Flyers-Canadiens: Game 48 Preview

Flyers host Canadiens out of All-Star break Embed from Getty Images   The All-Star break is over and now the stretch run begins. The Flyers return to the ice on Tuesday night to face the Montreal Canadiens in their first of several crucial games in the month of February. For the Flyers, this will be the […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Flyers announce final rosters for Friday’s Alumni Game

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers announced a special alumni game would be held in early February just a few months ago in December. Given the success of the alumni game during the Winter Classic festivities in 2012, the game was almost an instant sell-out. That game will take place on Friday night at […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
Neuvirth out a week to 10 days, Stolarz called up

Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia As one goalie prepared to make his return to the crease on Tuesday night, another forced the Flyers to regroup on the injury front. Steve Mason will be in goal for the Flyers game against the Canadiens on Tuesday night after having the All-Star break to recover. But Michal Neuvirth left Monday's […]

Kevin Durso  •  02 Feb 2016
As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could be

Embed from Getty Images   As the hockey world is buzzing around the NHL All-Star Game and its events in Nashville, this is the lull in the season for Flyers fans to get a little creative and take some more time to reflect on the season in its current state. For the Flyers and their […]

Denise Mroz  •  01 Feb 2016
Flyers place Couturier on injured reserve

Embed from Getty Images   The hope of all NHL teams over the All-Star break is to get healthier for the stretch run of the season. The Flyers certainly needed the break, having played three straight games without Sean Couturier and dealing with health questions to both goalies Michal Neuvirth and Steve Mason. The break […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Giroux draws praise from All-Star colleagues

Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers lone representative at Sunday's NHL All-Star Game is Claude Giroux. It's almost an afterthought that Giroux represents the Flyers at an All-Star Game. As the Flyers captain, Giroux is the leader vocally and by example. He consistently is among the leaders in points on the team and has […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Jan 2016
Medvedev has the stats, but not Hakstol’s trust

Since the Luke Schenn trade three weeks ago, the Philadelphia Flyers defense has finally found some stability. Where they previously had too many bodies to handle, Shayne Gostisbehere, Mark Streit, Nick Schultz, and Radko Gudas all have clearly established roles on the team. About the only remaining uncertainty on the blue line lies between Evgeny […]

Marc Naples  •  30 Jan 2016
Claude Giroux’s Player’s Tribune answers are awesome

Embed from Getty Images   All-Star weekend in the NHL is not so much about the game and more about seeing the personality of the NHL's stars. No more was that on display than last season when Jake Voracek used rookie sensation Johnny Gaudreau as a prop in his Breakaway Challenge attempt. This season, the […]

Kevin Durso  •  29 Jan 2016
The Flyers deadline decision: buy, sell or stand pat?

Embed from Getty Images   Slated for Leap Day 2016, the NHL trade deadline is just one month away as the game schedule hits its All-Star Break hiatus. While the Philadelphia Flyers are not hopelessly out of the race to earn a playoff spot – five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins (with one game in hand) […]

Bill Meltzer  •  28 Jan 2016