Could Giroux, Read, and Couturier Become Flyers ‘Firsts’ This Season?
Throughout mostly 43 banner seasons, the Flyers have had some incredible honors bestowed upon them. Three that have never made their way to the City of Brotherly Love are the Art Ross, Calder, and Lady Byng awards. That could all change this season.
Categories: Calder Profiles, Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: bill barber, Claude Giroux, Eric Lindros, Jaromir Jagr, Jeff Carter, Luc Robitaille, Matt Read, Mikael Renberg, Mike Richards, National Hockey League, NHL, Phil Kessel, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, Scott Hartnell, Sean Couturier, sergei bobrovsky, steve vickers, Teemu Selanne
Doughty Should Look at Hextall to See Potential Damage of Holdout
The contract standoff does not appear close to being resolved any time soon. Doughty needs to look no further than Kings Asst. GM Ron Hextall for what can happen if he chooses to become a holdout.
Categories: Los Angeles Kings, NHL Talk, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: bob clarke, Brayden Schenn, Conn Smythe Trophy, Dean Lombardi, Don Meehan, Drew Doughty, Eric Lindros, Jack Ferreira, Jay Snider, Los Angeles Kings, Mark Guy, Mark Howe, Mike Richards, Ritch Winter, Ron Hextall, Simon Gagne, stanley cup, Tim Kerr, Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Simmonds
Leadership Issues as Much a Part of Trades as “Dry Island”
While the "Dry Island" situation in itself seems like a great story, the crux of the respective depatures of Richards and Carter is the lack of leadership exhibited by the duo.
Categories: Eastern Conference, Los Angeles Kings, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Anze Kopitar, Bobby Clarke, Calder Cup, Chris Pronger, Dean Lombardi, Drew Doughty, Dustin Brown, Dustin Penner, Ed Snider, Jamie McLennan, Jeff Carter, Joffrey Lupul, John Stevens, Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings, Mike Richards, Paul Holmgren, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phantoms, Ron Hextall, Scott MacArthur, Scottie Upshall, Simon Gagne, Terry Murray, TSN Radio 1050
Assessing the Broad Street Bulldozer: Are the Flyers a Better Team?
After the club's nosedive down the stretch and playoffs, it was apparent that something was necessary to repair the Flyers. Holmgren made aggressively bold moves in order to mend his broken team.
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andrej Meszaros, Brad Richards, Braydon Coburn, Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, Danny Briere, Darroll Powe, Ed Snider, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jakub Voracek, James van Riemsdyk, Jaromir Jagr, Jeff Carter, Jordan Staal, Kimmo Timonen, Kris Versteeg, Matt Carle, Mike Richards, Nik Zherdev, Paul Holmgren, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, Scott Hartnell, Sean Couturier, sergei bobrovsky, Simon Gagne, spectrum, Steve Yzerman, Steven Stamkos, Wayne Simmonds, wells fargo center
Bruins Blast Canucks Again, 4-0, Tie Series
By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove Creative Editor If the Boston Bruins go on to win the Stanley Cup, [...]
Read more...Categories: Boston Bruins, Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Vancouver Canucks, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alain Vigneault, Alex Burrows, Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand, Christian Ehrhoff, Claude Julien, Conn Smythe Trophy, Cory Schneider, Daniel Sedin, David Krejci, Kevin Bieksa, Milan Lucic, Nathan Horton, National Hockey League, NHL, Rich Peverley, Roberto Luongo, Ron Hextall, Ryan Kesler, stanley cup, Tim Thomas, Vancouver Canucks, Zdeno Chara
Will Flyers’ search for number one netminder end this summer?
With defensemen Chris Pronger and Kimmo Timonen heading into their late-30's, the time is now for the franchise to make that commitment to winning the Stanley Cup now.
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Brian Boucher, Chris Pronger, Comcast-Spectacor, Danny Briere, Ed Snider, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Jeff Reese, Johan Backlund, Kimmo Timonen, Michael Leighton, National Hockey League, NHL, Patrick Kane, Paul Holmgren, Pelle Lindbergh, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, Ryan Miller, Scott Hartnell, sergei bobrovsky, Simon Gagne, Tim Thomas, Tomas Vokoun, Tyler Ennis, Ville Leino
Bobrovsky, Boucher, or Leighton; who will start game six for Flyers?
By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove NHL / Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent It’s a time-honored question, and one asked for more than [...]
