images On a busy day for the rest of the NHL, the Flyers are one of the closing acts. Another late-night game follows many games for East teams that will dictate just what Saturday's game means to the Flyers. The […]
The battle of PA resumes in Philly (Photo courtesy of Kate Frese/Kate Frese Photography) The Philadelphia Flyers (34-23-12) look to make it three in a row on Saturday afternoon when they welcome Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-24-8) to the Wells Fargo Center. Game time is 1:00. This is the second of four […]
Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Jake Voracek is almost back. It seems like a certainty that the Czech winger will return for the Flyers critical Saturday matchup with their bitter rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Voracek’s reappearance, this leaves head coach Dave Hakstol with a very interesting choice. Who will he take out to fit in his star […]
Flyers win again, move into playoff position Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details]
Flyers playoff-like win as gritty as it gets On the second end of a back-to-back, it was all about how much the Flyers could weather the storm and gut their way to a potential point or two to make the leap from the first team out to the last team in. Down 1-0 after some […]
Embed from Getty Images Coming off of last night's emotional 4-3 victory over Detroit, the Flyers needed to put forth a great effort to get two important points. The Flyers did just that on Wednesday night. Michal Neuvirth was outstanding, the Flyers came back twice before Radko Gudas put them ahead for good and […]
