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Flyers Announce Opening Night Roster for 2020-21 Season
| Leave a CommentThe final day before the start of the 2020-21 season is here, and that means roster decisions are due. The Flyers have officially announced their roster for opening night of the 2020-21 season.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp Day 5 Update: Let’s Talk Power Play
| Leave a CommentOne of the subjects that was discussed a lot during the playoff run over the summer was the lack of success for the Flyers power play. That was an area of focus during training camp on Friday, as the team returned to the ice after an off day on Thursday.
Read more »Flyers Training Camp 2021: 5 Questions for Flyers Entering Camp
| Leave a CommentAs camp opens, the Flyers will face some questions that could make or break their success in the upcoming season. While they are widely regarded as a team that should make the playoffs and have a successful run, there are a lot of “ifs” that the Flyers are dealing with. Here are five of the questions the Flyers are facing as they hit the ice for the first time this year as a group.
Read more »Flyers Showing Cautiously Optimism Regarding Nolan Patrick’s Potential Return
| 1 Comment on Flyers Showing Cautiously Optimism Regarding Nolan Patrick’s Potential ReturnIt’s been over 650 days since Nolan Patrick played in a game. With Chuck Fletcher, Alain Vigneault and Flyers teammates all sounding hopeful to get Patrick back for this season, his condition will still require careful monitoring and expectations for his on-ice performance should be curbed.
Read more »Flyers Announce Training Camp Schedule, Roster for 2020-21 Season
| Leave a CommentOn Saturday, the Flyers released their roster and schedule for training camp ahead of the 2020-21 season, set to begin in just 11 days.
Read more »Emil Andrae a Hidden Gem to Flyers Defensive Prospect Pool
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers have had some good success in recent years drafting defensemen, from Ivan Provorov and Travis Sanheim to recent picks on the rise like Cam York. One defenseman picked in the 2020 NHL Draft should also be getting some more attention as he puts together a strong season in the Swedish Elite League.
Read more »5 New Year’s Resolutions for Flyers in 2021
| Leave a CommentTraining camp begins for the Flyers in just three days, starting with physicals and off-ice proceedings on Jan. 3, then the first on-ice workouts on Jan. 4. As the calendar officially turns to 2021, here are five New Year’s Resolutions for the team.
Read more »State of the Flyers 2020: Short Year with Huge Progress
| Leave a CommentAs 2020 draws to a close, here are some of the topics discussed in the State of the Flyers, a short playing year with a lot of progress made.
Read more »Fletcher Discuss Flyers Roster Ahead of Season
| Leave a CommentShortly after the NHL released the schedule, Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher spoke to the media, covering a range of topics surrounding the 2020-21 roster and how the Flyers will manage things in a shortened season.
Read more »Bigger Role Could Be in Store for Myers
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers will be tasked with finding a way to replace Matt Niskanen’s 20 minutes or more a night and produced points at a solid rate. On the surface, newly-signed Phil Myers could see his role increase and play on the right side of Ivan Provorov on the team’s top pairing.
Read more »Flyers Offseason May Nearly Be Finalized Already
| Leave a CommentRe-signing Phil Myers could very well be the last order of business for the Flyers this offseason, outside of waiting for when the 2020-21 season will begin. The Flyers are limited on cap space and have some players waiting in the wings for a chance to earn a regular spot in the NHL.
Read more »Flyers Notes: Fletcher Discusses Niskanen Retirement, Offseason Plans
| 1 Comment on Flyers Notes: Fletcher Discusses Niskanen Retirement, Offseason PlansOn Monday, reports circulated that Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen was announcing his retirement. The defenseman confirmed in a statement through Flyers PR and GM Chuck Fletcher offered his thoughts on a conference call.
Read more »Flyers Focused on Adding Talent in 1st Round, Throughout Draft
| Leave a CommentThe draft doesn’t lose its importance to the Flyers, even if they are now turning the corner from the building stages to the contending years. The Flyers pick 23rd overall in this week’s draft. It’s the latest they have picked in the first round since 2012, but the team still expects to find talent.
Read more »Vigneault: ‘We’re On The Right Track to Win a Stanley Cup’
| 1 Comment on Vigneault: ‘We’re On The Right Track to Win a Stanley Cup’Alain Vigneault addressed the media on Monday for the first time since the Flyers lost Game 7 to the Islanders nine days ago. His comments focused on a bright future ahead. “I believe that we’re on the right track as far as moving forward to win a Stanley Cup,” Vigneault said.
Read more »Flyers Offseason Primer: Expiring Contracts, Trade Targets and Free Agents to Watch
| Leave a CommentA look at some of the things on the Flyers offseason agenda, areas they will look to address, the signings they have to make and some potential trade targets, trade options within the current roster, and free agents that could end up on their radar.
