Hextall gets it right again with proper handling of deadline

Monday was a tense day for the Flyers. When you're a team hovering the line between playoff contention and playing the role of seller again, any amount of players can be up for grabs. The Flyers had their share of candidates, but ultimately decided to hold onto everyone and were quiet at the deadline. GM […]

Kevin Durso  •  01 Mar 2016
As Flyers future draws closer, thoughts of what could be

Embed from Getty Images   As the hockey world is buzzing around the NHL All-Star Game and its events in Nashville, this is the lull in the season for Flyers fans to get a little creative and take some more time to reflect on the season in its current state. For the Flyers and their […]

Denise Mroz  •  01 Feb 2016
The Flyers deadline decision: buy, sell or stand pat?

Embed from Getty Images   Slated for Leap Day 2016, the NHL trade deadline is just one month away as the game schedule hits its All-Star Break hiatus. While the Philadelphia Flyers are not hopelessly out of the race to earn a playoff spot – five points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins (with one game in hand) […]

Bill Meltzer  •  28 Jan 2016
Flyers still building, but Hextall’s blueprint taking shape

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Jan 2016
Flyers prospect Konecny headlines blockbuster OHL trade

Embed from Getty Images   Junior hockey deals don't get much bigger than this. And a top Flyers prospect is the headliner. Flyers prospect Travis Konecny, captain of the Ottawa 67's, was traded on Wednesday to the Sarnia Sting along with forward Sam Studnicka for Sasha Chmelevski, Chase Campbell and eight OHL draft picks. Rest […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jan 2016
Ron Hextall does it again for Flyers

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 […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jan 2016
Flyers need Gostisbehere to be trailblazer for youth movement

  View image | gettyimages.com It's been five games for Shayne Gostisbehere, but I've seen enough. The Flyers should not return the 22-year-old rookie defenseman to the minors after Mark Streit returns from injury, or for any other reason for that matter. It's not just because he happens to have more goals scored than the […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Nov 2015
Kimmo Timonen: Defensive leader of most recent Flyers playoff era

  For eight years, Flyers fans were treated to the consistent defensive talent of Kimmo Timonen. He was a mainstay on the blue line, a warrior. He never missed a game unless he absolutely had to. Which is what made last August so scary. Timonen had played through everything you could throw at the human […]

Kevin Durso  •  14 Oct 2015
Between the Pipes: Konecny shines, Top D returned, Laughton knocking on door

Hello and welcome to the Saturday edition of Between the Pipes. The Flyers are one week into training camp and well on their way towards finalizing their roster for the regular season. Let's take a look at a few headlines that are making the rounds this weekend. 

Zach Hopkins  •  26 Sep 2015