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At this point, calling the Flyers resilient would be an understatement. After going down 0-3 after the first period, the Flyers battled back to score thrice in the second period, only to lose 4-3 in the shootout to the Ottawa Senators Saturday afternoon. Sergei Bobrovsky had a horrible first period surrendering three goals on...
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...
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 Rynnas to get torched for a 7-1 loss. Brayden Schenn and...
It was one of those games that saw an explosive offense bail out another poor outing from the defense and their struggling goaltender. The Flyers were finally able to beat Ondrej Pavelec and the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 in overtime Tuesday night thanks to the man who ended things with a salute. Jaromir Jagr’s overtime...
Oh, where to begin. We can start with Claude Giroux’s dominating performance assisting five goals. How about Max Talbot’s two goals, including the first one that broke his clubs opening period slump. Scott Hartnell added his 27th goal on the year while adding three assists. Or Wayne Simmonds’ two power-play goals after missing his...
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 the Wells Fargo Center. Not to forget it was...
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...
