Disappointment is the first word that comes to mind when you think about the 2014-2015 Flyers season. The center of this disappointment stemmed from the underachieving offense. The Flyers scored a total of 215 goals last season, ranking them 22 out of the 30 NHL teams. No offense to Steve Mason, but unless Carey Price is your goaltender, 2.62 goals …
The Flyers have needs, and the lack of wiggle room in the salary cap has put a damper on how much GM Ron Hextall can do in terms of signing talent. This offseason, he has begun to take steps towards undoing messy contracts and allow for re-signing of core players such as Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. In a trade …
Ron Hextall is a magician. Under “Hexy,” the Flyers had one of their best drafts in years, landing defensive stud Ivan Provorov at pick seven, trading up for Travis Konecny at 24 and restocking the goaltending pool in the later rounds. He also managed to move dead weight in trading Zac Rinaldo, Nicklas Grossman, and Chris Pronger’s contract, freeing up …
With the 2015 NHL Draft fast approaching, everyone is anticipating where some of the top prospects will land. After researching countless expert mock drafts and assessing each team’s needs, here is a prediction of how the first round will play out. 1. Edmonton Oilers – Connor McDavid, C Erie (OHL) Dubbed as the best prospect of the last decade, Edmonton has themselves …
While the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning do battle for Lord Stanley’s cup, the Flyers are looking ahead to next season. This offseason is one GM Ron Hextall hopes to use free agency to compliment the talent that is already on the current roster in order to build a sustainable contender. The Flyers have glaringly obvious needs, such as defense, …
Despite a list of potential head coach candidates that included big names like Mike Babcock and Todd McLellan, the Flyers have hired Dave Hakstol. This has definitely left some of us with the response of, “Who?.” Apparently, there is a reason to be optimistic. Hakstol comes to the Flyers organization with a winning record of 289-143-43 after 11 seasons behind the bench at …
Via: Broad Sweet Bullies Scoring for a case of TastyKakes verb. To score the first goal of the game and win a case of TastyKakes. example: “He shoots, he scores – for a case of Tastykakes!” – Gene Hart Tastykakes were born and bred in the Philadelphia area and supply several states on the east coast with their scrumptious snacks. The …
In any sport, a team is only as good as its players. Yet, when things go wrong, the coach is always the first to take the heat. This season has been one the Flyers would like to forget. A dumpster fire that continues to rage on, with the most recent fuel coming from a win-less Canadian road trip. As fans look ahead …
Late Tuesday Night the NHLPA asked the NHL for a meeting to resume CBA discussions Tomorrow to get a deal signed by the October 25th Deadline in order to save the 82 Game Regular Season Schedule. The NHLPA Said the following in an email to NHL: “We are willing to meet [Wednesday] or any other date without preconditions to try …
