Flyers Defenseman Sale: Everything Must Go! Bill Schoeninger | February 27, 2015 Last week, I noted that the Flyers had an impending problem on defense. Well, the time of reckoning is now because Kimmo Timonen is ready to play tomorrow in Philadelphia’s…
Schultz Extension Means Flyers Trades Looming Bill Schoeninger | February 19, 2015 Depth on defense is a great thing. When playoff time rolls around, it seems that the position that is always dinged up the most is defensemen. However, depth on defense does…
Flyers Staying out of Trade Deadline Drama Andy Dudones | February 12, 2015 One of the perks of being a team trapped in hockey limbo is avoiding the drama that’s paired with the NHL trade deadline. Sure, the idea of getting a shiny…
Timonen Returning? Curb Your Enthusiasm Andy Dudones | January 30, 2015 The thought alone of Kimmo Timonen returning to the NHL is nothing short of odds-defying. After staving off retirement for one last year, the 39-year-old blue liner’s bout with blood…
A Flyers Norris Trophy Candidate? Damn Streit! Andy Dudones | October 3, 2014 Does the thought of a Norris Trophy candidate who will turn 37-years-young in December raise an eyebrow? What if I added that this defenseman is part of the “lacking unit”…
Have We Seen the Last of Kimmo Timonen? Andy Dudones | September 18, 2014 With optimism yielding to realistic logic, all signs are indicating that we have seen the last of Kimmo Timonen in the NHL. After the 15-year veteran was indefinitely sidelined due…
Timing Is Everything For Del Zotto & The Flyers Andy Dudones | August 6, 2014 Michael Del Zotto can rest easy now that he has Philadelphia to call home. Chances are, however, he won’t. After signing the 24-year-old defenseman to a one-year, $1.3 million deal,…
The Risk of Blood Clots and Kimmo Timonen’s Uncertain Future THW Archives | August 6, 2014 Hockey is a game that forces you to spend years refining your skills. Hockey is a lifeline that’s been entrenched in your genetic makeup since childhood. Hockey is what you’re recognized…
Tremors On Defense: Flyers Scrambling To Replace Timonen Andy Dudones | August 5, 2014 We all know the famous phrase, “The rich get richer.” But what about the poor getting poorer? The latter best describes the Flyers’ blue line situation upon the latest news…
Cup Drought Pushes Flyers Back to the Drawing Board Andy Dudones | May 6, 2014 Flyers fans will once again watch another team lift the Stanley Cup in June. Really, it’s nothing new; 39 years to be exact. With Philadelphia’s Stanley Cup drought a year…
Kimmo Timonen, Flyers Approaching End Of An Era Andy Dudones | April 12, 2014 At 39-years of age, Kimmo Timonen has been around the block a time or two. In 15 seasons, seven with the Flyers, the Finnish defenseman has played in over 1,000…
Predicting the 2013-14 Flyers Team Awards Bill Schoeninger | April 10, 2014 Every year in one of the team’s final home games, a number of Flyers team awards are given to the players. This year, the awards will be presented in the…