Shayne Gostisbehere
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol has received a fair amount of criticism for many of his coaching decisions this season. However, many of those choices have paid off for the team.
Embed from Getty Images By Dan Heaning, Sports Talk Philly staff writer Hockey fans got an early Christmas gift this year with the return of the international tournament, the World Cup of Hockey. For the past two weeks, the World Cup has been in exhibition mode and games have been largely relegated to ESPN3. […]
Embed from Getty Images By Kevin Fortier, Sports Talk Philly staff writer Praise the hockey gods, September is finally here and Flyers hockey is just around the corner. It has been a long, hot, dry summer for Flyers fans. Exiting in the first round against the Washington Capitals only added to the longevity of […]
Embed from Getty Images Now that the Flyers season has been over for three days, and instead of preparing for a Game 7 which would have been Wednesday night, the Flyers have already had their break-up, exit, cleanout day, there has been more time to reflect on the season. There are really so many […]
Embed from Getty Images Tuesday was break-up day for the Flyers as they made one last visit to Voorhees for exit interviews and their final meeting with the media. Essentially all players spoke throughout the day. Here are the highlights.
(Photo Courtesy of Kate Frese/Kate Frese Photograph) With their backs against the wall, The Philadelphia Flyers played their best game of the series. Shayne Gostisbehere and Andrew MacDonald each scored. Michal Neuvirth was fantastic in goal and the Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Just like in game three, the […]
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, […]
Playoff-bound Flyers manage to complete run to the finish When the city of Philadelphia woke up on Saturday, the playoff were anything but a certainty. But with some help for the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers and a win of their own over the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Philadelphia Flyers are indeed playoff bound. It may […]
Flyers have no excuses for being on brink Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia If this is it for the Flyers, and after their 4-3 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, it very well could be, we'll always know the reason why. The Flyers have excuses to hide behind — the brutal schedule against playoff teams, the fatigue that […]
Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Suddenly, the Flyers playoff hopes, which one week ago looked so likely, are on life support. A similar start led to another insurmountable deficit for the Flyers, this time against the NHL's worst team. The Toronto Maple Leafs struck for two first-period goals. The Flyers managed a third-period rally, but fell on a […]
