Hockey

A Statistical Look Back At The Flyers Forwards

With the regular season being over, we will take a look back at the last season from a statistical point of view to see how the forwards on this roster performed. Now I know that stats are not everything but it is the best way to judge productivity after the games have been played. Each forward will have four subsections under his name:

2012-13 Stats: These are the actual stats for each player this season with games played (GP) , goals (G) , assists (A) and overall points (Pts).

2012-13 Full Season Projections: Here I just extrapolated the average goals and assists and points for each player based on their number listed …

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Should the Flyers Have Traded Sergei Bobrovsky?

The National Hockey League announced Wednesday the three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, voted on by the leagues 30 General Managers and awarded “to the goalkeeper adjudged to be the best at his position” during the regular season. Included in the final three is former Philadelphia Flyers net minder Sergei Bobrovsky, who is having a breakout season or half season with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Since the Wednesday announcement, the second guessing has begun as to whether the team should have sent the young net minder to the Columbus via a trade on June 22nd, 2012 for three draft picks; 2012 second and fourth rounder’s and a 2013 fourth round pick . When …

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A Recap Of The Flyers 2013 Season

The Philadelphia Flyers just completed their 45th season in the National Hockey League, missing out on the playoffs for only ninth time in that span. The lockout shortened season that began with so much hope ended with team breaking the .500 mark in the last game of the season. Concerns about a lack of depth on the blue line were tested and confirmed when the injury bug took out defensemen like characters in a Final Destination movie. The exit interviews are done, the draft position is set and the only way to get closure from the past four months is relive it one last time.

January-

All of my “It’s going to take time for me to get back …

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Uneducated NHL Playoff Predictions

I know as much about hockey as fantasy hockey has taught me, and since I am no good at that I think its safe to say that I don’t know a lot about the NHL. However even if you are like me and don’t watch the NHL, I suggest you suck it up and watch some playoff hockey as it is easily the most exciting playoffs from start to finish in all of sports. As some of you may know the Postseason kicks off tonight… and I will try to fill you in on who will be playing for, and winning the Stanley Cup.

Since the NHL reseeds, some of these match-ups may …

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Philadelphia Flyers to Amnesty Danny Briere?

According to Philly.com, the Flyers will either trade or buy out much maligned forward Danny Briere. Sam Carchidi writes, “Because of his high cap hit – $6.5 million per year – the Flyers’ 35-year-old forward is expected to be bought out or traded after the season.” Should this be true, and it makes sense for it to be, the Flyers will take their first step towards getting rid of some of the awful contracts on their payroll. If the Flyers buy out Briere, they could be forced to pay a cap penalty for the next two years. But should they amnesty him, they will incur no cap penalties. In the new CBA, a team can amnesty someone now and after next season. To me, it makes …

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Flyers Look Ahead: 2013 and 2014 Offseason

Unfortunately there will be no playoff hockey in Philadelphia. For just the 10th time in franchise history, the Flyers will not be in the postseason. Despite how inconsistent the team has been this year, there is still hope for obvious reasons. First off, the Flyers still have one of the better players in the world in captain Claude Giroux. Despite a lot of criticism about having a “bad year”, Giroux is still averaging over a point per game and is still a stellar defensive forward on the other end of the ice. Claude Giroux looks to be the captain of the present and the future, and will continue …

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Ending It With The 2013 Philadelphia Flyers

Last night was the end of one of the more unhealthy relationships I have ever been a part of in my 33 years of life. Dealing with the constant ups and downs and never knowing who was going to show up night in and night out became exhausting. Talking with my friends and family about the fights, the attitude and the disappointments became almost a daily occurrence. Having gone into this with such high expectations and knowing what could have been, it was almost a relief to know that it is finally over and there will be no …

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Flyers Lose To New Jersey At Home

The Philadelphia Flyers fleeting playoff hopes, for those who actually chose to recognize they still mathematically existed, are now once again dashed after a lackluster 3-0 loss at home to the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. After starting the week with wins over the Montreal Canadiens and the New York Rangers, the Flyers were playing good hockey and looked poised to finish the season strong. How did I not know better? Burn me once 2013 Flyers and it’s your fault, burn me twice and the blame lies only with me.

As the team has done all through the lockout shortened season, which at this point feels like we have watched them play a full …

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Flyers Wrap Up: Wins over Rangers and Canadiens

There was talk about Seth Jones and Jonathan Drouin before these last two games. Now there is talk about a slight chance of the playoffs! What happened? To tell the truth, no one really knows. This week the Flyers have beaten a very good Montreal team 7-3, and a talented Rangers team 4-2 behind what has been the first time the Flyers have put two good two-way games together in what seems like a season.

The Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night, 7-3 in what was the Flyers highest output since February 18th, where the orange and black also scored 7, versus the Islanders. The …

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Philadelphia Flyers Draft History

Recently, many Flyers fans, including myself, have been expressing concern with the way the Flyers have drafted in the first round. Not just in the immediate past, but for a long time. It always seems to the fans that the Flyers only draft two-way wingers, and it goes without saying, that theory may be proven by looking back. Here are a few facts and tidbits about your Philadelphia Flyers and their draft history: