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
Top 5: Crazy Trade Scenarios That Could Actually Happen
The trade deadline is less than a week away and for the Flyers, preparation for a potential bitter sweet split with long-time captain Claude Giroux has dominated the talk of the town. But this deadline can't be just a Giroux memorial, it needs to be about addressing the future as well. Typically, the trade deadline … Continue reading Top 5: Crazy Trade Scenarios That Could Actually Happen
Deal or No Deal- Would you Make this Trade? Vol. 2
It's a magical time in the NHL season! The trade deadline is a week away and the anticipation for the trade levy to break is akin to a kid on Christmas morning. Thanks to CapFriendly's Armchair GM tool, we can get a glimpse into the minds of fans when it comes to theoretical trades from … Continue reading Deal or No Deal- Would you Make this Trade? Vol. 2
Flyers Giving Away Copious Tickets to Giroux’s 1,000 game
Have you noticed that various blogs across the Flyer-verse are doing a giveaway featuring tickets to Thursday's clash with Nashville? Well it's an orchestrated effort to get butts in seats for the festivities of Claude Giroux's 1,000th NHL game. The front office was clearly not happy with the projected attendance numbers and has resorted to … Continue reading Flyers Giving Away Copious Tickets to Giroux’s 1,000 game
Pros and Cons of Re-Signing Rasmus Ristolainen
For better or worse, Rasmus Ristolainen is staying in Philadephia for five more seasons at $25.5 million. Naturally, fans lost their damn minds upon the news breaking, but set your personal feeling about him aside, and seriously consider the positives and negatives re-signing Ristolainen brings. Pros Signing on the cheap The rumors leading up to … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Re-Signing Rasmus Ristolainen
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