Top 5: Realistic Potential Flyers Trade Deadline Targets

It's trade deadline season and just like a kid on Christmas fans can't help but get excited with the endless possibilities of potential additions a team can make as they gear up for a playoff run. Unfortunately, with the salary cap still flat due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the looming expansion draft this … Continue reading Top 5: Realistic Potential Flyers Trade Deadline Targets

Top 5: Cost Effective Defensemen at the Trade Deadline

The NHL trade deadline and a flat salary cap go together like, well, whatever the opposite of peanut butter and jelly is. Thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic the NHL salary cap has and will continue to be flat at $81.5 million, thus throwing most team's approach to the yearly trade deadline into limbo. For … Continue reading Top 5: Cost Effective Defensemen at the Trade Deadline

Top 5: Flyers Things that Didn’t Suck in 2020

2020 sucked. The 2019-20 Philadelphia Flyers season was a rollercoaster ride that nobody was prepared for. From a training camp in September where a fresh feeling of change enveloped the atmosphere for the first time in many years, to a devastating cancer diagnosis that sent the team into a tail spin both on and off … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers Things that Didn’t Suck in 2020

Like Him or Not, Samuel Morin’s Story is One We Can All Admire

Imagine being 17 years old and a rising star in your draft year. Then being selected by one of the premiere teams in the NHL during the entry draft and immediately compared to one of the greatest defenseman of all-time because of your similar size and physicality in your game. The pressure on Samuel Morin's … Continue reading Like Him or Not, Samuel Morin’s Story is One We Can All Admire

Top 5: Best Trades By Organization- Philadelphia Flyers

Making trades is an everyday occurrence in the NHL. Most are run-of-the-mill deals that go under the radar and are forgotten to time. Others are more prolific. Sometimes an organization hits a home run and it defines a generation of hockey, so let's take a trip around the NHL and find the best trades by … Continue reading Top 5: Best Trades By Organization- Philadelphia Flyers

Top 5: Ron Hextall Mistakes

Ron Hextall once lived fondly in Philadelphia Flyers lore as the goaltender that fought and hit people with his stick. That all changed when he was named the eighth general manager in Flyers history on May 7, 2014. What happened over the next four-and-a-half years was a stalled "process," lots of drafting, and a mediocre … Continue reading Top 5: Ron Hextall Mistakes

Top 5: Biggest Questions Still Facing the Flyers

As we enter the doldrums of the NHL offseason with the fireworks from the draft and free agency starting to stagnate, it's time to take stock of the Philadelphia Flyers. Unfortunately, there isn't much to dissect as far as additions go. That leaves plenty of room to highlight the questions still facing the Flyers roster … Continue reading Top 5: Biggest Questions Still Facing the Flyers

Top 5: Flyers’ Biggest Offseason Needs

Another Philadelphia Flyers season is in the books and for the first time in eight years they made it to the second round of the playoffs, but after a rough series with the Islanders, it's clear change is still needed. There's an air about this team that feels special. Even though there were a lot … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers’ Biggest Offseason Needs

Top 5: Landing Spots for James Van Riemsdyk

What do you do with a 31-year-old hockey player on a massive contract who isn't very good at hockey anymore? No, seriously, what do you do? James Van Riemsdyk is still due to make $7 million a season for three more years, all while his play continues to decline, posting his third consecutive season his … Continue reading Top 5: Landing Spots for James Van Riemsdyk