Penaltykiller EASTERN CONFERENCE Capitals vs Rangers These. teams are more eventually matched that the standings would suggest. They finished close to each other in goals per game, goals against average, PP %, shots against, and save percentage. Both were also in the top ten in PK%. This series could go either way, but I think the Rangers defense and Lundqvist will edge out the Capitals. Rangers in seven. Flyers vs Sabres The Flyers depth will overwhelm the Sabres, but Miller may steal a game or two. Flyers in six. Bruins vs Canadiens Boston beats Montreal in most statistical categories, but …
The Man Behind the Masks: Fran Drummond
Have you ever drawn or painted something? Have you ever spent countless, tireless hours on a piece of art? Have you ever, after all your hard work, creativity, blood, sweat, and tears had been put down onto a piece of paper felt that feeling of finality or release? Have you ever done that knowing full well that your art was going to be a moving target for pieces of rubber travelling at speeds of over 100 miles an hour? Fran Drummond does this all the time. From his little shop in Langhorne, Pennsylvania he crafts pieces of art that are …
Poll: Western Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
Yesterday we asked you to predict the first round in the Eastern Conference. Today we ask you to predict it for the Western Conference.
RICE & MICE: Coming back from concussion
The playoffs are starting this week. It’s the most exciting time of the year, in my opinion. Coaches are tested and players are pushed to play their limits. I normally hate to write about something that has held so much of the spotlight this season, but the question on so many peoples’ minds (especially the Tampa Bay Lightning) is: will Sidney Crosby finally be cleared for contact and make it back for a postseason run? Truth is, nobody can predict what will happen if he returns to play. That’s perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of concussions for players, …
Sergei Bobrovsky’s New Mask
Before Fran Drummond, the artist responsible for the mask above as well as quite a few others in the NHL nowadays, had gotten this mask done I was afforded the opportunity to sit down with him and talk with him about this particular mask as well as a lot of other topics. There will be a full piece on him coming soon, but this is what he had to say about this particular mask when all that had been done were the sketches of what you see above (I will post the pictures of the sketches later): “One side has …
We Like to Party!
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Mondays, just to try to make your Monday a little brighter.
Poll: Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Predictions
The best part of the hockey season is upon us so we at Flyers Faithful would like to know who do you have in the first round?
Good news: 04.09.11
Good news is a recurring feature that captures hockey news from around the internet, using sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, to gather information.
Five Questions: With the exceptions of ’75 and ’76 the year after a Cup Finals appearance has been disastrous. Will that hold true this year?
Flyers Faithful asked Travis Hughes from SB Nation and Broad Street Hockey, Matt P. From The 700 Level, Mark Trible from The Checking Line and our very own Pavialax five questions about the playoffs. We are very grateful that they took the time to share their opinions and predictions with us. Each day of this week, we will run the answers to one of those questions. Today’s question is: With the exceptions of ’75 and ’76 the year after a Cup Finals appearance has been disastrous. Will that hold true this year? Travis Hughes: Really good question. I mean, I …
Tapping the Pipes 4/8/11
The Flyers’ well-publicized fall from grace continues to unfold before our eyes, seemingly with no end in sight. Closed-door meetings led by both Captain Mike Richards and stone-faced General Manager Paul Holmgren have been described by varying sources as “productive” and “intimidating” respectively as they players attempt to regain the spark that saw them rocket to the top of the Eastern Conference before the all-star break. If you ask any educated hockey fan, and even uneducated hockey fans who think that they’re educated, what the traditional issue with the Flyers is, they will immediately point to the goaltending. So great …