Read more...Categories: Buffalo Sabres, Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andrej Meszaros, Brian Boucher, Brian Burke, Chris Pronger, Ilya Bryzgalov, Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Michael Leighton, orange-and-black, Patrick Kane, Paul Holmgren, Peter Forsberg, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, sergei bobrovsky, Tomas Vokoun, Tyler Ennis, USA Today
Flyers’ Bobrovsky will be under microscope
By David Strehle NHL Hot Stove NHL / Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent For as long as many in the Philadelphia hockey community [...]
Read more...Categories: Buffalo Sabres, Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Antero Niittymaki, bernie parent, bob clarke, Brian Boucher, Buffalo Sabres, dominic roussel, Garth Snow, Jeff Hackett, John Vanbiesbrouck, Martin Biron, Martin Brodeur, Mike Zeisberger, National Hockey League, NHL, orange-and-black, Patrick Roy, Pelle Lindbergh, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Robert Esche, roman cechmanek, Ron Hextall, Sean Burke, sergei bobrovsky, stanley cup, tommy soderstrom, Toronto Sun
25 years later, loss of Lindbergh still painful
It was 25 years ago today that the Flyers lost Pelle Lindbergh, one of the most-beloved players to ever wear the Orange-and-Black.
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Prospects, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: bernie parent, Bob Froese, Flyers, Mike Keenan, National Hockey League, NHL, orange-and-black, Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, sergei bobrovsky, Vezina trophy
Could Bobrovsky be Answer for Flyers?
Could the Flyers finally have found the franchise netminder they have been seeking for two decades? It's too early to say, but "Bob" may just be the one.
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alex Goligoski, Brian Boucher, Chris Pronger, Evgeni Malkin, Mike Comrie, NHL, Paul Holmgren, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ron Hextall, sergei bobrovsky, Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy
Bobrovsky to start, Pronger out for opener
In a move reminiscent of 1986-87 decision made by Mike Keenan to start Ron Hextall over Bob Froese, Peter Laviolette announced today that rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will get the start tonight against the Penguins
Categories: Eastern Conference, NHL Talk, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Andreas Nodl, Blair Betts, Bob Froese, Brian Boucher, Chris Pronger, CSNPhilly.com, Evgeni Malkin, Jari Kurri, Kjell Samuelsson, Mark Messier, Michael Leighton, Mike Brophy, Mike Keenan, NHL, Pelle Lindbergh, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, rogers sportsnet, Ron Hextall, sergei bobrovsky, Sidney Crosby, Tim Panaccio, Wayne Gretzky
Kings Should Take Heed From Flyers’ Past
NHLHS writer Dave Strehle dives into the Ilya Kovalchuk saga with his thoughts on the situation. Reading the daily rumor [...]
Read more...Categories: Los Angeles Kings, Western Conference, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Anze Kopitar, Dean Lombardi, Drew Doughty, Eric Lindros, Erik Ersberg, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jack Johnson, Jay Grossman, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Justin Williams, Los Angeles Kings, Mark Recchi, Michal Handzus, mike ricci, NHL, Peter Forsberg, Rod Brind'Amour, Ron Hextall, russ farwell, steve duchense, Wayne Simmonds
Flyers’ Eternal Search Continues, Holmgren Looks for Goaltender
NHLHS Philadelphia Flyers Correspondent David Strehle takes a look at Flyers GM Paul Holmgren’s new (and old) mission, to find a franchise goaltender. For the [...]
Read more...Categories: Eastern Conference, Philadelphia Flyers, [NHLHS] Team Coverage Tags: Alex Auld, Andrew Raycroft, Antero Niittymaki, bob clarke, Brian Boucher, Carey Price, Chris Mason, Dan Ellis, Dan Hamhuis, Dean Lombardi, dominic roussel, Eric Lindros, Evgeni Nabokov, Garth Snow, Jaroslav Halak, Jeff Carter, jena-marc pelletier, Johan Backlund, Johan Hedberg, John Vanbiesbrouck, Jonathan Bernier, Jonathan Quick, Jose Theodore, Josh Harding, Manny Legace, Martin Biron, Marty Turco, maxime ouellet, Michael Leighton, Miikka Kiprusoff, mike liut, Mike Smith, NHL, Niklas Backstrom, Patrick Lalime, Paul Holmgren, Pekka Rinne, Peter Budaj, Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers, Ray Emery, Robert Esche, roman cechmanek, Ron Hextall, Sean Burke, tommy soderstrom, Vesa Toskala
