Amid struggles and injuries, Flyers remaining patient

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography The blue line remains a battered place for the Flyers.  Braydon Coburn has missed time twice with injury, including now after suffering a lower-body injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 12. Nick Grossmann went down with an upper-body injury against the Capitals on Jan. 8. Most recently, on […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2015
Game 35 Preview: Facing off against Laviolette

, R   View image | gettyimages.com The league-mandated three-day holiday break has come to an end, with the Flyers reaching the halfway point of their eight-game road swing on Saturday in Nashville — taking on the Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Both teams will meet for the first of two games this season, with the […]

Rob Riches  •  27 Dec 2014
Hartnell returns to Philly after offseason trade

Whether it is one of his 157 goals as a Flyer or one of the countless Hartnell down moments, everyone has a memory of Scott Hartnell. The winger spent seven seasons with the Orange and Black before an offseason trade sent him to Columbus. Two of the next five games for the Flyers are against […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Nov 2014
Game 1 Preview: Flyers open season against Bruins

The Flyers open the 2014-15 season against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. The Flyers were 0-2-1 against the Bruins in 2013-14. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) One goal separated the Flyers from the second round of the playoffs and their postseason fate, a first-round exit at the hands of the New York Rangers. That was […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
Several storylines as Flyers open 2014-15 season

Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek and the Flyers open the 2014-15 season in Boston against the Bruins on Wednesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The wait is over. The 2014-15 NHL season has arrived and on Wednesday night, the Flyers kick things off against the Boston Bruins. After a 3-3-2 preseason, the Flyers enter the regular […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
5 players to watch this season

Vincent Lecavalier scored 20 goals and added 17 assists in a disappointing 2013-14 season. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The start of the NHL season marks a time of new beginnings. For the Flyers, there are several new beginnings. The team underwent a minor overhaul of sorts as they stayed quite in free agency. There is […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014
Flyers sign D-man Michael Del Zotto

In the wake of Kimmo Timonen's injury, the Flyers had to get active. Ron Hextall said he would rather go after a veteran free agent or find a defenseman through a trade than promote a young player to a major role so early in a career. Lucky for Hextall, there was a good back-up plan […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Aug 2014
Timonen hospitalized with blood clots, hockey career in jeopardy

Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography The Flyers had recently linked the aging but durable fan favorite on the blue line for another season. Kimmo Timonen had always talked about possibly retired but strived for a Stanley Cup title. He wanted to be a winner and to win in Philadelphia, so he returned for the 2014-15 season […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Aug 2014
Podcast: 99 Problematic Episodes

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful Podcast on Flyerdelphia.com, Steve Jacot, Hal Greenblatt, and Stephane Hardinger look at the Scott Hartnell for R.J. Umberger swap, Brayden Schenn's new contract, other possible moves for the Flyers going into the draft, and plenty of other nonsense.

Steve Jacot  •  24 Jun 2014