When the Flyers replaced maligned former GM Chuck Fletcher with franchise legend Danny Briere, Philadelphia’s hockey faithful collectively sighed in relief. Fletcher had come to represent everything wrong with the organization, constantly searching for the one big acquisition that would send the team over the top while postponing a rebuild. Turns out, Kevin Hayes and Rasmus Ristolainen are not franchise …
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 …
The Flyers found a way to lose again on Saturday in Montreal despite leading with seconds left to play. Carter Hart once again posted lackluster numbers in the defeat, though for those watching it was clear the Flyers’ netminder was not the issue. Christian Dvorak bullied Ivan Provorov to score from inside the Flyers’ crease before Mike Matheson ghosted through …
The Flyers have gotten off to an impressive start to their 2022-23 campaign. Led by former Stanley Cup winner John Tortorella, the team, which won all of 26 games last season, has already notched four victories in six tries. Despite a lackluster home defeat to lowly San Jose in their most recent outing, none could deny that the Flyers have …
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 …
