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Elliotte Friedman would bet on Claude Giroux getting traded this season

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images Claude Giroux is in the last year of his contract and the trade rumors are beginning to swirl. We’re not going to bury the lede here: the Flyers trading Claude Giroux is becoming a real possibility. The Flyers may be forced to trad...

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New details emerge about Alex Ovechkin’s soda drinking habit during games

Alexander Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin is just made different. He eats Italian pregame that would put a normal man in a food coma. It’s also been well documented that Ovi drinks soda during games. With the Capitals-Penguins game […]

Flyers Top 25 Under 25, No. 3: Ivan Provorov

Philadelphia Flyers

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The sturdy Russian took a step back in 2020-21, but might have a breakout on the horizon. No. 3: Ivan Provorov 2020-21 League/Team(s): Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)2020-21 Statistics: 7 G, 19 A, 26 P in 56 GP (NHL)Age: 24Acquired In: 2015 (draf...

Five Flyers poised for bounce back seasons in 2021-22

Rasmus Ristolainen

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images We’ve looked at Flyers ready to breakout, but now it’s time to turn to those looking to bounce back this season. The Flyers missed the playoffs in 2020-21 for a myriad of reasons, but perhaps one of the biggest — aside from league-w...

2020-21 Player Review: Phil Myers remains a baby giraffe

Sean Couturier

Goodbye, leaf-eater; we hardly knew ya. The Flyers had a letdown season in 2020-21, but perhaps no single player had a more brutal year in terms of on-ice performance than Phil Myers. Coming off of a promising 2019-20 campaign where he flashed talent befitting a second pair defender,...

Flyers' Ellis clarifies he had surgery on broken knuckle not shoulder

Nolan Patrick

Ryan Ellis says he didn’t have surgery on his shoulder but that he broke a knuckle on his left hand.

Aspiring Krakens: Shayne Gostisbehere

Chuck Fletcher

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images The enigmatic defenseman has shown flashes of brilliance pulled back down to Earth by equaled bouts of inconsistency. Our look at feasible targets for the Seattle Kraken in this month’s expansion draft began with James van Riemsdyk...

Monday Morning Fly By: Sports were a mistake

ESPN

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images Today’s open discussion thread, complete with your daily dose of Flyers news and notes… So we all agree that no sporting event happened in Philadelphia last night, right? Right. Anywho, onto the links. *Ryan Pulock played hero for...

Do that same thing again, Chuck

Kevin Hayes

The answer to that question really is only to be left unanswered until we see the team next year and can determine if it’s any different.Reportedly, the Carolina Hurricanes are letting top free agent defenseman Dougie Hamilton talk to other teams ahead of the opening of free agency on July 28, openi...

Offseason Checklist: Philadelphia Flyers

Erik Gustafsson

The Flyers have some work to do this summer, particularly when it comes to contract negotiations.

Flyers 2020-21 player grades: The defense

Erik Gustafsson

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty Images A couple of young defensemen had the opportunity to step up, but they instead fell back. Earlier this week, Drew took a look at the netminders and graded their seasons in the first part of our 2021 player grades. Today we’ll be look...

Trade Deadline Primer: Philadelphia Flyers

Oskar Lindblom

We are now less than two weeks away from the NHL Trade Deadline and talks are heating up. Where does each team stand and what moves should they be looking to make? We continue our look around the league with the Philadelphia Flyers. After the first ten games of the season, the Flyers were 7-2-1.…

Considering the Flyers’ many potential courses of action

Matt Niskanen

Trading Michael Raffl would hardly be some massive shake-up, but it’s a possibility. | Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images The Flyers are not in a great way right now, and that leaves basically every possible path available to them at the trade deadline. So! The Flyer...

Flyers will be aggressive in trying to add ahead of NHL Trade Deadline