Ever since the 2013 NHL Draft, the Flyers thought they had the next Chris Pronger in their pipeline. The hulking 6 foot 7 inch, 225 pound Samuel Morin of Lac-Beauport, Quebec, Canada came in with expectations as high as the sky, but was soon grounded by injuries. It’s been the story of his career thus […]
Read more "Why the Flyers need to give Sam Morin the year off"1st Period The Flyers have come out slow for the past few games, and this was no different. Voracek was being physically dominated for a majority of the period, going hard into the boards around the 1:00 mark, and skating slowly back to the bench. Gudas maybe had the play of the period when he […]
Read more "Flyers/Isles Game Recap: Happy Halloween, they lost again"Sunday morning brought news of another injury to a Flyer even before the season begins. #Flyers D Andrew MacDonald sustained a lower body injury during an off-season workout and will be sidelined approximately six weeks.https://t.co/T1JCvdo0Cx — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 9, 2018 Flyers defenseman Andrew MacDonald is out six weeks, and if that holds true, […]
Read more "MacDonald’s injury presents a unique opportunity for one Flyers prospect"We are 24 days away from preseason hockey, and 25 from Flyers preseason hockey. Hang in there folks, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting closer by the day. An already long enough off season, lengthened by the excitement surrounding young players development and the signing of a scoring winger that this […]
Read more "Five things to look forward to: Flyers Edition"The timing has never been better for the Flyers to make a serious run at the Stanley Cup. Ron Hextall has spent half of a decade stockpiling prospects for the Flyers, and they are finally becoming of age, and ready to take the next step to the professional level. With a good mixture of youth […]
Read more "Flyers Fleeing the Coup: Who’s out come the 2018-19 NHL season?"It’s no secret by now that the Flyers have one of, if not the deepest pools of prospects in the league. Whether that can translate to the NHL level remains to be seen. Flyers General Manager Ron Hextall has been adamant about taking his time in developing these young potential stars, but fans are growing […]
Read more "A closer look at the Lehigh Valley Phantom Players ready to make the jump to the Flyers"Coming off the heels of a six game exit in the first round of the playoffs, the Flyers knew what they needed to work on, and so did their fans. Too many times did they witness the puck getting lost between Brandon Manning’s feet. Too many times did the fans see Radko Gudas make an […]
Read more "Making the Case: Why Travis Sanheim and Philippe Myers will make the Flyers next season"Almost five years ago, when Ron Hextall was only the “assistant” General Manager under Paul Holmgren, the Flyers took a hulking defenseman with the 11th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. That giant was Samuel Morin, and he was destined for big things. The six foot seven 22 year old is the biggest […]
Read more "Rehabbing Samuel Morin should be at the top of the Flyers’ priority list this offseason"Season number 51 for the Philadelphia Flyers is in the books, and depending on how you look at it, some would call it a success. Expectations weren’t the highest going into the season, but there were goals many fans expected them to accomplish. Rookies were brought up, a new goalie was brought in, and our […]
Read more "Thank You: An open letter to fans of the Philadelphia Flyers"After game 3 Sunday afternoon, Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol announced that changes could be coming in regards to the lineup. He didn’t specify who or what, but speculation leads up to believe that Oskar Lindblom, who has underperformed so far in the series, may find himself up in the press box, watching Jordan Weal […]
Read more "Optimizing the Flyers lineup ahead of game four"