By Chris DiFrancesco It was probably the game Ilya Bryzgalov had been waiting quite some time for. After getting the vote of confidence from head coach Peter Laviolette earlier this week, Bryzgalov turned in a solid performance against the ailing Minnesota Wild. Bryzgalov’s 25-saves helped the Flyers beat the flailing Wild 5-1 inside the the [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers Beat Writer PHILADELPHIA- As with baseball, hockey can be a game of lucky bounces and momentum swings. Usually, in the case of the Flyers, the bounces and momentum work against them. However, they took advantage of each opportunity they were given Thursday night against their ultimate rival Pittsburgh Penguins. The [...]
by Alan Bass, PhilaPhans’ Columnist A little more than a quarter way through this season (23 of 82 games played), the Philadelphia Flyers are sitting at second place in the Atlantic, second in the Eastern Conference (not counting division leaders), and fourth in the entire league. The team has looked impressive, considering there have been [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers Beat Writer It wasn’t anything that would spark viewership for a nationally televised game for the National Hockey League. It was the sort of play that causes people, even fans, to turn the game off. The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Flyers 2-1 after a Brett Connolly OT winner. The [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer Matt Read will probably be playing with the big club for the foreseeable future. If Tuesday nights performance against the Ottawa Senators proved anything, it’s this kid is ready to play and play well. Read nothced four-points (1G, 3A) to help the Flyers demolish the Senators 7-2 to [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer PHILADELPHIA— The Flyers were in the perfect position to make an early impact on the Eastern Conference scene. The Washington Capitals were in town with a 5-0 record and the Flyers were 4-0-1 looking to make a statement. Unfortunately, another edition of sloppy hockey cost the Flyers [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers Beat Writer The day every Flyers fan has been waiting for finally happened. The prize piece of the Mike Richards trade is on the roster. Brayden Schenn was called up early Wednesday afternoon. The 20-year old center, who is coming up after scoring eight points (4G, 4A) in four games [...]
By Chris DiFrancesco, Phila Phans’ Flyers beat writer PHILADELPHIA— The Flyers forced themselves into survival mode during their home opener Wednesday night. Fortunately, they were resilient and hung on to defeat the defending Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks, 5-4. Not only did the Flyers already prove they can win a low-scoring affair, they showed against [...]
by Alan Bass, PhilaPhans’ Columnist With the season opener in the books and the Flyers getting (very slight) revenge on the Boston Bruins by defeating them 2-1, the overall first impression is that the team is good. Very good. Here are some impressions from the Flyers’ opening game of the 2011-12 NHL season: Unfortunately for [...]
The 2nd Part in our Flyers’ Season Preview by Matt Ecret
© 2012 PhilaPhans – Flyers' Center Ice (Blogs – Forums – Message Board). All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes