Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
Saturday signaled the one-week mark of the beginning of the end for the Flyers. Last Saturday, the Flyers were 15 seconds away from moving within two points of the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot. One week later, the Flyers are now 10 points back of that spot. On Saturday afternoon, they welcomed the […]
View image | gettyimages.com When Ron Hextall was introduced as the Flyers new general manager, it was clear from the beginning he had a plan. Of course, there were going to be obstacles along the way. Carry-over contracts from Paul Holmgren's tenure as GM forced Hextall to be creative in the ways he was […]
Through two periods, the Flyers didn't look like a team that believed in a playoff run. The third was a different story. The Flyers roared back and erased a two-goal deficit to force overtime and close the playoff gap to five. But they could do no better as Jiri Hudler scored in overtime to give […]
Ron Hextall addressed the media following the trade deadline that saw the Flyers move two players, acquired a defenseman in a depth move and add three picks to their total for this year's draft. He closed his press conference by announcing that the Flyers had signed Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a two-year extension. Bellemare will make […]
View image | gettyimages.com Just as it was on Sunday, a nail-biting finish ensued as the Flyers were clinging to a one-goal lead. Ray Emery couldn't fend off the Canadiens forever and with 7:22 to play, Montreal tied the game. From that point, it was Montreal's game to lose if they could find a […]
View image | gettyimages.com In a must-win game on the road, the Flyers were playing like a team that believed they had a chance. Despite what the standings showed, this was a team showing character against an opponent that was more than prepared to put the dagger in the Flyers. But in the middle […]
It was a game that had a little bit of everything and then some, but at the end, it was the Orange and Black in the right place at the right time. A fight-filled second period set the stage for an exciting third period, which led to overtime. On the Flyers second power-play chance of […]
When the Flyers dropped an afternoon game to the Bruins in pretty lifeless fashion, the strong start to a crucial homestand seemed null and void. A loss like that showed the Flyers were not on the level of the teams they had to pass in the standings to recover for the playoffs. On Monday, the […]
View image | gettyimages.com For the past several weeks, the Flyers have consistently stated that they believed they could still be a playoff team. All the while, they were inconsistent in trying to prove it. Sunday night, they proved they certainly have life in the race. The Flyers followed a dominant win on Saturday […]
The Flyers had a chance to close the homestand off with more success. In a sense, they did. After failing to record a point for the first time in five games, the Flyers grabbed a point on Thursday night. But the dreaded shootout struck again as the Flyers couldn't beat Roberto Luongo in overtime as […]
