Tag: Sean Couturier
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Wednesday’s Flyers-Bruins Game
| Leave a CommentThe dividends that are being paid from several new faces are very clear. Three of those newcomers had multiple points and helped the Flyers get off to their best scoring start through three games since 1983-84 with another six-goal outburst.
Read more »Atkinson’s 2 Goals Help Flyers Down Bruins
| Leave a CommentCam Atkinson scored two goals in the game, a 6-3 victory for the Flyers, on Wednesday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Kraken: Game 2 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Seattle Kraken and former Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol come into Philadelphia with a 1-1-1 record through three games. The Flyers will be in search of their first win of the season.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Friday’s Flyers-Canucks Game
| 1 Comment on Flyers 5: Takeaways from Friday’s Flyers-Canucks GameWhile the Flyers didn’t win the game, you certainly sensed the new energy with so many new faces. But you also got another sign of how chemistry may be instantaneous among teammates off the ice, but can take some time on it. It’s only one game, and there’s no reason to overreact to anything that happened until the patterns persist.
Read more »Flyers Rally, Drop Opener to Canucks in Shootout
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers trailed by two late in the third before rallying back for two goals in 65 seconds to tie things up. They ultimately fell in the shootout, 5-4, to the Vancouver Canucks in Friday’s season opener.
Read more »Flyers-Canucks: Game 1 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers open things up on Friday night at Wells Fargo Center going against the Vancouver Canucks. After last season, it’s already refreshing for the Flyers to be facing a team from the Western Conference that they haven’t seen in quite some time. It also marks the first chance for this new group of players to make their mark on the team and start the season off on a positive note.
Read more »10 Storylines for the Flyers 2021-22 Season
| Leave a CommentBefore the puck drops on the Flyers 2021-22 season, their busy offseason and several new faces bring about a number of storylines. Let’s take a look at 10 storylines that are worth watching this season for the Flyers.
Read more »Flyers Claim C Patrick Brown Off Waivers, Set Final Roster
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers claimed center Patrick Brown off waivers, putting the final piece into the puzzle for the 2021-22 opening-night roster. The Flyers final roster consists of 20 healthy players, the minimum 12 forwards, six defensemen, and two goalies.
Read more »Flyers Notes: Fletcher Addresses Roster Moves, Flyers Announce Hall of Fame Inductees
| Leave a CommentChuck Fletcher spoke on Thursday morning and explained the decision to send Morgan Frost to the minors. The Flyers also announced two new inductees to the Flyers Hall of Fame.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Monday’s Flyers-Bruins Preseason Game
| 1 Comment on Flyers 5: Takeaways from Monday’s Flyers-Bruins Preseason GameMonday’s win for the Flyers over the Bruins required overtime, despite Boston icing their ‘B’ team. Part of that was quality goaltending. But the Flyers also showed that they are still a work in progress in some areas as the preseason draws closer to an end.
Read more »Provorov Scores OT Winner as Flyers Down Bruins
| Leave a CommentIt required overtime, but Ivan Provorov scored the deciding goal to give the Flyers a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Bruins: Preseason Game 4 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers will have more of a veteran lineup again, though not the potential opening-night lineup in its entirety, as they experiment with some new line combinations for the first time this preseason.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Saturday’s Flyers-Capitals Preseason Game
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers defeated the Capitals on Saturday night, but it was more than just the team winning a game for the first time this preseason. It was the players that really stood out and the coming together of a bunch of new faces to show signs that this season could be different in terms of the mood around the team.
Read more »Giroux, Atkinson Tally in Flyers Win Over Capitals
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers top power-play unit got on the board and some newcomers made contributions in a 3-1 win over the Washington Capitals.
