Matt Read
The Flyers had already been handed the challenge of playing a difficult back-to-back without their best defensive forward with the news of Sean Couturier's injury on Friday. Just over halfway through the first period of Saturday's game with the Rangers, they were forced to play without their offensive force of late. Wayne Simmonds was given […]
Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Flyers have had plenty of things to worry about this season. They've been outside a playoff spot pretty much all season, and one of the leading reasons for that is a combined special teams rank near the bottom of the league. Fortunately, the Flyers power play has recently […]
Offense Explodes for 6 Goals Game Events [Mouse-over image for goal details]
Embed from Getty Images So many times in hockey, there is too much of a focus on the numbers, what the stat sheet reads after a game or the totals at a certain point in the season. Often times, that is used to unjustly judge a player's skill level. Flyers GM Ron Hextall has […]
Embed from Getty Images With the All-Star break over and eight games on the schedule in a matter of 13 days, the Flyers know the time is now if they want to make any attempt at climbing into the playoff picture. They could start that climb on a positive note by beating one of […]
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 […]
Flyers get much-needed points, still in playoff position as All-Star break hits Embed from Getty Images With 2:02 to play in regulation, Matt Read took a hooking penalty that spelled the Flyers doom. Against the top-ranked power play, who just happened to be members of the NHL's best team, there was no way the […]
Embed from Getty Images The last three games have been games to forget for the Flyers. Twice, the Flyers suffered defeat in the final two minutes. After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in Pittsburgh last Thursday, the Flyers allowed three goals in the second and never recovered. The Flyers jumped out to a […]
1) If there was ever a doubt as to how much Sean Couturier means to the Philadelphia Flyers, the second period of Thursday's game in Pittsburgh was a good case in point about how much the player's absence is felt when he is not in the lineup. Even if Couturier had been in the Flyers' […]
Game Story This game was thrown out of any normal rhythm early, as Ryan White threw a late, high hit on Tomas Jurco. This resulted in White getting tossed from the game, and giving the Detroit Red Wings an early five minute power play. The Wings had several shots, but overall it was a strong […]
