Michal Neuvirth
On this Sunday night, the strange game of hockey threw everything and the kitchen sink at the Flyers. Once again, a resilient bunch proved why they are making a case for the playoffs. The Flyers had to overcome several controversial calls, an early challenge for the penalty kill and, last but not least, a shootout […]
Embed from Getty Images For the second straight day, the Flyers had to face the dreaded shootout and if they would have lost, there would have been at least three plays that would show they deserved a better fate. Call it poetic justice, but this time the shootout smiled on the Flyers. Jake Voracek […]
At this stage of the season, the Flyers really need wins, but in games like their Saturday afternoon affair with the Rangers, earning points on a regular basis is just as crucial. It may have been a shootout loss, but the Flyers are currently riding a five-game point streak. They take that streak on the […]
The first half of the season has come and gone for the Flyers and they are both in a good spot and still in some trouble. On the positive side, the Flyers do not have a steep climb to the final playoff spot, sitting just two points back of the Boston Bruins after Wednesday's win […]
On Wednesday, the Flyers traded impending unrestricted free agent defenseman Luke Schenn and seldom-used veteran forward Vincent Lecavalier to the Los Angeles Kings for a 2016 third-round draft pick and 23-year-old center Jordan Weal. The Flyers agreed to retain 50 percent of both Lecavalier's ($4.5 million cap hit) and Schenn's ($3.6 million) contracts. The arrangement of this […]
Embed from Getty Images Wednesday was Ed Snider’s 83rd birthday. GM Ron Hextall gave him a pretty good gift: cap relief. Hextall pulled off another trade, sending Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angeles Kings acquiring 23-year-old forward Jordan Weal and a 2016 third-round draft pick. That marked Hextall’s fifth trade involving a […]
It had been a disappointing road trip and return from Christmas break for the Flyers. As the new year began for the Flyers, the struggles did not end. Two goals in the first period were enough for the Kings, as they helped send the Flyers to a winless road trip with a 2-1 loss at […]
Embed from Getty Images It hasn't been a pretty start to the post-Christmas break for the Flyers, and with the new year upon us, the holiday festivities are completely over. The drive toward the playoffs is on. Despite the two losses, the Flyers remain locked in a tight race for a playoff spot. It […]
Photo by Don Smith/NHLI via Getty Images One year ago, the Philadelphia Flyers had 34 points and a 14-14-6 record at the Christmas break. Although, the team endured an horrific 0-8-1 spell in the latter part of November to early December, the team took a 6-1-3 run and a three-game winning streak into Christmas. Things […]
Embed from Getty Images Coming off of a rough return from the holiday break in Anaheim on Sunday night, the Flyers return to the ice in San Jose to continue a West coast trip against the Sharks. The Flyers will get veteran defenseman Mark Streit back in the lineup after missing six weeks. The […]
