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It wasn’t for a lack of effort, but the Flyers dropped an important home game to the Florida Panthers 2-1 inside the Wells Fargo Center. Considering the Flyers dominated the entire game, somehow the Panthers were able to hold off the Flyers’ torrid shooting attack. In reality, it was hard to look at this game...
Scott Hartnell’s game-winning OT goal with .9 seconds remaining snapped the the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 11-game win streak. After an abysmal second period that saw Peter Laviolette’s club register only two shots, the Flyers battled back to topple the Pens inside the Wells Fargo Center Sunday afternoon. Hartnell scored twice including the OT winner giving...
The Flyers deserved a much better fate Tuesday night against the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov channeled his inner Patrick Roy and turned in a 45-save shutout en route to his clubs 1-0 win via the shootout inside the Wells Fargo Center. It didn’t matter what the Flyers threw his way, Nabokov was in...
It had all the makings of failure. All-Star break coming up which brings a four days of rest and relaxation, unless you’re the five Flyers all-stars who are headed to Ottawa. However, the Flyers, led by Sergei Bobrovsky, defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout. No, you did not read that wrong. The...
Perhaps it was one of those dreaded trap games. Especially with New Jersey and Boston on the horizon for the Flyers this weekend. Or maybe it was Evgeni Nabokov, who last season wanted no part of the New York Islanders organization, stopping 40 Flyers shots en route to a 4-1 win in enemy territory....
As much as some will try to avoid the discussion, there’s officially a goalie controversy brewing with the Philadelphia Flyers between the surging Sergei Bobrovsky and Ilya Bryzgalov. If Thursday’s 3-2 win over the New York Islanders was any indication, Bobrovsky is going to see a lot of time in the next stretch of...
by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer For those who were still bitter about Danny Briere’s missed penalty shot in Monday’s Winter Classic can wipe that dirt off their shoulders. Briere netted a hat trick including the overtime game winner in Saturday’s 3-2 win over the pesty Ottawa Senators at the Wells Fargo Center....
Photo/Getty Images By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer It wasn’t too long ago when fans around Philadelphia and its suburbs questioned the acquisition of the 39-year old Jaromir Jagr. Well, with 21 points in as many games, GM Paul Holmgren doesn’t look too bad now, does he? Not in the least....
By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers beat writer After the Flyers 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators Tuesday, captain Mike Richards and GM Paul Holmgren finally reached their boiling point. Richards was fed up with both himself and his teams approach to hockey for the past two months. Both Richards and GM Paul Holmgren each...
By Chris DiFrancesco- PhilaPhans’ Flyers beat writer VOORHEES, N.J.- The Flyers still don’t play until Thursday when they faceoff against the Carolina Hurricanes after yet another lengthy break in between games. After another long practice at the Flyers Skate Zone, one that once again saw them work intensely on their power-play, the locker room...
