Former Flyers Watch, Week 2: After slow starts, Lupul, Sharp, Carter, and Richards flourish

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 05/09/2013 at 11:00 am

After a quiet Game 1 against the Minnesota Wild, Patrick Sharp flourished in his next three games. Read on to see how his fellow former Flyers fared in Week 2 of the playoffs. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders – Series tied 2-2 No former Flyers are participating in this series. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators – Senators lead series 3-1 No former Flyers are participating in this series. Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers – Series tied 2-2 Arron Asham: Week 2: Aside from a goal scored in Game 2, Asham had a very quiet second week of the …

Former Flyers Watch, Round 1: van Riemsdyk Scores First Postseason Goal With Toronto

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 05/03/2013 at 12:00 pm

In Game 1 against the Boston Bruins, James van Riemsdyk scored his first postseason goal with Toronto. Read on to learn how his fellow former Flyers have fared so far in the first round of the playoffs. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders – Penguins lead series 1-0 No former Flyers are participating in this series. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators – Senators lead series 1-0 No former Flyers are participating in this series. Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers – Capitals lead series 1-0 Arron Asham: Ever the pain in the butt, Asham recorded 281 PIM in …

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Five Questions: Rebuilding the Phantoms and Titans

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 04/12/2013 at 8:00 am

Flyers Faithful revisited a former recurring feature, Five Questions, to address some current hot and important topics, including the draft, prospects, and the future of the Flyers. For this edition of Five Questions, we asked John Saquella, Jim Butler, James Centifonti, Joshua Janet, and our very own Jared Abbott to participate. Below, you will find their answers to today’s question. The organization has failed to produce winning clubs at the AHL and ECHL levels in recent years. With your GM cap still on, how do you go about fixing that? Is it even a big deal? John Saquella: Winning at …

Five Questions: Sleeper picks

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 04/08/2013 at 8:00 am

Flyers Faithful revisited a former recurring feature, Five Questions, to address some current hot and important topics, including the draft, prospects, and the future of the Flyers. For this edition of Five Questions, we asked John Saquella, Jim Butler, James Centifonti, Joshua Janet, and our very own Jared Abbott to participate. Below, you will find their answers to today’s question. There is a lot of talk about the depth of this year’s draft class, specifically in the first round. What player or players do you see as sleeper picks that Flyers should target in later rounds? John Saquella: I like Juuso …

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Bryzgalov leads Flyers to 3-1 win over Bruins

By Craig F
Posted on 03/30/2013 at 3:48 pm

The Philadelphia Flyers grabbed two points today with a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins today at the Wells Fargo Center. The trio of Mike Knuble, Matt Read, and Ruslan Fedotenko found the back of the net today, as the only visitor to beat Ilya Bryzgalov in victory was Nathan Horton. Bryz had 33 saves to Tuukka Rask’s 19, as Rask allowed two goals on 21 shots. With both teams coming off of bad losses, the Flyers scored the game’s first two goals and managed to earn two points despite being outshot 34-22 in the tilt. Thanks to Bryzgalov’s goaltending …

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