The Flyers suffered another bad loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres, ending their 18-game winless streak. The loss drops the Flyers to 6-10-1 in the month of March. First Period A lot has been said about the Flyers’ slow starts of late so the first shift was going to set the tone. The […]
Read more "Flyers slip and slide and end the Sabres’ winless streak"The Philadelphia Flyers are a perplexing team to watch right now. For the second game in a row, they attempted a late surge to save an embarrassing defeat, only to fall just shy of the mark. That 5-4 loss to the Capitals acted as a microcosm for the season so far. A game filled with […]
Read more "Do Flyers need to bring in reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline?"The Flyers have failed too many times with drafting their first-round pick. In this series, we take a look at some of these failures. It will also be covered on the Sticks Up High Podcast. Sam Morin still has gas in the tank Sam Morin was selected with the eleventh overall pick in the first […]
Read more "Flyers in the first round: 4 players who didn’t pan out as planned"It’s not often that an Alex Ovechkin masterclass is outshined by a 7-goal romp. But that’s what we saw on Sunday as the Flyers offense caught fire to take a huge win over the Capitals. With six goals scored in just two periods to quell the fire, there were bound to be some interesting statistics. […]
Read more "Flyers vs Capitals: Three stunning stats from Sunday’s impressive win"The Flyers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Thursday night, sweeping them in the process. Carter Hart made 33 saves on 34 shots for the win, which jumped the Flyers into a tie for second place with the Bruins. The Flyers hold a record of 5-2-1 on the season. The loss dropped the Devils […]
Read more "Flyers learn to ‘trust the Prosser’ in big win over Devils"The Philadelphia Flyers bounce back from losing two straight, taking the first from the New Jersey Devils by a final of 5-3. It was an important win that the Philadelphia Flyers needed. Alain Vigneault made proper adjustments to the lineup to get back in the win column. Once more, the powerplay units were effective, boosting […]
Read more "How the Flyers bounced back in an impressive win over the Devils"After advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs, the Flyers ran into a brick wall. Alain Vigneault’s triumphant first season in Philadelphia ended in game 7 heartbreak against the Islanders. Rebounding from that was the motive for the following offseason, but sometimes the best thing to say is nothing at all. The Flyers […]
Read more "The Flyers are primed to pick up where they left off last season"On Tuesday, the Flyers released their final roster for the 2021 season, naming Ivan Provorov as one of their four Alternate Captains. According to the press release, Provorov will serve as the permanent Alternate Captain for home games. The announcement comes a day before “Provy’ and the Flyers open their season against hated Pittsburgh Penguin […]
Read more "Alternate Captain Ivan Provorov will step up as a leader for the Flyers"Following his 2019-2020 performance, Phil Myers went being out of the lineup to top-pair with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2020-2021. Throughout the 2020 offseason, the Philadelphia Flyers kept mostly the same personnel from last season. The core has not changed. A few veteran players have settled on a new franchise while another retired altogether. The […]
Read more "How Phil Myers went from UDFA to key cog in Flyers’ top defensive pairing"Just a little more than a week away from the start of training camp, the Philadelphia Flyers and Kevin Hayes are about to be back together for the first time since the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs. The 2019-2020 campaign offered a unique experience of bubble hockey following a shortened regular season due to the […]
Read more "Kevin Hayes leaning on strong foundations to prepare for unique season"