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by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer (Image-AP) OK, in case someone doesn’t know this yet, the Toronto Maple Leafs are a terrible hockey team right now. The Flyers proved Thursday night how far Brian Burke’s club really has fallen. The Leafs lost their starter Jonas Gustavsson during pre-game warm-ups leaving backup Jussi...
by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer Photo/AP As each game passes Wayne Simmonds continues to mature as a hockey player. Even more than that he’s becoming a bonafide star in the Flyers lineup. Simmonds’ two goals helped the Flyers defeat one of the West’s top powerhouse in the Nashville Predators 4-1 inside...
Photo/Getty By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer How ironic is it that coach Peter Laviolette earned his 100th victory as the Flyers skipper in the same building where he led the Carolina Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup championship. Laviolette didn’t realize the feat until someone informed him before the game. “I...
By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer When the likes of Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent, and Bill Barber hit the ice with John LeClair, Jeremy Roenick, and Eric Lindros, a waterfall of memories will splash Flyers fans young and old with sweet nostalgia. Saturday’s 3pm Alumni game outside at Citizens Bank Park will be must-see...
Photo/Getty By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer For all the worry-warts who thought Claude Giroux returning to the Flyers lineup Wednesday night in Dallas was the wrong decision, well, they might want to change their tune about the Flyers’ franchise players’ condition. Giroux, who missed the previous four games with a...
Photo/Getty By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer As if the last few days didn’t do enough mental damage, Thursday night brought more grim news to the Flyers organization. Flyers captain Chris Pronger will be sidelined for the rest of the 2011-12 season due to severe post-concussion syndrome. Hopes are the 37-year old defensemen...
Photo/Getty Images By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers Editor Fresh off the heels of losing their best player for an ‘indefinite’ amount of time, the Flyers turned in a 5-1 win over the plummeting Washington Capitals for their sixth consecutive win. The worst possible scenario in the Claude Giroux concussion watch happened Tuesday morning...
Photo/AP By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer The old adage Murphy’s Law states anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Unfortuantely, for the Flyers this has been nothing but reality. In the second period of Saturday nights 5-2 Flyers win over the Tampa Bay Lightning the league’s leading scorer Claude Giroux, was...
By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers Beat Writer Ilya Bryzgalov #30 of the Philadelphia Flyers gloves the puck as Matt Cooke #24 of the Pittsburgh Penguins anticipates a rebound on December 8, 2011 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Flyers went on to defeat the Penguins 3-2. (Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI...
Claude Giroux's four-point performance Wednesday night in Buffalo put him atop the NHL scoring board with 36 points. Photo/AP By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer All Claude Giroux did Wednesday night in Buffalo was score four points, which includes an overtime game winner, and become the NHL’s sole scoring leader with 36 points....
