Draft Prospect Profile: Mitch Marner

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers announced on Monday that they have a new head coach, and while the anticipation of what Dave Hakstol will bring to the Flyers will only grow until October, there is plenty of unfinished business to take care of in the offseason. The draft is the next major event […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Mathew Barzal

  View image | gettyimages.com Our series on potential Flyers draft prospects continues as we review the sixth player in the series. As the Flyers prepare to select seventh overall, there are several players who are expected to be in that slot that could immediately fill a team need. Headlining that group are wingers Mikko […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Dylan Strome

  View image | gettyimages.com It's time to take a look at another potential Flyers draft prospect as the draft continues to approach. All of the talk throughout the regular season was about the battle across the league for the first overall pick and Connor McDavid. But one of McDavid's teammates is projected as a […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Mikko Rantanen

  View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers hold the seventh overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, which will be held on June 26 in Sunrise, Fl. With such a high pick in what is one of the deepest draft classes in history, there are many directions the Flyers can go. Over the next […]

Kevin Durso  •  23 Apr 2015
Forward Thinking: Hextall targeting forward in first round of Draft

The Flyers didn't strike gold despite the 6.5 percent chance. The Connor McDavid sweepstakes was won by the Edmonton Oilers. With that, the Flyers held their draft slot with the seventh overall pick. Despite the disappointment of losing out on what everyone believes is the next face of hockey, GM Ron Hextall isn't disappointed with […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Apr 2015
With every loss, Flyers chances improving

Whether you believed it after the Flyers heartbreaking loss in Boston – a distant memory at this point – or after a 5-2 romping by the Devils the day after or even Tuesday night's dismantling by the Canucks, the Flyers season is officially dead. Sure, mathematically they aren't eliminated from playoff contention yet. But in […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Mar 2015
Flyers lack of consistency keeps them hovering in Draft picture

Fresh off a trip to the All-Star Game in Columbus, Jake Voracek said the Flyers needed to win 25 of the remaining 34 games this season to feel like they had a chance at the playoffs. The Flyers opened that stretch on Tuesday night against Arizona with a 4-3 shootout win. It was only the […]

Kevin Durso  •  28 Jan 2015
Durso: Will holiday hurt Flyers road success?

  View image | gettyimages.com Right now, things are good in Flyerland. Three wins in three games to open an eight-game road trip have the Flyers climbing slowly but surely back into the playoff picture. The Flyers sit six points back of a playoff spot at the moment. Just in time for a break. I'm using […]

Kevin Durso  •  24 Dec 2014
Durso: Forget about top picks for Flyers

  The Flyers tailspin continues following a 1-2-2 road trip. They are fading further and further out of the playoff picture. It is not too early to talk about a fading chance at the playoffs. It is way too early to talk about the draft and the potential of a high pick. Yes, the Flyers […]

Kevin Durso  •  10 Dec 2014