Read more »Flyers-Islanders: Preseason Game 1 Preview
| Leave a CommentFollowing an off day from on-ice activities on Monday, the Flyers will take the ice on Tuesday night for their first preseason tilt on home ice against the New York Islanders at 7 p.m.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp Day 4 Update: Building Chemistry
| Leave a CommentThe competitive juices were flowing with the first scrimmage of Flyers training camp, as the team looks to build more chemistry ahead of the preseason opener on Tuesday.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp Day 3 Update: State of the Team
| Leave a CommentIn addition to more work on the ice for the Flyers, Dave Scott, Governor of the Flyers, gave his state of the team in a press conference on Saturday morning.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp Day 1 Update: Something to Prove
| Leave a CommentThe message at the start of Flyers training camp is that the team has “something to prove,” words written on t-shirts worn by Alain Vigneault and several players. That message rang loud and clear as the team gets to work in training camp.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp 2021-22 Season: 5 Questions Entering Camp
| Leave a CommentFollowing an offseason of change, training camp has finally arrived for the 2021-22 Philadelphia Flyers. With that, we look at five questions facing the Flyers as camp begins.
Read more »What Should the Flyers Expect from Joel Farabee?
| Leave a CommentAfter an impressive sophomore year, Joel Farabee was rewarded this offseason with a six-year, $30 million ($5 million AAV) contract extension, which will kick in during the 2022-23 season. Now that he’s got an extension, how will the young star in the making do from here on out?
Read more »YWT: The Philadelphia Flyers Podcast – YWT #123 – Coooooooots
| Leave a CommentThe YWT Podcast is back and after what was thought to be a time of slowing down, Chuck Fletcher remained active. In addition to a new contract for Travis Sanheim, the Flyers also signed free-agent forward Derick Brassard and extended Sean Couturier for eight more seasons.
Read more »Flyers Sign Sean Couturier to 8-Year Extension
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers have signed Sean Couturier to an eight-year contract extension worth $62 million, an average annual value of $7.75 million. The contract will take effect starting with the 2022-23 season.
Read more »Flyers Likely Done as Fletcher Makes More Offseason ‘Bets’
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers appear to be done for the offseason, outside of re-signing Carter Hart and Travis Sanheim, and are hoping a majority of their acquisitions turn out to be wins on “quality bets.”
Read more »Fletcher: ‘We Need to Change the Mood in the Room’
| Leave a CommentFor the better part of a decade, the Flyers have utilized the same core group and struggled to consistently put together successful seasons. After their most frustrating one to date, Fletcher knew action was necessary. “We just can’t keep bringing the same players back year after year and expect different results. We had to make changes this year,” Fletcher said.
Read more »Flyers Release Expansion Protection List
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers have protected forwards Claude Giroux, Kevin Hayes, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Oskar Lindblom, Scott Laughton and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. They have also protected defensemen Ivan Provorov, Travis Sanheim and the newly-acquired Ryan Ellis, as well as goalie Carter Hart in the upcoming Expansion Draft.
Read more »Farabee Scores 20th as Flyers Close Season with Win
| 1 Comment on Farabee Scores 20th as Flyers Close Season with WinJoel Farabee not only finished the season as the Flyers leading scorer, but also capped off his season with a pair of goals to reach the 20-goal mark in just his second NHL season. His two goals helped pave the way for a 4-2 Flyers win over the Devils to close out the 2020-21 season on Monday night at Wells Fargo Center.
Read more »Flyers-Devils: Game 56 Preview
| Leave a CommentAll that is left now for the Flyers is one more match with the New Jersey Devils to close out the 2020-21 season.
Read more »Flyers-Capitals: Game 55 Preview
| Leave a CommentThe Capitals chances at the division title took a hit in that loss, one they will be looking to avenge in the final meeting of the season against the Flyers on Saturday night.
Read more »Allison’s 2 Goals Pace Flyers to Win Over Capitals
| Leave a CommentJoel Farabee scored his team-leading 18th goal of the season and Wade Allison scored a pair of goals as the Flyers defeated the Capitals, 4-2, on Friday night.
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