Category: Flyers

What Did the Flyers Front Office Expect to Happen in 2024-25?

The Philadelphia Flyers opened the 2024-25 season with a 3-6-1 record in their first ten gamems, a much worse start than many anticipated. The struggle has stemmed from well known problems like their shaky goaltending, lack of center depth and overall anemic offense, all weaknesses that were not addressed during the 2024 offseason. With the … Continue reading What Did the Flyers Front Office Expect to Happen in 2024-25?

Top 5: Flyers Storylines After 10 Games

The Philadelphia Flyers have had a rough start to the 2024-25 season, going 3-6-1 with some atrocious goaltending and lackluster 5-on-5 play to thank for the struggles. But it's not all bad, there have been some positives to emerge from the early days of the season as well. So let's review the biggest storylines for … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers Storylines After 10 Games

Would the Flyers Actually Fire John Tortorella?

The Philadelphia Flyers are off to an unexpectedly poor start to the 2024-25 season where they've gone 2-6-1. While the continued gimmick of a "rebuild" has been the fallback option, they were clearly looking to win some games this season, and since that hasn't happened, the finger pointing at who's most responsible for the ugly … Continue reading Would the Flyers Actually Fire John Tortorella?

Lehigh Valley Phantoms Prospect Stock Report 10/28

The Phantoms went 0-1-1-1 this weekend. They're 1-3-1-1 on the season and have outshot their opponents in five of the six games by a total of 224 to to 161 but have been outscored 23-15. Trending Up Samu Tuomaala Tuomaala posted a goal and two assists in three games this weekend, keeping his point-per-game pace … Continue reading Lehigh Valley Phantoms Prospect Stock Report 10/28

Are the Flyers in a Super Secret Tank?

The Danny Briere-led Philadelphia Flyers made a baffling choice during the 2024 offseason when they decided to do essentially nothing. Even with the arrival of Matvei Michkov, no changes were made other than buying out Cam Atkinson and not re-signing Marc Staal. The entire crew that barely missed the playoffs in 2023-24 returned for 2024-25, … Continue reading Are the Flyers in a Super Secret Tank?

Pros and Cons of Sending Jett Luchanko Back to Juniors

When the Philadelphia Flyers made the off-the-board selection taking Jett Luchanko 13th overall at the 2024 draft, nobody was expecting him to be the biggest story of the early days of the 2024-25 season. But he defied the odds and made the team out of camp, in the process becoming the youngest Flyer of all … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Sending Jett Luchanko Back to Juniors

Using Comparables to Predicting Cam York’s Next Contract

The 2024-25 season may have just started, but the to-do list for the 2025 offseason already features a pretty daunting task on the horizon, and that's a contract extension for their top defenseman Cam York. York, who will turn 24 years old in early January, signed a two-year bridge deal in 2023 that is set … Continue reading Using Comparables to Predicting Cam York’s Next Contract

Lehigh Valley Phantoms Prospect Stock Report 10/21

The Phantoms went 0-2-0 this weekend in a home-and-home series with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. They went down by four in the first period of Friday's game, but the Phantoms managed to score three in a comeback effort that fell just short. Then they outplayed the Penguins on Saturday, but goalie Filip Larsson pitched a 41-save … Continue reading Lehigh Valley Phantoms Prospect Stock Report 10/21

10/19/2024 Flyers Postgame Summary

The first game at the Wells Fargo Center this year began with a rematch between the Vancouver Canucks and your Philadelphia Flyers. I was lucky enough to continue my annual tradition of attending the home opener again this year, though with not so great results to show for it. A game that began with such … Continue reading 10/19/2024 Flyers Postgame Summary