By: Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) Sergei Bobrovsky continued his strong play Thursday evening and was the difference-maker in a 3-2 Flyers victory over the New York Islanders. The Flyers were looking to gain some ground on the division-leading New York Rangers while the Islanders were looking to close the gap on the Atlantic Division ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) The proposed NHL realignment plan set to go into effect starting with the 2012-13 season has been blocked by the NHLPA. The plan, proposed on December 5th by the NHL, was most recently discussed between the League and the NHLPA on January 1 during an Executive Board conference ...
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 ...
By Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have recalled F Ben Holmstrom of the Adirondack Phantoms, the Flyers’ AHL affiliate. The 6’1″ captain of the Phantoms, fresh off a Gordie Howe hat trick Saturday night, has 8G and 8A through 25 games. Holmstrom will be joining the team in ...
By Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) The Flyers have suffered a plethora of injuries within their defensive ranks. Chris Pronger is sidelined for the remainder of the season with severe post-concussion syndrome. Andreas Lilja and Erik Gustafsson remain sidelined by injury. Even Oskars Bartulis remains out for the foreseeable future. Marc-Andre Bourdon and Kevin Marshall, ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@HockeyGuyTy) This week’s prospect report tracks Flyers prospects from around North America and Europe between Friday, October 14 and Thursday, October 20. First, a couple of transaction notes. On Tuesday the Phantoms sent a couple of players down to the ECHL. LW Andy Bombach was loaned to the Flyers ECHL affiliate ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@HockeyGuyTy) This week’s top ten features a couple of teams that most people aren’t used to seeing at the top. The Toronto Maple Leafs remain unbeaten, the Colorado Avalanche have won four straight since their opening day shutout by their arch-rival Red Wings, and both Al Montoya and John Tavares look ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@HockeyGuyTy) Starting today I’ll be publishing a prospect report every Friday on those players within the Flyers farm system. I’ll be taking a look at the kids in the CHL (QMJHL/OHL/WHL), Europe, the ECHL and the AHL. Of course, stats only tell part of the story. But these postings will ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@HockeyGuyTy) This is the first of my Power Rankings segments. I opted to not do one for the preseason because it was difficult to get a grasp on how exactly to rank each of the teams. Obviously it is not an exact science (everyone has their own opinion from TSN to ...
By: Tyler J. Altemose (@HockeyGuyTy) Sometimes even the most perfect plans go awry. On Tuesday the Philadelphia Flyers placed forward Blair Betts on waivers, a move which surprised many Flyers fans (myself included). On Wednesday he was acquired by the Montreal Canadiens. While most of Flyers nation spent their time deriding Flyers GM Paul ...
