After playing only one game with the Flyers after his call-up, Mikhail Vorobyev has been loaned back to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in place of Andy Andreoff, who receives a call-up. Vorobyev saw just 7:34 of Ice time in his lone game with the Flyers and his play reflected that. He wasn’t great, but he […]
Read more "Instant analysis: Flyers recall Andy Andreoff and send down Mikhail Vorobyev"New coach, new system, and a bunch of new line combinations. Alain Vigneault is still getting his feet wet with this team. By doing so, fans are seeing a lot of names spread throughout the lineup. Bottom six guys in and out of the lineup, top 6 guys jumbled around, even defensive pairings aren’t immune […]
Read more "Flyers Forward Lines Far From Set"Early Sunday evening, it was announced that the Flyers had recalled Joel Farabee and Mikhail Vorobyev from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. They also announced that they were sending Carson Twarynski down to the Phantoms. The Farabee call-up doesn’t come as much of a shock. He’s posted 3 goals and 1 assist in 4 games with […]
Read more "Sundays are for Roster Moves, Flyers make a few"We’re a few days into training camp, and the injury bug has already hit the Philadelphia Flyers. Tyler Pitlick injured his left wrist and is believed to be out for around 2 more weeks, putting him in danger of missing the season opener in the Czech Republic against the Chicago Blackhawks. Third-year center Nolan Patrick […]
Read more "The ripple effect of Konecny’s contract negotiations with the Flyers"The boys are back in town! At least the rookies. It’s that time of the year again where we get to see the depth on display dressed in orange and black. On Wednesday, September 11th, the Philadelphia Flyers faced off against the New York Islanders in the 2019 Rookie Game live from the PPL Center […]
Read more "The Flyers Can Be Confident In Their Rookies"This past draft, Chuck Fletcher selected a few players that can be viewed as “boom or bust” prospects. In this edition of “Flyers Prospects Mailbag,” we discuss who the biggest boom or bust prospect is. Additionally, we touch on other fun topics such as Felix Sandstrom and prospects that are running out of time. Let’s […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Boom or Bust?"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?"Welcome to “Flyers Prospect Stock Watch” a new monthly/bi-monthly prospect series from Philly Sports Network. This piece is dedicated to prospects within the Philadelphia Flyers farm system that have seen their stock rise or fall depending on recent performances. The first edition of this column will provide a slightly broader outlook than usual. A lot […]
Read more "Flyers Prospect Stock Watch: January 2019"Have you ever seen that GIF where the boy has a stick and is pointing it at an object, telling it to do something? That is the current state of the Philadelphia Flyers. To put it bluntly, the orange and black are making a complete mess out of the 2018-19 season. Everyone thought a lightning […]
Read more "It’s ‘Call-Up’ time for the Flyers, but which prospects have earned a nod?"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"