The Flyers have come crashing back to Earth from their brief vacation atop the Metropolitan Division. They have lost seven of their last nine contests, with five losses coming in regulation time. Ugly as their current skid is (4+ goals conceded in each of the past four games), few will be surprised that the top-heavy, injury-hit roster has not held …
Few would have expected the Flyers to march into the last month of fall with a 5-3-2 record. Greater familiarity with the team would only have discouraged such optimism after an abysmal 2021-2022 campaign and lackluster offseason. Still, after 10 games, the Orange and Black remain in the thick of it in a loaded Metropolitan Division. Despite this encouraging start, …
It was all going so well for the Flyers during their unofficial start to the 2022-2023 season at the NHL Entry Draft. Though their lottery bad luck cost them a chance at top-OHL prospect Shane Wright, they seemed to strike gold at 5th overall with Cutter Gauthier. The future BC Eagle has been compared to Mark Scheifele and Max Pacioretty …
After weeks if not months of courtship, the Philadelphia Flyers and John Tortorella made things official this week with a four-year contract. Tortorella will leave a television gig with ESPN to helm the NHLâs winningest expansion team. The notoriously feisty coach is undoubtedly the most inspiring Flyers hire since Peter Laviolette took the reins. In the interim, future Stanley Cup …
In his first season as Flyers coach, Alain Vigneault has the chance to be the fifth Flyers' coach to win the Jack Adams Award.
