By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com CHICAGO – When the Flyers lost an ugly game to Dallas last week, Kimmo Timonensaid “If you give up four goals in the second period you are going to lose.” Pretty sure he has the same sentiment ...
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Ottawa Earns First Shootout Win, Tops Flyers
By Sean Farrell, Flyers.com OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators finally broke through in the shootout, and managed to pull out a win by the slimmest of margins. Jason Spezza scored Ottawa’s first shootout goal in 13 attempts this season, and ...
Read More »Lecavalier to Miss 3-4 Weeks
Report from Flyers.com Flyers GM Paul Holmgren held a conference call with reporters on Sunday evening to discuss Vinny Lecavalier’s injury. He announced that Lecavalier will be out of the line-up for 3-4 weeks with a non-displaced fracture in his ...
Read More »Flyers Wage Comeback, Earn Win in Detroit
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com DETROIT – For a good 20 minutes Wednesday, the Flyers game went something like this: Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Penalty. Sure there were a couple of goals mixed in there – one each way, and ...
Read More »‘Wild’ Minute Costs Flyers in Loss at Minnesota
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – If you like pitcher’s duels in baseball, or nil-nil soccer matches or the three-yards-and-a-cloud of dust approach to football, then Monday’s game between the Flyers and Minnesota Wild was for you. It ...
Read More »Flyers Begin Road Stint With Shootout Win Over Predators
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com NASHVILLE – Steve Mason doesn’t seem to give up any bad goals. So, when Colin Wilson beat him under his right pad with a knuckleball, you could see the frustration on Mason’s face. Never mind that he ...
Read More »After Defeating Jets, Flyers Start 13-Day Roadie
By Jay Greenberg, Flyers.com Dustin Byfuglien not only telegraphed his D-to-D pass to Tobias Enstrom but he Tweeted it and posted a picture of it on Facebook, too. Thank you very much, Sean Couturier happily confirmed that friend request and was off ...
Read More »Lecavalier Homecoming Doesn’t Spark Flyers in Tampa Loss
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com TAMPA – O.K., so there are still flaws with the Flyers. One all-too-short seven-game stretch of inspired play is not going to dictate a season. Just like one horrid eight-game stretch at the start of the ...
Read More »Flyers Thump Sens Extend Points Streak to 5 Games
By Dan Rosen, Flyers.com The Philadelphia Flyers look nothing like the team that was blown out by the Washington Capitals 19 days ago. Instead they’re looking like a team that should be in the thick of the Stanley Cup Playoff ...
Read More »Flyers Drop Shootout Loss in Winnipeg, Snapping Win Streak
By Anthony SanFilippo, Flyers.com WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Two weeks ago, the reaction would have been different. A lot different. But this is not the same Flyers team that got off to the worst start in franchise history. This is not ...
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