Vincent Lecavalier
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.
The Flyers were back at Skate Zone in Voorhees for practice again on Sunday with the focus starting to turn to game action. The Flyers will be playing three times this week, with split-squad action on Monday and home games on Tuesday and Friday. Rosters were released for Monday's split-squad games with some players taking […]
Friday marked the first day of ice time for the Flyers veterans hit the ice this season and from the get-go, new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol set the tone. Hakstol brings a method of attack to the Flyers, a sense of urgency and playing a 200-foot game for 60 minutes. Through practices and the […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers rookies may have hit the ice on Monday, but tomorrow marks the start of training camp for the rest of the Flyers regulars. As the start of a new season begins — the preseason is just five days away — there are several questions facing a team that […]
If there is one thing that should come out of Flyers training camp and the preseason, it is that new coach Dave Hakstol needs to find line combinations that can work, show chemistry and stick together for the 82-game season. Under Craig Berube, there was too much line shuffling. There was never a chance for […]
As training camp and the preseason draw slightly closer, the Flyers already busy offseason warrants a look back. The Flyers have certainly made many changes. Some things, though, have also remained the same. The biggest change is the new face behind the bench with former North Dakota coach Dave Hakstol making the jump to the […]
In the 2014-15 season, the Flyers missed the playoffs primarily due to inconsistent play. But it was the inconsistencies of three players that were magnified, and for good reason. Combined, Vincent Lecavalier, R.J. Umberger and Andrew MacDonald make $14.1 million. Last season, they played in a combined 182 games, scoring 19 goals and adding 28 […]
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Between the Pipes! I'm your host, Zach Hopkins, and I look forward to bringing you the latest and greatest news and notes from the Orange and Black each week. Without further ado – let's get it started.
As the Flyers have spent the offseason doing patchwork to the blue line and re-signing players left and right – and acquiring one or two in the process – a looming free-agent story has flown under the radar. All-star winger Jake Voracek will return in Orange and Black next season. It is the final year […]
Any time a recently hired NHL head coach steps into his new environment, there is a lot of behind-the-scenes preparation that goes on learn about the personnel on the team and ideas on how the pieces may fit together. For new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol, the process is even more intensive than for most […]
