Rob Zepp
Photo by Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol’s goaltending carousel has largely been a case of playing the hot hand. But with the team locked in a playoff hunt, the time is now to pick a netminder and stick with him. While Michal Neuvirth has made an impressive case to be the main […]
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia Philadelphia Flyers rookie goaltender Anthony Stolarz scarcely resembles the player who, on July 9, 2012, stepped onto the ice at the Skate Zone in Voorhees, NJ, for the first day of his first Development Camp. Although the towering teenager was a fine natural athlete and a confident, well-spoken young man even then, he […]
View image | gettyimages.com Back in the summer of 2012, the Flyers used their second-round pick, 45th overall, to select goaltender Anthony Stolarz. Recognizing a farm system devoid of legitimate goaltending prospects, Stolarz immediately became the long-term project and joined the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.
It was not all that long ago when an National Hockey League goaltender with a save percentage above 90 percent was considered to have an above-average season. In more recent years, that has crept up beyond 91 percent and 92 percent is now increasingly used as a benchmark by NHL teams. The evolution has […]
View image | gettyimages.com Saturday's game in Carolina marked the 26th time the Flyers have played in a game that went into overtime. For the 14th time, the Flyers had to face the dreaded shootout. For the 11th time, they lost. It is a familiar pattern that offers no silver lining – though Nick […]
View image | gettyimages.com The effort was there. The Flyers dictated play for most of the night. Jonathan Bernier played like the number one goaltender the Leafs envisioned him to be. Phil Kessel, Tyler Bozak and Dion Phanuef all scored and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night.
Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Back in the hunt The Flyers current hot streak has them eyeing a possible playoff berth: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi] [Pattison Ave.-Erik Yost] [Courier Post Online-Dave Isaac] [CSNPhilly.com-Tim Panaccio] [The Hockey News- Adam Proteau] Getting healthy at the right time Steve […]
The Flyers goalie situation continues to be the walking wounded. Add Ray Emery to the list. Emery is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and did not make the trip with the Flyers for two road games this week in Carolina and Toronto. Rookie Anthony Stolarz will back-up Rob Zepp in Tuesday's game in Carolina.
Another week of Flyers hockey down and once again it's time for us to give out our Player and Play of the Week honors. It started as a slow week, as the Flyers lost, 5-2, to the Columbus Blue Jackets and 3-2 in a shootout to the Buffalo Sabres. But this weekend, the Flyers rebounded with two […]
Sunday marked the 35th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice and the American hockey team's upset of the Soviet team in the 1980 Olympics. It was a moment that defied the odds. The Flyers are trying to defy the odds as well. Just over a month ago, after a 4-0 loss to Vancouver on Jan. […]
