Offseason of questions begins for Hextall, Flyers

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers offseason is an array of questions. What was the true downfall of the team? What can make the team a playoff team again? What can make the team elite? How do they get there? Is there anybody here who can help them get there? Who stays and who […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Apr 2015
Hextall to announce decision on Berube on Wednesday

  View image | gettyimages.com As the Flyers parted ways at the conclusion of the season, several players and head coach Craig Berube all addressed the media. The one person yet to speak is GM Ron Hextall. Hextall will address the media at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and, according to Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2015
Quotable: Flyers break-up day filled with sound bytes

The Flyers were in Voorhees on Monday as they packed up following a disappointing 2014-15 season. Each player met individually with Craig Berube and Ron Hextall and also faced the media.  The day was filled with quotable moments. Here's some of the highlights.

Kevin Durso  •  14 Apr 2015
This Week in Flyers History: Week ending April 5

April 3, 2013 Two years ago this week, the Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3. Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 14 of the 17 shots he faced and Jake Voracek iced the game with an empty-net goal, his 15th of the year, with just 39 seconds remaining. The much bigger Flyers news that day had happened earlier […]

Mike Watson  •  05 Apr 2015
Moving on from 2014-15 season starts with firing Berube

Wednesday night marks the beginning of the Flyers final stretch of games, just two more in March and then six in the first 12 days of April before the season comes to a close and the team spends the next two months watching the Stanley Cup Playoffs from home. There won't be any down time […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Mar 2015
Between the Pipes-03/17/05: Cousins called up; Flyers visit Canucks

Welcome to Between the Pipes, a look at the Philadelphia Flyers and the NHL through linkage. Cousins gets the call With R.J. Umberger out for the rest of the season and Matt Read on paternity leave, Nick Cousins gets a chance with the big club: [Philly.com-Sam Carchidi]  Flyers- Canucks preview  The Flyers travel to Vancouver […]

Dain Stiles  •  17 Mar 2015
Giroux’s leadership should not be questioned

As the Flyers playoff hopes fade away and the end of another season closes in, the time has come to look for the reasons and scapegoats responsible for another long offseason. There will be a lot of changes made to the Flyers in the coming months. A coaching change is likely on the way. The […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Mar 2015
Flyers, goalie coach Jeff Reese part ways

  View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers announced on Friday that they have "parted ways" with goaltending coach Jeff Reese. Ron Hextall called the move a "mutual decision," suggesting that Reese was not fired by the team. Reese was the Flyers goaltending coach for six seasons, through trying times with Ilya Bryzgalov, the Flyers Stanley […]

Kevin Durso  •  06 Mar 2015
Flyers moving forward with Hextall’s plan in action

  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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Mar 2015