Flyers 2010 Season Preview: Is the Cup next for Philly?
The 2010 Philadelphia Flyers will enter October 7th in Pittsburgh as a team with a lot of expectations. After losing to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games last June, the Flyers decided to make minimal changes to try to keep this winning attitude in tact. With the arrivals of Nikolai Zherdev, Andrej Meszaros, Matt Walker, Sean … Continue reading
Peter Laviolette: The right coach at the right time
In a recent article from Philly Magazine, Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette was named the best coach in Philadelphia. Which is really impressive when you consider Philly has Andy Reid, who has coached the Eagles to be one of the most consistent teams in the NFL over the last decade, including 5-NFC Championship Game appearances … Continue reading
Flyers: History can be made with one more step
60 minutes. That’s all that remains for the Philadelphia Flyers to make sports history. Tomorrow night will be game 7 from Boston where the Flyers attempt to make the impossible become a realization. Or, the Flyers will be the next team sent home packing for the summer. Pretty tough scene, eh? With last night’s 2-1 … Continue reading
Flyers ready to come home and continue run at history
VOORHEES, N.J.- When the Flyers went down 0-3 to the Boston Bruins, it never felt like this club was just one loss away from packing for summer vacation. Now, with history still against them, the Flyers are within one win of pushing this series to an epic game 7 finale. However, there’s a new spin to … Continue reading
Flyers take command of series with 4-1 beatdown of Devils, Carter and Gagne hurt
Win, but at what cost? Both Simon Gagne and Carter were injured during the course of the Flyers 4-1 win. Gagne suffered a fractured toe after being struck with the puck twice in the second period. GM Paul Holmgren stated Wednesday morning that both Carter and Gagne will not be available for Thurs game 5 in New … Continue reading
Richards’ message delivered as leaders look to right the ship
The Flyers are still one of the most inconsistent teams in the NHL and parts of the media can’t seem to let go their grudge for the current Flyers captain. Well, according to the ones Richards leadership matters most to, he’s doing his job and more. Richards had a closed-door private meeting with his teammates … Continue reading
Comeback kids: Flyers fight back to beat Devils
PHILADELPHIA- If the Flyers were going to break their scoring drought, who better to do it against than Martin Brodeur and the New Jersey Devils. For the first time since 2005, the Flyers rallied from a 2-0 deficit by scoring three unanswered goals to beat the Devils 3-2 last night from the Wachovia Center. After a rough first … Continue reading
Flyers must head into Olympic break winners
The Philadelphia haven’t had an easy past week. Besides the dismantling of the Calgary Flames a week ago today, they’ve hit yet another wall. The wall that currently restricts them is the act of scoring goals. The Flyers were shutout by the putrid Edmonton Oilers 1-0 last Wednesday, then scored one meaningless goal in a 2-1 loss to the Minnesota … Continue reading
Richards, Emery help shutout new look Flames
It was a complete effort for the first time in a long time. What do I mean? The Philadelphia Flyers shutout the Calgary Flames last night 3-0 with a full 60 minute effort. Captain Mike Richards finally came out of his goal drought with two goals, including his 100th career tally while Ray Emery stopped … Continue reading
Flyers look to thrash Atlanta at home
Philadelphia Flyers- (26-22-3) vs. Atlanta Thrashers- (23-21-8) The Story: The Flyers are coming into this game looking to continue their hot streak as of late and wondering if this is the last time they’ll see superstar Ilya Kovalchuk in an Atlanta uniform. Atlanta are most likely pondering the same thing. When will Kovalchuk be dealt and to who? The … Continue reading
Faceoff with Chris 