Quotable: Hextall, Berube sound off on Flyers struggles

Photo courtesy of Amy Irvin/38Photography After closing out a road trip with five straight losses, a near severe injury to their captain and making headlines for a CBA travel violation, the Flyers returned to practice on Monday and spoke about the road trip as a whole. The common theme: no one is happy with the […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 Jan 2015
Game 26 Preview: Flyers look to build on recent performances as they take on the Kings

    #458805636 / gettyimages.co The Philadelphia Flyers (8-13-4) will look to end their current six game slide as they search for a win against the Los Angeles Kings (14-7-5). This is the second and final meeting between the Flyers and Kings this season and is the final game of the team's California swing. Game time is […]

Bill Minchin  •  06 Dec 2014
Durso: Berube needs to give Flyers line change

It's time for a line change for the Flyers.  Game after game, it was one line truly powering the Flyers offense. When they were snuffed out by the New York Islanders on Monday, Craig Berube finally noticed what was obvious for several games. The Flyers have a lot of players who can score. But they […]

Kevin Durso  •  26 Nov 2014
Morning After: Lower lines play role in latest Flyers win

Jake Voracek extended his points streak to seven games on a great feed from Claude Giroux. Chris VandeVelde was quickly taken off the top line to get Wayne Simmonds better chances. Those were two storylines that will carry into the next game. But the one that would normally be overlooked is the scoring depth the […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Nov 2014
Voracek stays hot as Flyers down Oilers

Jake Voracek scores his first of two goals in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38 Photography) The Flyers were dealt a similar hand to the one they couldn't take advantage of on Saturday. The Oilers were coming in without their captain and leading scorer Taylor Hall. […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Nov 2014
Morning After: Lightning strikes in costly penalty

There were no penalties called in the first period. In the second, nine were called between the two teams. But it was a late third-period penalty for too-many-men that proved most costly to the Flyers. Ironically, it was also one of the few that they agreed with following a 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay […]

Kevin Durso  •  31 Oct 2014
Game 8 Preview: Flyers bid for 1st home win of season against Red Wings

  Jake Voracek and the Flyers go for their first home win of the season against the Red Wings on Saturday. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography)   The Flyers first win of the season in Dallas a week ago should have given them momentum heading into Chicago. It didn't. But the Flyers did rally the next […]

Kevin Durso  •  25 Oct 2014
Coburn, MacDonald out 4 weeks

Andrew MacDonald joins a long injury list for the Flyers. MacDonald and Coburn are out for four weeks. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The Flyers battle with injuries to the defense just went from bad to worse. First, Braydon Coburn, who was possibly to return this week, will now be out for four weeks. Joining him […]

Kevin Durso  •  24 Oct 2014
Several storylines as Flyers open 2014-15 season

Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek and the Flyers open the 2014-15 season in Boston against the Bruins on Wednesday night. (Photo by Amy Irvin/38Photography) The wait is over. The 2014-15 NHL season has arrived and on Wednesday night, the Flyers kick things off against the Boston Bruins. After a 3-3-2 preseason, the Flyers enter the regular […]

Kevin Durso  •  08 Oct 2014