The summer of 2023 marks the start of the Briere and Jones regime in Philadelphia as they try to reshape the Flyers back to their winning ways. Ivan Provorov Trade // A The first move of the duo’s tenure was to send defensemen Ivan Provorov to Columbus in a three-team deal, where forward Kevin Connauton and Hayden Hodgson went to …
The Philadelphia Flyers have spent the past few years clinging to the hope they could be Stanley Cup contenders – it would be fair to say things have not gone to plan. They have progressed past the first round of the playoffs just once since 2012-13 and have missed out on the post-season seven times during that period. Their fans …
Contrary to what some people may say but the Philadelphia Flyers are in the midst of a full-fledged rebuild. This is noted by the departure of key team members, such as Ivan Provorov, Kevin Hayes, and James van Riemsdyk – all to open up cap space, acquire draft picks, or gain new prospects. These are efforts to help the team …
Last week, Philadelphia Flyers’ Chairman Dan Hilferty dropped GM Daniel Briere’s interim tag and hired Keith Jones as his direct superior in the president of hockey operations role. The three, along with coach John Tortorella, sold a vision of a team focused on overhauling its roster with a focus on the future. Briere has said much of the same since …
When deposed Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher inked Travis Sanheim to an 8-year, $50 million extension, he bizarrely committed to a bang-average defensive group for the long haul. Fletcher had already signed Ivan Provorov and Rasmus Ristolainen to long-term deals of their own, and Tony DeAngelo and Nick Seeler were each locked into two-season commitments. Fletcher is mercifully gone, but with …
It has been a long time since the Philadelphia Flyers managed to win the Stanley Cup, with the last of their two titles having come in the 1974-75 season. Their first was the year before, therefore meaning this campaign marks the team’s 50th anniversary since winning its maiden title. It was a momentous occasion for the Pennsylvanian franchise at the …
As diehard Philadelphia sports fans, we always get pumped when our teams make it to the playoffs. We’re ready to cheer them on and watch them bring home a championship! But how much success have the Flyers had in the Stanley Cup Finals? Let’s take a look at their record. Appearances Despite their storied history, the Flyers have only made …
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards made waves during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend by criticizing basketball stars’ tendency to sit games voluntarily. The former number 1 draft pick said that for the most well-conditioned human beings on the planet, missing games arbitrarily was not fair to the league’s paying customers. “These people might have enough money to come to one game,” …
The Philadelphia Flyers returned from their All-Star break to be stifled in a 2-1 loss to the rival Islanders on Monday night. The frustrating defeat was not the biggest news of the day for the Orange and Black, though. Earlier that afternoon, coach John Tortorella made an unorthodox move by writing the team’s season ticket holders something of a midseason …
Despite their overtime loss in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the Flyers have managed a 7-4-1 record since the new year began. On the campaign, they are 20-21-8 and a very different team than the one that limped into the holiday break 11-17-7. While Flyers fans will be relieved that the team has stopped the bleeding on the ice, the team …
