*The Flyers beat the Islanders last night on the back of a dominant second period, after an insanely dirty hit on Ryan Poehling in the first. Here’s hoping Poehling is okay. RECAP! *Charlie’s got 10 Things on this one. [PHLY] *The Beez was back! And got points! You love to see it. [Inquirer] *Rasmus Ristolainen has turned himself into a pretty dang good hockey player … [Read more...] about Friday Morning Fly By: Revenge for Ryan
Flyers reportedly interested in KHL free agent Maxim Shabanov
The Philadelphia Flyers might be bringing another skilled Russian winger across the Atlantic this summer and having him put pen to paper. According to a recent report from Match TV, the Flyers are one of four teams that have shown some amount of interest in signing 24-year-old pending free agent Maxim Shabanov. The other teams are the New York Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, … [Read more...] about Flyers reportedly interested in KHL free agent Maxim Shabanov
Flyers look to gain momentum through Metropolitan gauntlet
With the Flyers pair of games in Columbus and on Long Island in the books, we’ve kicked off a slate of action which will, through the end of the month, see the Flyers facing off against opponents from within their own division in eight of the remaining nine games. They’ve got a couple down already, with Tuesday’s shootout loss to the Blue Jackets and last night’s win over the … [Read more...] about Flyers look to gain momentum through Metropolitan gauntlet
Travis Konecny’s quiet rise to the top
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a hockey player in search of a fat check steps their game up in a contract year. With a contract on the line, players just have that extra edge to their play. They give a little more, score a little (or a lot) higher. The fans love it, the coach loves it, and the GM sighs as they open the checkbook and get ready to sign away a chunk … [Read more...] about Travis Konecny’s quiet rise to the top
Scott Laughton fined for crosscheck vs. Islanders
The NHL Department of Player Safety took another look and justice was served. The result is Flyers forward Scott Laughton has been fined $5,000 for his crosscheck in the third period against Maxim Tsyplakov of the New York Islanders. The incident transpired with 4:30 left in the game and Laughton was given a minor penalty. Of course anyone watching the Flyers 5-3 win over … [Read more...] about Scott Laughton fined for crosscheck vs. Islanders