Shayne Gostisbehere
Game Story This game was thrown out of any normal rhythm early, as Ryan White threw a late, high hit on Tomas Jurco. This resulted in White getting tossed from the game, and giving the Detroit Red Wings an early five minute power play. The Wings had several shots, but overall it was a strong […]
On this Sunday night, the strange game of hockey threw everything and the kitchen sink at the Flyers. Once again, a resilient bunch proved why they are making a case for the playoffs. The Flyers had to overcome several controversial calls, an early challenge for the penalty kill and, last but not least, a shootout […]
Embed from Getty Images For the second straight day, the Flyers had to face the dreaded shootout and if they would have lost, there would have been at least three plays that would show they deserved a better fate. Call it poetic justice, but this time the shootout smiled on the Flyers. Jake Voracek […]
Nick Schultz and Mark Streit are the old men of the Flyers defense. At 33 and 38 respectively, they are much older than most of a defense that is under 25. Thus far this season, that experience has not paid off for the duo.
Photo courtesy of Kate Frese The Philadelphia Flyers (19-15-7) welcome Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers (23-15-5) to the Wells Fargo Center Saturday afternoon. This is third of five meetings between the clubs this season. Game time is 1:00. The Flyers have won both games against the Rangers so far this season. Philadelphia picked up a 3-2 shootout […]
The first half of the season has come and gone for the Flyers and they are both in a good spot and still in some trouble. On the positive side, the Flyers do not have a steep climb to the final playoff spot, sitting just two points back of the Boston Bruins after Wednesday's win […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers rookie phenom is set to return. GM Ron Hextall confirmed on Thursday that defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere will return to the lineup on Saturday when the Flyers host the New York Rangers. Gostisbehere missed the last two games with a lower-body injury.
Embed from Getty Images Mark Streit, in just his sixth game back from an injury that sidelined him for six weeks, scored his first goal since the return with 8:28 remaining in the third. The race was on for the Flyers from there. In a third period that had a playoff feel to it, […]
Embed from Getty Images It's been a week since Ron Hextall completed his fifth trade on the path to freeing up cap space and starting to help the Flyers turn the corner from building the future to watching it progress to the NHL and form what is hoped to become a contender. But in […]
Embed from Getty Images The 2015-16 season did not start off any differently than the recent seasons of the past. Players were inconsistent and not producing and, as a result, frustration mounted. Once again each game was a contest to earn points just to stay out of the basement of the NHL standings. The addition of […]
