The Philadelphia Flyers are expecting their defense to be the backbone of the team during the 2022-23 season, and nobody is more important to the success of the blueline than 25-year-old Ivan Provorov. The peaks and valleys of Provorov's career have always been felt hard by the Flyers, positive or negative. When he's at the … Continue reading A Bounce Back Season from Ivan Provorov is Crucial
Understanding The Flyers’ Plan for the 2022-23 Season
After an offseason where the Flyers felt completely lost without any semblance of a direction, more and more quotes are emerging from the players and coaches ahead of training camp, and it finally appears there's a foundation of an actual plan the Flyers are poised to follow during the 2022-23 season. Even though they didn't … Continue reading Understanding The Flyers’ Plan for the 2022-23 Season
The Philadelphia Flyers’ Next Top Line
The Flyers have a history of establishing historic trios, three separate forces uniting to form legendary lines that fans still fondly remember years later. Whether it be the L-C-B Line in the 1970's, the Crazy Eights Line in the early 1990's, the Deuce's Wild Line in the mid-00's, and most famously the Legion of Doom … Continue reading The Philadelphia Flyers’ Next Top Line
Being Positive about Flyers’ Potential
The Philadelphia Flyers' offseason didn't exactly work out like everyone thought it would. The aggressive retool fans were promised didn't pan out as expected and now they're looking at a team featuring the same exact roster that finished fourth-worst in the league last season. It's not exactly easy to paint the brightest picture for the … Continue reading Being Positive about Flyers’ Potential
Is Chuck Fletcher’s Fate Already Sealed?
In case you haven't been paying attention, Chuck Fletcher isn't exactly a popular man in Philadelphia these days. He forced the Flyers through a miserable offseason where he refused to make any significant changes, opting instead to run it back primarily with a team that finished fourth worst in the league last season. With such … Continue reading Is Chuck Fletcher’s Fate Already Sealed?
Can John Tortorella Fix The Flyers’ Culture Problem?
Once upon a time the Philadelphia Flyers were a world class organization. The team was always in the hunt for a Cup and failing wasn't accepted. The standard was set high and only certain players would rise to the level demanded of them. Fast forward to 2022 and all of that is gone. The loser … Continue reading Can John Tortorella Fix The Flyers’ Culture Problem?
Expectations for the Flyers AHL-Level Prospects
Just as their main roster counterparts have become less relevant over the last handful of years, so have the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Once the Hextall pipeline dried up, it's been a long few seasons with underwhelming rosters, a coaching change and more injuries than feasible to count. They haven't made the playoffs since 2018, and … Continue reading Expectations for the Flyers AHL-Level Prospects
Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Detroit Red Wings
The Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings never had much of an on-ice rivalry, despite NBCSN trying to force it upon us for years during their miscast "Wednesday Night Rivalry" series through much of the 2010's. The most notorious on-ice meeting between the teams came during the 1997 Stanley Cup Final when Detroit would sweep … Continue reading Philadelphia Flyers Trade History with the Detroit Red Wings
Expectations for the Flyers Goaltending
There's never a dull moment when talking about the state of the Flyers goaltending. A position that originally seemed like a major win when they finally signed 2015 draft pick Ivan Fedotov and managed to re-sign Felix Sandstrom has been cut off at the knees when the Russian army grabbed up Fedotov before he could … Continue reading Expectations for the Flyers Goaltending
Expectations for the Flyers Defense
The Flyers are going to live or die by their defense during the 2022-23 season. It's the only area of the team with any kind of palpable upside but is just shaky enough to sow a seed of doubt as to whether or not the six-man unit will see through their full potential. Barring injury, … Continue reading Expectations for the Flyers Defense