Back on December 21st the Flyers beat the Dallas Stars 4-1, but it wasn’t just an ordinary regular season victory. It was in this game that Claude Giroux made his return after missing four games with concussion symptoms. He returned in glorious fashion by contributing on all four of the Flyers goals. The top line of Hartnell-Giroux-Jagr was the catalyst behind the Flyers success, fast forward to now and that top line is on the borderline of needing an overhaul. Continue reading this post »
We keep hearing about how Ilya Bryzgalov thrives when he plays a lot. He’s a horse, they say. He’s been that way his whole career. The more we ride him down the stretch, the better he will be. Still, it makes sense to go with Sergei Bobrovsky tonight against the Islanders.
It seems as if head coach Peter Laviolette has the number 35 written on his calendar whenever the Flyers play the Islanders. Tonight will be no different as the young Bobrovsky will get the start against a team that he has flat out dominated. In seven games against the Long Island hockey club he is undefeated, with a 1.86 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. Continue reading this post »
"Our 18 year drought is almost over!" (Courtesy: Bruce Bennett)
Back in July, I kind of guessed that the Rangers would be a good team this season. It wasn’t just the addition of Brad Richards that influenced me either. It was the status of all the other teams in our division, including our own Flyers. I felt that the Rags had solid depth and the fewest question marks heading into the season, and thus had a solid overall team. I didn’t expect them to sit on top of the league, however. Anyway, predictions are nice and all, but it’s still only the middle of the season. In another few months, we’ll see if I turn out right, or if I’m way off. It seems like someone else is already starting to count their chickens, however.
Somehow we are 41 games into the regular season already, with the all star game and race to the playoffs in the near future it is time to either get on the bandwagon or jump off and start watching the Sixers, or begin to countdown the days until the Phillies report to Clearwater. Continue reading this post »
Very few Western Conference teams evoke such strong reactions from Flyers players as do the Chicago Blackhawks.
Simply mention the Blackhawks to any of the seven current Flyers who were a part of the team for the 2009-10 season, and thoughts immediately turn to Patrick Kane’s game-winning overtime goal and subsequent celebration at center ice at the Wells Fargo Center two Junes ago.
As of right now, the Flyers have 125 goals, which puts them at the top of the East, and 3rd overall. If it’s broken down per game, only Boston averages more. It’s great, but let’s look a bit deeper.
Eugene Markman
FanSided
That Balls Outta Here
Blue Line Station
Eye on Isles
Pens Labyrinth
Pucks and Pitchforks
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