Shayne Gostisbehere
For so much of the previous two seasons, so many of the Flyers players have talked about the things that need to get better, the things they need to do to be the playoff team they believe they are. On Saturday, they let their play do the talking. It was total domination for the Flyers […]
Embed from Getty Images You can breathe a sigh of relief, Flyers fans. Despite missing Saturday's game with a lower-body injury, the Flyers have officially listed defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere as day-to-day, GM Ron Hextall announced on Saturday morning.
Embed from Getty Images When the Flyers called up Shayne Gostisbehere for their Nov. 14 game in Carolina, no one could have imagined the immediate and ongoing impact he would have on the team. Gostisbehere has seven goals, three of them overtime winners, and nine assists for 16 points in 23 games. Game 23 […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers got off to a good start, putting 15 shots on goal in the first period. They ramped up the pressure even more in the second period, until the dam broke and they scored two goals in quick succession. Going into the third protecting a lead, the Flyers were […]
On any other night, the story of the game would have been how the Flyers survived the onslaught of shots by the Minnesota Wild in the third period and early stages of overtime. It would have been how at 4:23, with just 37 seconds separating them from a shootout, they got the game-winning goal from […]
Embed from Getty Images Wednesday was Ed Snider’s 83rd birthday. GM Ron Hextall gave him a pretty good gift: cap relief. Hextall pulled off another trade, sending Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angeles Kings acquiring 23-year-old forward Jordan Weal and a 2016 third-round draft pick. That marked Hextall’s fifth trade involving a […]
Embed from Getty Images In a span of about eight hours, two Flyers defensive prospects showed just how bright the future is. The terms "prospect" and "future" are used loosely here. It's hard to be considered a prospect and part of the future when you're having success at hockey's highest level. Shayne Gostisbehere scored […]
Embed from Getty Images The Flyers win on Tuesday night was important for two reasons. For one, they needed to stop the bleeding that was three straight losses on the West coast. They needed points. They earned two in regulation with a strong showing in a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Secondly, the […]
Embed from Getty Images 1 2 3 T Flyers 0 0 0 Kings 2 0 2 Instant Analysis It was a better period in terms of shot suppression and penalty killing for the Flyers, but offensively, the Flyers are in trouble. The Kings have the Flyers right where they want […]
Embed from Getty Images It hasn't been a pretty start to the post-Christmas break for the Flyers, and with the new year upon us, the holiday festivities are completely over. The drive toward the playoffs is on. Despite the two losses, the Flyers remain locked in a tight race for a playoff spot. It […]
