Time Travelin’ Timmy Thomas

By Estebomb
Posted on 03/25/2013 at 1:00 pm

PHILADELPHIA, 1776. A flash of electricity bursts out. A man in a black and gold hockey sweater with a prominent mustache walks out into the night. TIM THOMAS has arrived in the past. He is in an alley a few blocks from INDEPENDENCE HALL. He sees a CHILD staring at him. TIM THOMAS You, boy! What year is it? CHILD 1776, sir. TIM THOMAS Excellent. I’m right on time. CHILD What are those strange garments? TIM THOMAS It’s my uniform, boy. Perhaps you can fetch me something less…conspicuous? CHILD What do I get …

Image courtesy of Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

Atlantic Watch: Devils top the East, Rangers on winning streak, Islanders on losing streak

By Craig F
Posted on 02/13/2013 at 11:00 am

The Philadelphia Flyers were able to extend their point streak to four games this week, as they earned a shootout loss to the Florida Panthers and an overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Although they were dominated in Toronto, the Orange and Black did a good job of rebounding to earn their second road win of the year last night in Winnipeg. The Flyers continue their road trip with three of their six games away from the Wells Fargo Center coming in the next seven days. Philadelphia had a lead after 40 minutes on Thursday, but they only came away …

Around The Net 02.08.13: Timonen extended; Flyers fall in shootout; Simmonds practices and more

By Dain S
Posted on 02/08/2013 at 11:00 am

Welcome to Around the Net, a weekly look through linkage at the Philadelphia Flyers and other news from around the NHL. In case you missed it… Kimmo Timonen signed a one year extension: [Philly.com] [ESPN] The Flyers lose another skills competition, this time to the Florida Panthers: [Bill Meltzer- Hockeybuzz] [CSNPhilly] [The Hockey News] Wayne Simmonds was back at practice, but this is no timetable on his return to game action: [Philly.com] Just because I can, let’s watch Zac Rinaldo destroy B.J. Crombeen one more time: [The 700 Level] Tim Thomas is an Islander:[Hockeybuzz-Ty Anderson] Do you want a good …

Then and Now: Sami Kapanen

By Craig F
Posted on 08/22/2012 at 9:00 am

In the middle of the 2002-2003 regular season, the Philadelphia Flyers shipped defenseman Bruno St. Jacques and winger Pavel Brendl to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a pair of players. Ryan Bast was one player Philly acquired in the deal, a defenseman who only played a pair of games in the NHL, both of which were with the Flyers. The other was Sami Kapanen, a veteran left winger in his eighth season in the NHL. After several seasons with the Hartford Whalers’ organization, who became the Hurricanes in his third season with the club, Kapanen became a member of his …

Podcast: Episode 34, Welcome Back Jakub

By Estebomb
Posted on 07/27/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal lament the Nashville Predators matching Shea Weber’s offer sheet, discuss Jakub Voracek’s new 4 year deal with the Flyers, weigh in on Alexander Semin’s new contract, and shake their heads at Tim Thomas’ newest Facebook post. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 34 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!

On Drafting Defenseman

By penaltykiller
Posted on 06/20/2012 at 1:23 pm

The 2012 draft is days away and Flyers fans have been discussing draft strategy for the first round. What should the Flyers do? The general consensus seems to be that they need to draft a defenseman in the first round and anything else is disappointing. There has also been lots of talk on whether or not the Flyers should move up to draft one of the higher ranked defenders. Most specifically, Ryan Murray, who will likely be selected second. I’ve seen someone go as far as suggesting a trade of James van Riemsdyk, Andrej Meszaros, Sergei Bobrovsky, and a first-round …

Podcast: Episode 26, Unbearable

By Estebomb
Posted on 06/05/2012 at 12:00 pm

On this edition of the Flyers Faithful podcast, Steve and Hal discuss Nicklas Lidström’s retirement from the NHL, the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals matchup between the New Jersey Devils and the Los Angeles Kings, and Tim Thomas’ upcoming year off from the NHL. Flyers Faithful Podcast Episode 26 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!

Hat tip to the awesome Jimmy Donofrio for the photoshop

Negadelphia: Fixing The Philadelphia Flyers

By Estebomb
Posted on 05/10/2012 at 3:00 pm

***Negadelphia is an exercise where I channel the opinions of Philly’s worst into a post. No idiots were harmed in the making of this post, unfortunately.*** Another year and no Stanley Cup for the Philadelphia Flyers. I’m getting fed up with this garbage! These underachieving losers have a lot to do in the offseason if they actually want to be contenders.

Image Courtesy of Gregory Shamus/NHLI via Getty Images

Atlantic Watch: 3/28-4/3

By Craig F
Posted on 04/04/2012 at 9:13 am

In their four-game schedule this week, the Flyers posted a record of 2-1-1 and picked up what might be there most intense victory of the 2011-2012 regular season with their win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. It’s those same Pens that the Flyers trail by three points for fourth in the conference and the chance for home-ice advantage in the clubs’ first-round playoff series. The Orange and Black still have a shot for fourth, but they’ll need to beat a team fighting for their playoff lives along with the Pens this week. The Broad Street Bullies started off the week with …

Atlantic Watch: 3/14-3/20

By Craig F
Posted on 03/21/2012 at 9:00 am

A dominant win over the New York Islanders and a pair of comebacks helped the Flyers gain five crucial points in the standings this week, as Philly still has a slim chance to win the Eastern Conference. Unfortunately, the only game in which the Flyers didn’t earn a point may have been their most impressive performance, as they posted 23 more shots than the Panthers in their one-goal game loss last night. Three games against three clubs that are lower in the conference standings should help the Flyers a lot over the next couple days, as the Orange and Black hope to clinch a …

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