A Flyers Norris Trophy Candidate? Damn Streit!
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”…
Kimmo Timonen
Have We Seen the Last of Kimmo Timonen?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
You Cannot Win Without Puck-Moving Defensemen
In the past three games, the Flyers have defeated the fifth, sixth, and eleventh best teams in the NHL in terms of points. They have played some of their most…
Who Is the Flyers’ #1 Defenseman?
Will the real Flyers #1 defenseman please stand up? Chris Pronger (may his career RIP) was the glue that held the Flyers blueline together for the better part of two…
The Flyers Badly Overpaid for Mark Streit & Defense
Big surprise here: a bold and highly contentious acquisition made by the Philadelphia Flyers appears to be biting them, again. The culprit this time? 35-year-old defenseman Mark Streit. The sample…
Kimmo Timonen’s Regression Impacting Philadelphia
A little under eight minutes into the first period in what would be the Philadelphia Flyers’ first win, assistant captain Kimmo Timonen was called for a holding penalty that led…