Read more »A Flyers Season of Great Progress Meets a Future of Uncertainty
| 5 Comments on A Flyers Season of Great Progress Meets a Future of UncertaintyThis is what is so hard about this Flyers loss. It’s not that it’s the end of the season. This happens for 15 other teams in the playoffs without a reward. Only one team comes away with the Stanley Cup. What’s so hard is having to once again hear “there’s always next year,”… and not knowing when next year really is.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 6 of Flyers-Islanders
| Leave a CommentIn a wild, back-and-forth tilt, both teams showed the qualities and identity that they have established. This series has been as hard-fought as they come. Neither team quits. Ever. And it showed in Game 6 as both sides assumed control at different points and as the game drug on into the night.
Read more »Provorov Nets OT Winner to Force Game 7
| Leave a CommentIvan Provorov scored the goal that forced a deciding Game 7 at 15:03 of the second overtime, giving the Flyers a 5-4 double-overtime win over the Islanders in Game 6.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 5 of Flyers-Islanders
| Leave a CommentJust like in Game 2, when the Flyers let another 3-1 lead in the third period get away, they had the answer in overtime. It took over 12 minutes, but the Flyers remain alive in the series with a deflection goal by Scott Laughton. 5 takeaways from Game 5.
Read more »Round 2, Game 5 Preview: Flyers-Islanders
| Leave a CommentThere is a chance this could be the last game of the 2019-20 season for the Flyers. There is a chance their time in the Toronto bubble will end. But it is also in the control of the Flyers to try to make a push and at least inch their way back into the series with a win in Game 5 and forcing a Game 6.
Read more »Myers Wins Game 2 in OT After Flyers Blow Lead
| Leave a CommentAfter letting a 3-0 lead slip away, Phil Myers fired a shot past Thomas Greiss to finish off a 4-3 Flyers win in overtime, evening the series with the Islanders at one game apiece.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 1 of Flyers-Islanders
| 1 Comment on Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 1 of Flyers-IslandersThe Islanders showed they are a team that has a lot – the talent behind the bench, the depth up front, the defensive structure and the goaltender to get the job done. The Flyers did not show what they wanted to show. They did not show they have another level. They showed their flaws. 5 takeaways from Game 1.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 6 of Flyers-Canadiens
| Leave a CommentThe long drought is over. The Flyers went back to the style of play that helped them secure the first three wins and it earned them the all-important fourth one to move on. Here are 5 takeaways from Game 6 of Flyers-Canadiens.
Read more »Flyers Advance to Second Round, Defeat Canadiens in Game 6
| Leave a CommentSome dirty but good goals and a 31-save effort by Carter Hart were the difference, as the Flyers claimed Game 6, 3-2, over the Montreal Canadiens, advancing to the second round of the playoffs.
Read more »Niskanen Suspended, Bad Blood Boiling After Game 5
| Leave a CommentJesperi Kotkaniemi took a major boarding penalty. Matt Niskanen has been suspended for Game 6 for a cross-check to the head of Brendan Gallagher. Nick Suzuki fueled the fire by patting Carter Hart on the head after a goal. A collision between Sean Couturier and Artturi Lehkonen started an end-of-game scrum. The bad blood in this series went from 0 to 60 in Game 5.
Read more »Canadiens Respond, Defeat Flyers to Force Game 6
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers had to overcome a lot of obstacles to eventually tie the game in the third, but gave the lead back 22 seconds later, as the Canadiens carried the lead the rest of the way for the 5-3 win in Game 5 to force Game 6 on Friday.
Read more »Round 1, Game 4 Preview: Flyers-Canadiens
| Leave a CommentIt wasn’t a perfect game from the Flyers in Game 3, but it was a better game than the debacle in Game 2. Now the Flyers have a chance to take a commanding lead in the series against the Montreal Canadiens again, just as it hits a crucial point. Game 4 is set for 3 p.m.
Read more »Flyers 5: Takeaways from Game 3 of Flyers-Canadiens
| Leave a CommentThe Flyers were 6-0 in games following a loss in the second half of the regular season. They can add a playoff win to that total with a greasy, bounce-back effort led by their goaltender. Here are 5 takeaways from the Flyers 1-0 win over the Canadiens in Game 3.
Read more »Round 1, Game 3 Preview: Flyers-Canadiens
| Leave a CommentThe series now shifts to Game 3 where Montreal will be the home team. Someone in the series will emerge with a 2-1 lead and a chance to take a commanding lead in the series in just a few days. For the Flyers, who certainly felt embarrassed by the result on Friday afternoon, this is a time for redemption, for a bounce-back game that could help them in the series. Game 3 is set for 8 p.m.
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