After surviving yet another miserable Philadelphia Flyers season, all eyes are on the front office and their ability to once again attempt to re-tool and salvage the team. While the efforts will probably lead to some exciting trades and new faces on the Flyers, Chuck Fletcher and the gang have some in-house work to take … Continue reading Top 5: Burning Flyers Questions for the 2022 Offseason
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Backup Goalie Options Next Season
Playing goalie in Philadelphia is probably the closest experience to hell on earth. It's a thankless job that very few players can excel at. The team finally has a starting goaltender in Carter Hart, but finding a worthwhile backup to ride shotgun with the 23-year-old has been a difficult task. Martin Jones was brought in … Continue reading Backup Goalie Options Next Season
Pros and Cons of Signing Johnny Gaudreau
The Philadelphia Flyers and Johnny Gaudreau, two planets seemingly set to collide. His current contract with the Calgary Flames is set to expire this summer and his 100-point pace will make him an enticing free agent, provided he gets that far. There are some cap troubles in Calgary that will make it difficult to re-sign … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Signing Johnny Gaudreau
The Flyers CHL Prospect Report (Mar. 1 – Mar. 17)
Welcome back to The Flyers CHL Prospect Report! This 10th edition covers the period that was in the CHL from Tuesday March 1st – Thursday March 17th. WHL (Western Hockey League) Connor McClennon #94 (RW) – Winnipeg Ice (WHL) SEASONGPGAPTS+/-SPIM2021-2022 53383169+3419257 Wednesday night (Mar. 2) had the Winnipeg Ice host the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. In … Continue reading The Flyers CHL Prospect Report (Mar. 1 – Mar. 17)
The Flyers Are Not Rebuilding: Mortgaging the Future to Win Today
When the Philadelphia Flyers 2021-22 season started to careen off the rails, the mid-season press conference featuring Dave Scott and Chuck Fletcher confirmed one thing- the organization is not rebuilding. While it upset parts of the fanbase, it is the path the team has selected, which means they now have to own it and put … Continue reading The Flyers Are Not Rebuilding: Mortgaging the Future to Win Today
York and Farabee are Changing the Game
As the 2021-22 Flyers season mercifully starts to wind down, the experimenting has begun. Interim coach Mike Yeo has started playing with his lineups now that Claude Giroux is gone and the injuries are still limiting his available roster. He has turned to utilizing some of the younger players on the roster in unique ways, … Continue reading York and Farabee are Changing the Game
A Goodbye to Claude Giroux
Katie: Claude Giroux is the greatest Flyer I have ever had the privilege of watching with my own eyes. Since joining the Orange and Black, he has worn the Flyers jersey with pride and he is one of the greatest Flyers of all-time. I feel very lucky to have been able to witness his career. … Continue reading A Goodbye to Claude Giroux
Top 10: Claude Giroux Moments
An Icon for a Generation of Flyers Fans There's no doubt that Flyers' captain Claude Giroux is a franchise icon. When you play 1,000 games for one franchise, it is almost impossible to not reach that status. For nearly a decade, our favorite bearded hockey player has captained the Flyers, and his mark has been … Continue reading Top 10: Claude Giroux Moments
Take a Bow, Claude Giroux
June 24, 2006. It is a day that, at the time, few recognized as an important day for the Philadelphia Flyers. However, it has turned out to be a franchise-altering day. On that day in Vancouver, with the twenty-second overall pick in the NHL Draft, the Philadelphia Flyers selected a player from the Gatineau Olympiques … Continue reading Take a Bow, Claude Giroux
I Did Tankathon 100 Times, Again
Back in January, I did the tankathon draft lottery 100 times, you can find it here. I did this draft lottery sim starting at 8:21 pm. When I last did it, the Flyers had were the 9th worst team in the league by point percentage, now they were 4th worst. Being farther down meant there … Continue reading I Did Tankathon 100 Times, Again
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