By Dustin Leed (@D_LEED) How undervalued is Matt Carle in Philadelphia? Complaining by the fans often includes rants about his turnovers, lack of physical play, among other things, but is it warranted? Let’s compare him to a player that would reportedly cost a team an “NHL player + A prospect + B prospect + first ...
By Dustin Leed (@D_LEED) The NHL Trade Deadline is 14 days away and like always, the Philadelphia Flyers should be busy leading up to Feb. 27. Following a weekend that saw Philadelphia lose their seventh straight game to the Atlantic Division rival New York Rangers and lose a tough game in Detroit, Philadelphia is 3-4-3 ...
By Patrick Powell On Saturday, the Flyers defeated their most hated rival, the New Jersey Devils, convincingly, by a score of 4-1. Struggling center Claude Giroux recorded two assists. All-star snub (currently) Scott Hartnell registered two power play goals. Youngster Wayne Simmonds put forth his first three point effort in the NHL. Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov ...
By Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) Bad news has befallen the Philadelphia Flyers for a good portion of the season. The team has suffered four concussions–none the result of foul plays, they have lost their top scorer and defenseman, and have had to call up a number of rookies just to fill the void. It’s ...
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By David Strehle (@David_Strehle) Hockey can be a funny game sometimes, taking predominant trends and throwing them right out the window. Such was the case Saturday night, as rookie Matt Read and the Philadelphia Flyers used a blistering first period to overpower the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena by a score of 4-2. Coming ...
By Dustin Leed (@D_LEED) Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren announced earlier today that Chris Pronger will undergo surgery on his left knee on Tuesday. The injury, which was kept quiet by the Flyers is the most recent on a laundry list of problems with Pronger, but it didn’t start out that way for the Flyers’ defenseman. ...
By DUSTIN LEED Sports Writer At the 2006 National Hockey League entry draft in Vancouver, former Flyers general manager Bob Clarke took the stage to announce who his team selected with the 22nd overall pick. Read more: http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/504183_Giroux-is-making-a-name-for-himself.html#ixzz1eaHNFXCn
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By David Strehle (@David_Strehle) The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a tough go of it in the 2011-12 season and just when it seemed that things couldn’t get much worse, it got a lot worse in South Philadelphia tonight, as the Flyers bombarded hapless Columbus by a 9-2 score. Philadelphia has had issues over the past ...
