Then and Now: Mike York

By Craig F
Posted on 05/16/2012 at 9:00 am

In his first few weeks as General Manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, Paul Holmgren made a handful of trades in an attempt to pull Philly out of last place in the NHL. With the Orange and Black in the midst of a seven-game losing streak to drop to a record of 8-21-4, Holmgren pulled the trigger on his fourth deal in office. After he acquired Darren Reid, Todd Fedoruk, and Alexei Zhitnik in separate deals, Holmgren grabbed Mike York from the New York Islanders in exchange for Randy Robitaille and a fifth-round pick in the 2008 NHL draft. The Isles chose Matt Martin with the …

Point/Counterpoint: Jagr Mst Stay, Jagr Mst Go

By Nick D
Posted on 05/15/2012 at 5:00 pm

Welcome to the newest edition of “Point/Counterpoint,” where a pair of Flyers Faithful scribes present both sides of one particular issue with their own unique view and flair. This week, Nick D. and Bob H. renew hostilities on the topic of whether or not Jaromir Jagr should be back in Orange and Black next season. Point, from Nick: The Philadelphia Flyers stunned most of the National Hockey League and its fans when they lured a willing Jagr away from the KHL and signed him to a one-year, $3.3 million dollar contract. Not only was it surprising because Jagr was despised …

Podcast: Episode 22, I’ll Take The Crab Juice

By Estebomb
Posted on 05/15/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss the remaining teams in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Ilya Bryzgalov’s translated interview, Patrick Kane’s adventures in Wisconsin, and enduring a series between the Devils and Rangers. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 22 You can also download it from iTunes here! If you’re enjoying the show via iTunes we would very much appreciate it if you could rate it and leave a review on there!

Anger, Inc.

By Jim Hasson
Posted on 05/15/2012 at 11:27 am

There’s a moment in the latest blockbuster “The Avengers” that I think we all in Philly can all relate to. We all know the story of Bruce Banner, brilliant scientist, who played with Gamma rays and turns into a green monster when angry. He has been able to keep “The Other Guy” in check and when asked his secret, he continually deflects the question. Later, as a large serpentine behemoth heads for the heroes, the nerdy scientist walks towards it. His cohorts tell him he needs to get angry and as he turns to face the enemy, he finally reveals …

Around the Net 5.15.2012

By Dain S
Posted on 05/15/2012 at 9:00 am

Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. The 2011-2012 Philadelphia Flyers: A post mortem. A final look back at the Devils series and what went wrong: [Hockeybuzz.com] [The 700 Level] [CSN Philly] The best may yet still be to come. The Flyers are young and will only get better, so look out in 2012-2013: [The Hockey Writers] Sean Couturier is 19 years old and is really good already: [Hockeybuzz.com] Old Time Hockey. Remember the good old days? I do…and I miss them: [The 700 Level] The …

Giroux Showing Improvement in the Faceoff Circle

By Kevin Christmann
Posted on 05/14/2012 at 1:00 pm

At one point in early April, Claude Giroux strung together a fairly dominant 10 games in the faceoff circle, winning just under 60 percent of his draws over that span. After posting seasons of 49.5% and 50% in his first 2 full seasons in the NHL, it got me wondering if he was on his way to a tangible, sustainable improvement. One of the things I admire about Sidney Crosby is that he entered the league quite poor in the faceoff department, at roughly 45%. He then worked at it and now normally comes in at a good 55-56%. Giroux …

This Week in Flyers History 5/13-5/19

By Bob H
Posted on 05/13/2012 at 12:00 pm

Welcome to the final installment for this season of This Week in Flyers History, which seeks to fill in the gaps in fans’ collective memories and to give them a hand up when their friends question their hockey knowledge. We’ll be back in October with lots more facts, figures and pictures to stoke the fires of all things past. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out my series on the 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, beginning this coming Thursday. May 13, 1975 Flyers 4, Islanders 1 — Kate Smith made another command performance, belting out “God Bless America”prior to Game …

Flyers 2011-2012 Season: Done

By frick
Posted on 05/11/2012 at 9:00 am

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 Fridays; TGIFWL (Thank Goodness It’s Friday With Lulz).

Holmgren, Laviolette speak 5/10/12

By Bob H
Posted on 05/10/2012 at 5:45 pm

Courtesy of the Philadelphia Flyers Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren Q: Can you start with the injuries and the surgeries? “Well the actual exit medicals aren’t until tonight so I don’t really have the complete list, I’ll get that to you guys as soon as I have it, but there will be a few guys who will need some surgeries.” Q: Can you give us an update on Chris Pronger and if you think there’s any chance he could return next season “Update, he’s doing probably the same and any chance of returning, I would say your guess is as …

Flyers talk at closedown day

By Bob H
Posted on 05/10/2012 at 3:30 pm

Courtesy of the Philadelphia Flyers Flyers center Claude Giroux Q: What do you see moving forward that you didn’t see two days ago? “Everything happens pretty fast. It is not a good feeling when the season is over like that. Especially when you know our team could have made more damage. At the same time, we are a very young team and going into the beginning of the season with all of the new faces, new team and the way that this team came together, we had a pretty good season and got to second round. I think that is …

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