Selecting 3 Stars tougher than it seems

Periodically, I am asked to do the three-star selection at Flyers home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The process is harder than it may look.

Bill Meltzer  •  26 Feb 2016
Flyers-Wild: By the Numbers

Neuvirth leads Flyers over Wild Embed from Getty Images   Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details]

Marc Naples  •  26 Feb 2016
If Hextall and Flyers are selling, who are the options?

With the NHL Trade Deadline approaching on Monday at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Flyers general manager Ron Hextall seems to have already decided that he will be selling and continuing his plan to build towards the future. The team is within striking distance of a playoff spot. However, with captain Claude Giroux and top defenseman Michael […]

Dan Heaning  •  26 Feb 2016
Flyers-Wild: Postgame Perspective

Neuvirth saves Flyers season from brink Embed from Getty Images   As time ticked away and the Flyers just tried to survive with a 3-2 lead, a pass made its way through to Minnesota Wild center Charlie Coyle. He took a split-second to control then fired toward an open net. Michal Neuvirth dove across. The six […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Feb 2016
Flyers-Hurricanes: By the Numbers

Bounces conspire against Flyers in Carolina Game Events   [Mouse-over image for goal details} Forwards [What is Corsi rating?] Things looked pretty good early. The Philadelphia Flyers began to assert themselves in the first period, and the pressure eventually paid off scoring a pretty soft goal to take a 1-0 lead against the Carolina Hurricanes. […]

Marc Naples  •  24 Feb 2016
Flyers-Hurricanes: Game 59 Preview

    Philadelphia looks to end road trip with a victory in Carolina   Photo courtesy of Kate Frese   The Philadelphia Flyers (26-21-11) are in Raleigh for the final game of their current road trip to do battle with the Carolina Hurricanes (27-23-10). This is the fourth and final meeting between the two clubs. Game time is […]

Bill Minchin  •  23 Feb 2016
Flyers Injury Update: Giroux, Couturier day-to-day, Del Zotto out for season

Embed from Getty Images   Flyers GM Ron Hextall certainly had a long list of injuries to go through on Sunday as the Flyers prepare to wrap up a five-game road trip on Tuesday night in Carolina. Still, as Hextall provided an update on Sunday, the news was generally positive.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Feb 2016
Flyers-Maple Leafs: Postgame Perspective

Ghost delivers winner in wild affair with Leafs Embed from Getty Images   The Flyers absolutely could not let the second point slip away this time, so they turned to their overtime specialist. Just 29 seconds into overtime, Shayne Gostisbehere struck again. The Flyers got the much-needed second point. In a wild game that featured […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 Feb 2016
Flyers-Canadiens: Postgame Perspective

With chances to win, Flyers slip in Montreal a bad team loss If the Flyers victory on Tuesday in New Jersey was a good team win, then Friday's defeat in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday was a bad team loss. Forget the magnitude of the game for the Flyers and their dwindling […]

Kevin Durso  •  19 Feb 2016