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Embed from Getty Images It had the feel of a preseason game. Claude Giroux, Steve Mason, Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit sat out as healthy scratches while the rest of the Flyers played in the 82nd game of the season, the final one before turning the page to the playoffs. It was a sloppy game, […]
Potential playoff preview comes to Philly as Flyers host Capitals Embed from Getty Images With just seven games to go in the regular season for the Philadelphia Flyers (37-25-13), the first of five remaining games against contending teams comes against the beast of the East and the NHL's best. The Washington Capitals (54-16-5) have already […]
Flyers look to close road trip on high note against Coyotes Embed from Getty Images On a busy day for the rest of the NHL, the Flyers are one of the closing acts. Another late-night game follows many games for East teams that will dictate just what Saturday's game means to the Flyers. The […]
Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia Jake Voracek is almost back. It seems like a certainty that the Czech winger will return for the Flyers critical Saturday matchup with their bitter rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Voracek’s reappearance, this leaves head coach Dave Hakstol with a very interesting choice. Who will he take out to fit in his star […]
Florida trip concludes as Flyers meet Panthers Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia The Flyers first Florida trip, which opened the season in October, was a total disaster, ending with an embarrassing 7-1 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Two nights later, in the Flyers home opener, a 1-0 win was the first of now 32 wins […]
Embed from Getty Images Brayden Schenn and Sam Gagner have definitely had their ups and downs as Philadelphia Flyers. For Schenn, that means a slow development curve since being acquired in the Mike Richards trade with Los Angeles several years ago. Coming over as a very hot prospect, his offensive growth at the NHL […]
The Philadelphia Flyers host Columbus in a must win Photo courtesy of Kate Frese The Philadelphia Flyers (29-23-11) hit the ice for an important matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets (27-30-8). This is the fifth game of a six game homestand for Philadelphia. The Flyers are 3-1-0 through the first four games. Game time from the […]
Photo: Kate Frese/Flyerdelphia This could have been a very different season for Flyers forward Brayden Schenn. A player whose potential made general managers around the league fawn couldn’t get in his own boss' good graces. It seemed from the start of general manager Ron Hextall’s tenure that Schenn was a marked man. In his very […]
Flyers welcome McDavid, Oilers looking to keep winning ways rolling Embed from Getty Images The Flyers could not have asked for a better start to the six-game homestand, taking the first three contests as the calendar turns to March. Their first meeting of March comes against one of the NHL's most highly-touted rookies. Connor […]
Embed from Getty Images As the trade deadline nears on Monday afternoon, Flyers fans have already started to speculate which players may be traded due, particularly those with good recent performance. This can be hard to predict, because the number of players with good recent play is increasing and general manager Ron Hextall claims […]
