Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek Poised to Break Out in Playoffs for Flyers Ryan OShaughnessy | April 2, 2012 Each spring some player shocks the world and plays above and beyond what everybody was expecting from them on the national stage. In 2008, R.J. Umberger put up 10 goals…
The 10 Most Offensively Gifted Enforcers in the NHL The Hockey Writers | March 21, 2012 An enforcer in hockey is defined as a player whose role on a team is to respond physically and aggressively to unwarranted play by the opponents, usually by challenging the…
The magical fourth season: Myth or Reality? Fred Poulin | March 16, 2012 In the era of in-depth analysis, sabermetrics and advanced statistics, more and more fantasy experts are talking about the magical fourth season for NHL players. Most of you would ask,…
Bryzgalov and Flyers Gelling at the Right Time Matt Nestor | March 14, 2012 For the Flyers, and the rest of the NHL’s playoff-bound teams, the Ides of March represents yet another benchmark on the schedule. However, the 15th of March, as it did…
Goalie Interference Called Inconsistently Tim Kolupanowich | February 19, 2012 Back on November 12, Boston’s Milan Lucic steamrolled Buffalo goaltender Ryan Miller after he saw reaching a dump-in was no longer an option. Skaters are supposed to at least attempt…
Brayden Schenn Playing with Swagger for Flyers Ryan OShaughnessy | February 14, 2012 After injuries limited him to just eight games for the Flyers in 2011, Brayden Schenn has been everything the Flyers could have asked of him since the New Year began.…
Lack Of Scoring Leaves Kings In a Lurch Michael Gwizdala | February 5, 2012 Not everyone loves the All-Star break. Not especially streaking clubs like the Los Angeles Kings. From Los Angeles to Ottawa, perhaps somewhere in-between, the Kings lost some of the scoring…
O’Ree, James’ Contributions Worth Remembering on MLK Day James Neveau | January 16, 2012 Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Columnist If anyone asks a sports fan who the first African-American to play Major League Baseball was, that fan will inevitably say Jackie Robinson. Unfortunately for…
Did Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren Violate The NHL’s Disclosure Policy? Andrew Johnson | December 13, 2011 The news Tuesday that Flyers forward and current league leader in points Claude Giroux would be out indefinitely due to a concussion was just the latest in a series of…
Simmonds’ Slur Incident Indicative of Hockey’s Deeper Struggle Bob Mand | September 28, 2011 On Monday in a preseason game against the New York Rangers, Wayne Simmonds was caught on camera yelling what was pretty obviously a homophobic slur at the Blueshirts’ pest extraordinaire,…
Legion of Doom Redux? Kings Acquire Richards, Gagne Walter McLaughlin | July 9, 2011 Even NHL General Managers are susceptible to the occasional man-crush. Dean Lombardi, who served as a Philadelphia Flyers scout for four years, continues to build what some have coined “Philadelphia…
NHL Draft Day One 2011 – Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades James Neveau | June 25, 2011 Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent…