Tag: Dave Hakstol
If Hextall and Flyers are selling, who are the options?
| Leave a CommentWith the NHL Trade Deadline approaching on Monday at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall seems to have…
Read more »Flyers-Wild: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentNeuvirth saves Flyers season from brink Embed from Getty Images As time ticked away and the Flyers just tried…
Read more »Remembering Shayne Gostisbehere’s impressive streak
| Leave a CommentEmbed from Getty Images It was bound to end at some point. Shayne Gostisbehere's impressive streak of points in…
Read more »Flyers-Hurricanes: By the Numbers
| Leave a CommentBounces conspire against Flyers in Carolina Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] Things…
Read more »Flyers-Hurricanes: Game 59 Preview
| Leave a CommentPhiladelphia looks to end road trip with a victory in Carolina Photo courtesy of Kate Frese …
Read more »Brayden Schenn emerging as key player in Flyers future
| 11 Comments on Brayden Schenn emerging as key player in Flyers futureEmbed from Getty Images Think back to training camp in mid-September. Brayden Schenn began camp wearing a red jersey…
Read more »Flyers-Maple Leafs: By the Numbers
| Leave a CommentGhost extends points streak in OT win Embed from Getty Images Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details}…
Read more »Is there good reason for Dave Hakstol to keep R.J. Umberger in lineup?
| 2 Comments on Is there good reason for Dave Hakstol to keep R.J. Umberger in lineup?Embed from Getty Images One of my favorite Simpsons quotes is a classic regarding Krusty's profligacy. "You took all…
Read more »Gudas avoids suspension again, but shouldn’t avoid Hakstol’s wrath
| 3 Comments on Gudas avoids suspension again, but shouldn’t avoid Hakstol’s wrathEmbed from Getty Images It happened on Feb. 2. It happened again on Feb. 11. And on Tuesday night,…
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentLate-game response gives Flyers important regulation win Embed from Getty Images Jake Voracek laid it out several hours before…
Read more »Flyers-Rangers: By the Numbers
| Leave a CommentFlyers offense still missing in loss to Rangers Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details]
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentIn a game they needed to win, penalty box woes get Flyers again Jake Voracek ever so slightly got his…
Read more »Gudas avoids supplemental discipline for hit on Catenacci
| 1 Comment on Gudas avoids supplemental discipline for hit on CatenacciEmbed from Getty Images With the Flyers sitting on a comfortable 5-1 lead with 3:33 to play in Thursday's…
Read more »Flyers-Sabres: Postgame Perspective
| 1 Comment on Flyers-Sabres: Postgame PerspectiveUmberger's 1st relaxes team in blowout win as Flyers look to build on momentum Embed from Getty Images If…
Read more »The Couturier Effect
| Leave a CommentBack in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Philadelphia Flyers were two distinctly different hockey clubs based on the…
Read more »Flyers-Ducks: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentFlyers sluggish response sending wrong message In recent weeks, the Flyers had two things going for them. They had not…
Read more »Flyers-Rangers: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentSimmonds incident overshadows near win for Flyers In recent games, the Flyers have received a boost on the penalty kill…
Read more »Flyers give Stolarz a vote of confidence as big decision looms
| Leave a CommentPhoto: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Philadelphia Flyers rookie goaltender Anthony Stolarz scarcely resembles the player who, on July 9, 2012, stepped onto the…
Read more »Flyers-Predators: By the Numbers
| Leave a CommentOffense Explodes for 6 Goals Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details]
Read more »Sean Couturier the Flyers real MVP
| 1 Comment on Sean Couturier the Flyers real MVPEmbed from Getty Images So many times in hockey, there is too much of a focus on the numbers,…
Read more »Flyers-Canadiens: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentFlyers get PK boost to grab important regulation win Embed from Getty Images As Radko Gudas made an early…
Read more »As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could be
| 5 Comments on As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could beEmbed from Getty Images As the hockey world is buzzing around the NHL All-Star Game and its events in…
Read more »Medvedev has the stats, but not Hakstol’s trust
| Leave a CommentSince the Luke Schenn trade three weeks ago, the Philadelphia Flyers defense has finally found some stability. Where they previously…
Read more »Flyers-Capitals: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentFlyers get much-needed points, still in playoff position as All-Star break hits Embed from Getty Images With 2:02 to…
Read more »Flyers defense improving beyond Gostisbehere
| 9 Comments on Flyers defense improving beyond GostisbehereEmbed from Getty Images All eyes are on rookie, Shayne Gostisbehere these days, and rightfully so. He is a…
Read more »Flyers-Bruins: Postgame Perspective
| Leave a CommentSpecial teams costs Flyers again, as more points slip away Embed from Getty Images Six days later, it felt…
Read more »Flyers-Bruins: Game 46 Preview
| Leave a CommentFlyers return to host Bruins; Manning, Weal in, Gagner out Embed from Getty Images Monday night marks the return to…
Read more »Friday Odds and Ends from a Flyers Lens
| Leave a Comment1) If there was ever a doubt as to how much Sean Couturier means to the Philadelphia Flyers, the second…
Read more »Postgame Perspective: Flyers lack typical energy for rival Penguins
| Leave a CommentThe momentum shifted at 19:45 of the first period. The Flyers, who had a 2-0 lead with a pair of…
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