Ron Hextall
Flyers forward Michael Raffl will be out for six weeks after suffering a lower-body injury on Tuesday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Tuesday's strong win for the Flyers was marred by the impending news of Michael Raffl's injury. On Wednesday, the Flyers got bad news on the top-line winger. Raffl will be out for […]
Shayne Gostisbehere skates during the Flyers 3-2 overtime win against the Kings on Tuesday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Good morning, Flyers fans! Thursday is Flyers Faithful Fan Thursday here at Flyerdelphia. This week, and every week, I will be taking questions for a mailbag. This is your chance to ask questions and have them answered. […]
Top prospect Shayne Gostisbehere will be called up and make his NHL debut on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) If you follow the Flyers, you knew this moment was coming. The signs were there last season and furthermore in the preseason. Top Flyers defensive prospect Shayne Gostisbehere will be called up in light of the […]
Andrew MacDonald joins a long injury list for the Flyers. MacDonald and Coburn are out for four weeks. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers battle with injuries to the defense just went from bad to worse. First, Braydon Coburn, who was possibly to return this week, will now be out for four weeks. Joining him […]
Luke Schenn and the Flyers defense have been a huge problem as the Flyers play elite teams early in the season. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers season is six games old. They have a 1-3-2 record. It could, and probably should, be a lot better. The Flyers have played better than […]
Claude Giroux scored the Flyers lone goal in Tuesday night's shootout as the Flyers dropped to 0-2-2 with a 4-3 loss to the Ducks. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) Not even a shooting gallery could save the Flyers from the dreaded shootout on Tuesday night. The Flyers took 42 shots in 65 minutes of […]
The Flyers season opener fully portrayed the dangers of playing on your heels. A late penalty kept the tilted ice in the Boston Bruins favor. But it was a broken play, and a broken stick, that did the Flyers in. Steve Mason attempted to adjust to Adam McQuaid's shot as it fluttered off the broken […]
Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek and the Flyers open the 2014-15 season in Boston against the Bruins on Wednesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The wait is over. The 2014-15 NHL season has arrived and on Wednesday night, the Flyers kick things off against the Boston Bruins. After a 3-3-2 preseason, the Flyers enter the regular […]
In the wake of Kimmo Timonen's injury, the Flyers had to get active. Ron Hextall said he would rather go after a veteran free agent or find a defenseman through a trade than promote a young player to a major role so early in a career. Lucky for Hextall, there was a good back-up plan […]
Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography The Flyers had recently linked the aging but durable fan favorite on the blue line for another season. Kimmo Timonen had always talked about possibly retired but strived for a Stanley Cup title. He wanted to be a winner and to win in Philadelphia, so he returned for the 2014-15 season […]
