Scott Laughton
The Flyers tailspin continues following a 1-2-2 road trip. They are fading further and further out of the playoff picture. It is not too early to talk about a fading chance at the playoffs. It is way too early to talk about the draft and the potential of a high pick. Yes, the Flyers […]
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#140417552 / gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Flyers played arguably their best road game of the season, for 59 minutes. Sean Couturier gave them a first period lead. San Jose got a late goal in the second. Matt Nieto scored with 11 seconds left and the Philadelphia Flyers fell to the San Jose Sharks 2-1 at […]
The final result finally was in the Flyers favor. The Flyers had lost four straight games. But their last win had come on Nov. 8 against Colorado. A two-week drought didn't feel like it lasted just four games. The 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team that started the four-game losing streak, came […]
The Flyers season is starting to become a broken record. The effort was there but the goals weren't. "We played well enough to win, but you have to score." You've probably heard this before. The result was the same for the Flyers as they fired 39 shots on Darcy Kuemper on Thursday night to score […]
The Flyers woes at Madison Square Garden continued on Wednesday night, extending their losing streak to three games. One player came to play. Steve Mason made 32 saves, including several highlight-reel saves, to keep the Flyers in the game. The rest of the roster simply didn't show up. That spelled a 2-0 loss for […]
For a good portion of Tuesday, the status of captain Claude Giroux was up in the air. Craig Berube didn't know anything. R.J. Umberger played time on the top line while hoping Giroux was good enough to play. Finally, after hours of speculation, Ron Hextall revealed the mildly bad news. Giroux would be out for […]
The Flyers will be without their captain for the next two games. Claude Giroux exited practice on Monday and seemed to be fine, but as the day wore on, it was clear he was dealing with an injury. Giroux has a lower-body injury that Ron Hextall said would keep him off the ice for a […]
With Michael Raffl out for six weeks, which Flyers will step up? This week's mailbag answers that and more. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) It's time for another week of mailbag questions. Let's take a look at what we have this week.
Check it out! Phantoms come from behind with 3 goals in last 6 mins to beat the Bears 4 – 2! http://t.co/5gsxODBNKU pic.twitter.com/QrqZ1AXoBG — LehighValleyPhantoms (@LVPhantoms) October 25, 2014 The Lehigh Valley Phantoms second home game ended with another win, this time in come-from-behind fashion. Over the weekend, the Phantoms took the show on the […]
