It is an exciting time of year in prospect land. A lot of young players are seeing their season come to an end and they are beginning to look ahead to future plans. For some, like Joel Farabee, it involves signing an entry-level contract and joining the pros. For others, such as Wyatt Kalynuk, it’s […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Thoughts on the Joel Farabee Signing"In this week’s “Flyers Prospects Mailbag” we touch on all sorts of good stuff. We look ahead to the upcoming draft, touch on the goalie situation, and discuss some prospects dealing with injuries this season. Let’s rock and roll! This certainly qualifies as a prospect question, my friend. The funny thing about this draft is […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Looking Ahead to the Draft"The NHL trade deadline is just around the river bend (yeah, that’s a Pocahontas reference). Although prospects aren’t always the hot topic around this time of year, they still play a role in trade speculation. This week’s Flyers Prospects Mailbag touches on prospects the Flyers might target in a return for veterans such as Wayne […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Prospects worth targeting at the trade deadline"A mere month and a half ago, December 17th, the Philadelphia Flyers were sitting in dead last in the Eastern Conference of the NHL. They had just lost their last 4 games in a row and were 3-8-3 over their last 14 games. Flyers fans were clamoring for change, and it came in a big […]
Read more "Should the Flyers be buyers or sellers at this year’s trade deadline?"In this week’s “Flyers Prospects Mailbag”, we tackle topics that have not come up before. We take a look at the difference between playing the Canadian Hockey League and the NCAA, some more projections, a few prospects that are currently a bit overvalued, and prospects that will have an impact in Philadelphia or Lehigh Valley […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Which prospects are overvalued?"This week’s “Flyers Prospects Mailbag” is jampacked with quality questions. Let’s not waste any time with a fancy introduction and just get this party started. The #Flyers prospect pool is pretty deep already. If Chuck Fletcher starts selling off assets at the deadline, what is he looking to add to the prospect pipeline? — Brandon […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Projections and Predictions Galore"A silent guardian. A watchful protector. An orange and black knight. Ron Hextall came back to the Flyers organization with a plan: build from the bottom up, and thrive down the road. He was focused on building a dynasty for years to come. He had his vision in mind, and was ready to carry it […]
Read more "Ron Hextall: The hero the Flyers deserve, but not the one it needs"The Lehigh Valley Phantoms took part in two games on home-ice this past weekend. Friday’s contest proved to be the better game of the two as the Phantoms bested the Hershey Bears 6-2. Unfortunately, Lehigh Valley found themselves on the opposite side of a shellacking on Saturday, falling to the Providence Bruins 6-3. The Phantoms […]
Read more "Phantoms Focus: Injury to Flyers prospect German Rubtsov puts damper on weekend"In the inaugural edition of “Flyers Prospects Mailbag”, we tackle questions regarding Wyatte Wylie, German Rubtsov, Matthew Strome, and the penalty kill. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Kinda excited about Wyatt Wylie. Like to hear more about him and his progress — Shayne Moon (@smoon_shayne) November 3, 2018 I am very high on […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Can future stars fix the Penalty Kill?"The Lehigh Valley Phantoms played two games this week, embarking on a home-and-home series against the Binghamton Devils. The Phantoms traveled to Binghamton for their sixth-straight road contest to take on the Devils Friday night. Unfortunately, the team could not finish the job, losing Binghamton 4-3 in overtime. However, Lehigh Valley exacted their revenge Saturday […]
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