Sunday funday: Who wants to play Armchair GM?

By Marcello De Feo
Posted on 02/18/2013 at 11:58 pm

I do, of course. I mean, who doesn’t? Any dedicated fan is going to have input on how to improve his/her favorite team. It goes without saying, though, that any Armchair GM is merely expressing an opinion. Nothing more, nothing less. And what better way to end a long week than by doing just that? When it comes to the makeup of the roster that comprises the current Philadelphia Flyers team, two things need to be taken into consideration: Not unlike the basement-dwelling 2007 Flyers, this team has a solid core of promising young stars that are starting to realize …

Five-on-five numbers indicate the Flyers just aren’t very good

By Kevin Christmann
Posted on 02/18/2013 at 11:00 am

It’s been a schedule full of disappointments through 16 games in this 2013 NHL season. The Flyers sit in last place in the Atlantic Division, and 12th in the Eastern Conference; but they are only two points out of the eight spot. It’s no secret that the special teams have, and should, receive their fair share of the blame. The power play comes in at eighteenth in the league, while the penalty kill ranks sixteenth. All of that, while the Flyers lead the league in minor penalties, and have had the seventh most power play opportunities. It’s not exactly a recipe for success. …

Flyers Valentines

By Kim Pollock
Posted on 02/14/2013 at 1:00 pm

Is your Valentine a huge Flyers fan? Stumped on the perfect card to give to them? Well, Flyers Faithful is here to help. Send your Valentine one of these Flyers-related Valentine’s Day cards, and you’ll score many, many brownie points.

Poll: Which former Flyer is the most missed right now?

By Kevin Christmann
Posted on 02/09/2013 at 11:10 am

Heading into this past offseason, the Flyers two biggest free agents were Jaromir Jagr and Matt Carle. While they had discussions with both, the pursuit of Ryan Suter, Zach Parise, and Shea Weber at various times all contributed to the two ultimately accepting attractive deals with the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning respectively. Additionally, James Van Riemsdyk was shipped to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Luke Schenn in an attempt to strengthen the blue line. After 11 games, you can make the case that the Flyers could really use all three of these players; but which is …

Podcast: Episode 49, The Blame Game

By Estebomb
Posted on 01/22/2013 at 11:00 am

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss the Flyers starting the season 0-2 and what went wrong in their losses to the Penguins and Sabres. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 49 You can also download the Flyers Faithful Podcast 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! We’re also on Stitcher if that’s how you listen to your podcasts! If there’s any other way you listen to podcasts that the Flyers Faithful Podcast isn’t available via, let us know so that we can …

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