John Scott Proves That Hockey Is More than Just a Game
“MVP! MVP! MVP” That was the chant that echoed from nearly 20,000 fans at the conclusion of the 2016 NHL All-Star game at Bridgestone Arena. That chant wasn’t directed at…
Matt Brauckmann
It’s Time for the Flyers to Buyout Umberger and Lecavalier
The Flyers have $10+ million in cap space tied up in two guys that collectively have 42 points over the last 120 games. At the conclusion of this season, the…
New Years Resolutions For All 30 NHL Teams
It’s the time of year when everyone you know is planning what they are going to change for the New Year. You might have heard about diets, the gym, being…
It’s Time for The NHL to Nix The Instigator
By now, you may be sick of hearing about the NHL’s inconsistency with supplemental discipline, on-ice calls, concussions, and many of the other things that surround the physical play associated…
Strong Team Play Has the Flyers Flying High
You may remember back in mid-November, the Flyers were quickly dropping through the standings like dead-weight. In fact, there was a 14 game span from the end of October through…
Gostisbehere Changing the Dynamic in Philly
Shayne Gostisbehere made a splash on defense for the Flyers when joined the big club back in November. He scored his first NHL goal in just his second game this…
Claude Giroux Leading the Way in Philadelphia
There’s a lot that comes to mind when you think of the Flyers season so far. Among those things are the lack of scoring, the holes on defense, and maybe…
The Essential Flyers Christmas Wishlist
The Flyers are a painfully average team this year. The offense is under-performing, the team has been flat, and injuries have bitten early on. The team as a whole wasn’t…
Flyers Offense: Fail
Rewind to the end of October. The Flyers had just beaten the Rangers to improve to 4-2-2. Through the first eight games of the season, there was a lot of…
Make the Nets Larger? Not So Fast…
Ask any hockey fan, what is the most hotly debated topic in the NHL right now? A few might tell you concussions, a few might utter out something about fighting,…
Coach’s Challenge Leading to More Questions Than Answers
The coach’s challenge was supposed to clear up gray area on goalie interference calls among other things this season. But almost a quarter of the was in, and it has…
Flyers Treading in Dangerous Waters
Entering this season, most everybody expected the Flyers’ Achilles heel to be their defense. 15 games into the season, the defense hasn’t been anything special, but the offense has been the…