As the first round of the NHL Playoffs is being resolved, Flyers fans watching as neutrals could be forgiven for not recognizing the sport being played. After all, the back-and-forth action on display in series like Carolina vs. Boston or Dallas vs. Calgary is far beyond anything they saw from their home team this season. The Flyers of 2021-2022 were …

Last summer, the Flyers focused on gathering blueline reinforcements for the worst defense of the 2020-2021 season.  They did just that, bringing in Rasmus Ristolainen, Ryan Ellis, and Keith Yandle. The moves have not panned out overall; Ellis played only a handful of games before being shut down, and Yandle is amongst the league’s worst in +/- rating. Ristolainen, on …

The Flyers won their second game on the bounce on Wednesday night, defeating the Golden Knights 2-1 behind a brilliant performance by Carter Hart, who stopped 47 of the 48 shots he faced. The modest win streak is the team’s first since February 1, which is indicative of how badly the Orange and Black have struggled in 2021-2022. The team’s …

With the NHL’s Trade Deadline Day having come and gone, many and I mean MANY Philadelphia Flyers fans are really displeased (okay, they’re pissed) with the actions, or lack thereof, from GM Chuck Fletcher. Some fans wanted the team to be buyers and trade for Taylor Hall or Mattias Ekholm or any big-name player, while other fans wanted them to …

With the Flyers’ playoff chances looking dim, who might be on the trading block?

When the Philadelphia Flyers hired Alain Vigneault to be their new Head Coach on April 15th, 2019, many fans were disappointed.  Not because they didn’t like Vigneault, but because just 7 days prior, the Florida Panthers hired Joel Quenneville for the same position, and Quenneville was the guy Flyers fans really wanted leading their team. What really surprised many was …

First off, let me start off by saying that I am a BIG fan of Philadelphia Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault. As for his assistant coaches Michel Therrien & Mike Yeo: Not so much. Last season it just seemed like every decision Vigneault made, whether it was lineup changes, who the starting goaltender was on any given night, when to …

Soon after the shortened 2021 NHL season plans were released, I wrote that no team could afford to fall into a slump if they have any intention of making the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Twenty-six fewer games is a massive discrepancy when compared to the standard 82-game schedule.  As a result, I sit here today with a very negative outlook for …

The Flyers’ defensive problems have continuously bitten them throughout this season, and they’ve gotten bad enough where one big defenseman trade wouldn’t be enough. The lack of veteran defensive leadership and identity will sink the Flyers season, but with less than 30 games, it would not be worth mortgaging the future in the trade market just for this season. If …

The Philadelphia Flyers 2020-21 season is just about halfway done, and after a strong start to the season, the team is currently reeling with a 2-5-0 record in their last 7 games. What makes matters worse is that those 5 losses come at the Washington Capitals’ hands (3 times) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (twice), all in regulation, meaning the Flyers …