Wayne Simmonds
View image | gettyimages.com Another week of struggles for the Flyers concluded with an emotional overtime win, which, let's be honest, is the only reason this post is even possible. It would have been impossible to come up with a selection this week if not for Saturday's game. But we have one today. It's […]
Seven shots. That was all the Flyers had to show for 40 minutes of play against the Carolina Hurricanes. No one would blame you if you had already chalked this up as the ninth loss in 10 games for the Flyers, with more on the way. But the Flyers still had a chance, down one […]
View image | gettyimages.com It's time for our second of three editions of Fan Files, a take on the Flyers from the fan's perspective. This week's contribution comes from Robert Wilson, better known as FlyerRob.
After another embarrassing loss, a team meeting and a physically demanding practice, the Flyers return to the ice for the real thing. And they get a very challenging opponent. The Washington Capitals come to town with a 10-4-0 record and 20 points in the standings. They are also 7-3-0 in their last 10 games, a […]
As the Philadelphia Flyers crawled out of their six-game losing streak with a win against the Winnipeg Jets, fans can finally be hopeful. With improving power-play action, offense hopefully getting fire under their skates and scoring and defense carrying pucks with no turnovers, one may dream of improvements. Dream of quick improvements. Here are three […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Flyers power play had gone scoreless in the previous 16 attempts entering Saturday's game in Winnipeg. They were beyond due for some success. Success came in the form of a 2-for-5 night that helped the Flyers defeat the Jets, 3-0, snapping a six-game losing streak. Finally, it all came […]
View image | gettyimages.com Take in these stats. Defenseman Mark Streit leads the team in points with seven in 10 games. Defenseman Luke Schenn has more goals, one, and more points, four, than Jake Voracek — no goals and three points — and Schenn has been a healthy scratch for four games. Expected secondary scorers are […]
Flyers right winger Jakub Voracek has always been far more concerned with his team's record than his personal statistics. Last season, when he led the race for the Art Ross Trophy — the top scoring player in the NHL — for much of the season, he inevitably responded to questions about his own numbers by […]
As with any sport involving a clock, momentum can shift over the course of an entire game. For the Flyers, it shifted three times. They seemed to have momentum following Zac Rinaldo's five-minute major for charging gave them a lengthy power play to start the second period. After five minutes, the Flyers had no […]
View image | gettyimages.com Claude Giroux led the Flyers third period comeback. The captain scored his second of the season to give the Flyers life. Wayne Simmonds tied the game three minutes later before Giroux would finish it off in overtime to give the Flyers a 5-4 victory Wednesday night in Boston.
