Morning After: Defense keys Flyers weekend sweep of Penguins

Wayne Simmonds scores his second goal of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Penguins. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The two games the Flyers played against the Pittsburgh Penguins were very different. At home on Saturday, the Flyers cruised behind a raucous home crowd to a 4-0 win. Steve Mason was lightly tested. The Flyers scored on […]

Kevin Durso  •  17 Mar 2014
Morning After: Couturier, Read handle Penguins top players

Matt Read scores his second goal of Saturday's 4-0 win over the Penguins. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) There wasn't a more perfect beginning to the Flyers home-and-home weekend series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pure dominance from start to finish was on display on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers 4-0 win featured many […]

Kevin Durso  •  16 Mar 2014
Morning After: Flyers great game nearly goes bad

Claude Giroux has nine goals and nine assists in his last 11 games. He scored two goals and added an assist in the Flyers 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) In 83 minutes time between Sunday's 5-4 overtime win and Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals, the […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Mar 2014
Morning After: Plenty of heroes in Flyers latest comeback effort

Vincent Lecavalier and Kimmo Timonen celebrate after Lecavalier scored to give the Flyers a 5-4 win over the Capitals in overtime on Sunday afternoon. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Comeback Kids did it again. Fresh off a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers, the first two periods were far from a good effort for […]

Kevin Durso  •  03 Mar 2014
Morning After: Positive response for Flyers after embarrassing loss

Anton Stralman directs the puck into his own net for the Flyers first goal in a 4-2 win over the Rangers on Saturday. Vincent Lecavalier (not pictured) was credited with the goal. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) When the Flyers returned from the Olympic break with a 7-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks, it was […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Mar 2014
Sharknado Lands; Flyers Routed By San Jose

  Joe Pavelski led the way with a hat trick as San Jose routed the Flyers Thursday night (Image courtesy of CBSsports.com) Joe Pavelski recorded a hat trick for San Jose, as the Sharks used a five-goal second period to rout Flyers 7-3, as both teams returned to action following the Olympic break.

Hal Greenblatt  •  27 Feb 2014
Morning After: Flyers on fire entering Olympic break

With a 4th straight win against the Flames, the Flyers matched their longest winning streak of the season The Flyers celebrate after Scott Hartnell scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Flames. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Olympic break is a blessing and a curse for the Philadelphia Flyers. They spent the […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Feb 2014
Snider: ‘Olympics is a farce’

Ed Snider ripped the Olympic selection process and NHL participation on Thursday night following the Flyers 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. (Photo Courtesy of Philadelphia Sports Writers Association) It's usually a rarity to see Chairman Ed Snider in the Flyers locker room following a regular-season game. On Thursday, Snider spoke to the media. It […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Feb 2014
Morning After: Mason’s injury scare warrants time off

Steve Mason made 38 saves in the Flyers 3-1 win over the Avalanche on Thursday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/Flyerdelphia) With just under nine minutes to play in the third period of the Flyers 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night, it seemed the Flyers worst fears may be realized. Steve Mason was […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Feb 2014