Are the Flyers a playoff team?

As training camp and the preseason draw slightly closer, the Flyers already busy offseason warrants a look back. The Flyers have certainly made many changes. Some things, though, have also remained the same. The biggest change is the new face behind the bench with former North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol making the jump to the […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Aug 2015
Goumas signs AHL contract with Phantoms

Photo via Kevin Goumas' Instagram account Kevin Goumas, the 23-year-old forward who made his debut with the Adirondack Phantoms in 2014, is set to return for another season. Goumas signed a one-year AHL deal with the Phantoms, keeping him in the Flyers system. Goumas scored six goals and added 11 assists in 63 games for […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Jul 2015
Hextall, Hakstol will face tough decisions with prospects

Ron Hextall's plan for the Flyers, especially with a wealth of prospects budding with potential, has its origins based on patience and remains rooted in patience. If patience is a virtue, it may take a lot of self-will from Hextall and new coach Dave Hakstol to exercise such patience. The Flyers prospects are already making […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Jul 2015
Free Agency Day 2: Flyers add goalie; development schedule, roster released

  View image | gettyimages.com Day 2 of free agency came and went with little fanfare. The Flyers added one player who will spend most of the season in the AHL as a depth signing. What headlined today's news was the team's announcement of the development camp roster and schedule. Here are the details.

Kevin Durso  •  02 Jul 2015
Hextall’s Defense Plan: Build from Within

Over the course of the Philadelphia Flyers' franchise history, most of the best defensemen the team has ever had have been players acquired from outside the organization: Hockey Hall of Fame inductee Mark Howe leads the list, followed by the likes of Eric Desjardins, Kimmo Timonen and for all-too-brief periods of time Bob "the Count" […]

Bill Meltzer  •  02 Jul 2015
Flyers blue-line logjam adds decisions to offseason

  Before Dave Hakstol can start coaching the team, he needs to know what players he has to work with on the roster.    Ron Hextall continues to add to the many decisions the Flyers will have to make this offseason.    Last week, Hextall tapped into the KHL for two free agents – defenseman […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 May 2015
Hextall ushers in new Flyers era with Hakstol

  View image | gettyimages.com The man behind the bench for the 2015-16 Philadelphia Flyers will be Dave Hakstol. That was the big news on Monday around the NHL, as the Flyers worked quickly to fill the coaching vacancy. Ron Hextall's top target now joins the Flyers after 11 seasons at the University of North […]

Kevin Durso  •  20 May 2015
Draft Prospect Profile: Ivan Provorov

  View image | gettyimages.com Our series on potential Flyers first-round picks continues as we take a look at another potential prospect. Already, we've covered two forwards with a lot of potential in Mikko Rantanen and Lawson Crouse. The Flyers have said they are interested in forwards, but could also take the best player available. […]

Kevin Durso  •  30 Apr 2015
Amid struggles and injuries, Flyers remaining patient

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography The blue line remains a battered place for the Flyers.  Braydon Coburn has missed time twice with injury, including now after suffering a lower-body injury against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Jan. 12. Nick Grossmann went down with an upper-body injury against the Capitals on Jan. 8. Most recently, on […]

Kevin Durso  •  21 Jan 2015