Hey Flyers, Quit Playing Games With My Heart

(Image courtesy of the lovely and semi-talented @estebomb) You’re doing it again, Flyers. Don’t look at me like you don’t know what I’m talking about. I was sitting in the press box as you did that thing last Saturday versus the Penguins. I was in my living room as you did it again on Sunday. […]

Hal Greenblatt  •  20 Mar 2014
Game 68 Preview: Blackhawks return to Philadelphia, Flyers tough stretch continues

Patrick Kane had two assists in the Blackhawks 7-2 win over the Flyers on December 11. The Flyers host the Blackhawks on Tuesday night. (Photo Courtesy of NJ.com) The Flyers second meeting with the defending Stanley Cup Champions has so much more meaning than the first. The first meeting against the Chicago Blackhawks, a 7-2 […]

Kevin Durso  •  18 Mar 2014
Morning After: Defense keys Flyers weekend sweep of Penguins

Wayne Simmonds scores his second goal of Sunday's 4-3 win over the Penguins. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The two games the Flyers played against the Pittsburgh Penguins were very different. At home on Saturday, the Flyers cruised behind a raucous home crowd to a 4-0 win. Steve Mason was lightly tested. The Flyers scored on […]

Kevin Durso  •  17 Mar 2014
Morning After: Couturier, Read handle Penguins top players

Matt Read scores his second goal of Saturday's 4-0 win over the Penguins. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) There wasn't a more perfect beginning to the Flyers home-and-home weekend series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pure dominance from start to finish was on display on Saturday afternoon at Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers 4-0 win featured many […]

Kevin Durso  •  16 Mar 2014
Game 66 Preview: Keystone Rivalry weekend opens in Philly

Steve Mason and the Flyers open a weekend home-and-home with Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Philadelphia. (Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Keystone Rivalry gets two installments added to its storied history this weekend. A potential playoff preview, all eyes will be on the Flyers two meetings with the Pittsburgh Penguins starting with Saturday's […]

Kevin Durso  •  15 Mar 2014
Morning After: Where have Flyers forwards gone?

Claude Giroux and the rest of the Flyers forward group have been held scoreless in each of the last two games. Nick Grossmann, a defenseman, scored the only Flyers goal in a 2-1 loss to the Devils on Tuesday. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The talk of the morning is about the Flyers near game-tying goal […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2014
Game Preview: Back from break, Flyers host Sharks

Claude Giroux and the Flyers scored four third-period goals in a 5-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Feb. 3. (Photo Courtesy of Flyers.com) The last time we left the Philadelphia Flyers, they had closed out a four-game winning streak at home against the Calgary Flames. The four-game streak also included a meeting with […]

Kevin Durso  •  27 Feb 2014
Scott Hartnell, Play-Driving Extraordinaire

    Scott Hartnell seems to go through streaks where he’s beloved by the Flyers fan base followed by stretches where he’s an overpaid bum weighing down Claude Giroux whose albatross of a contract will hamper the Flyers for the foreseeable future. We’ve already seen both of those at times this season, as Hartsy had a slow […]

Stephane Hardinger  •  13 Feb 2014
Morning After: Flyers on fire entering Olympic break

With a 4th straight win against the Flames, the Flyers matched their longest winning streak of the season The Flyers celebrate after Scott Hartnell scored the game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Flames. (Photo Courtesy of ESPN.com) The Olympic break is a blessing and a curse for the Philadelphia Flyers. They spent the […]

Kevin Durso  •  09 Feb 2014