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Joe Fordyce
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
2h
It has been 10 years since the Flyers lost to the Chicago Blackhawks by virtue of Patrick Kane’s Game 6 overtime winner. (I’m still not sure anyone but Kane actually saw it go in the net.) Many players from that team have retired; however, a few...
Philadelphia Flyers
... n has played 14-plus seasons in the NHL now, parts of nine of those with the Flyers. The 35-year-old defenseman has plenty of experience to share with some of t ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
14h
An element in which Chuck Fletcher highlighted as an offseason focus is the Flyers' bottom-six production. Earlier this month, the Flyers' general manager noted how the club's depth scoring went quiet in the postseason. The Flyers, as a whole,...
Philadelphia Flyers
... ree agent when NHL free agency opens Oct. 9, could be the most likely of the Flyers' pending UFAs to re-sign with the club. Brian Elliott, Justin Braun, Derek G ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
20h
Today, Sept. 24, Philadelphia's favorite orange, unkempt, supremely athletic furry fella celebrates his second birthday. Blow out those candles, Gritty! Remember his first birthday? When he came running out onto the stage at the Please Touch Museum's
Philadelphia Flyers
... day wish — Flyers fans, don't let the guy down / Flyers Today, Sept. 24, Philadelphia's favorite orange, unkempt, supremely athletic ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
24 Sep
If only the Flyers had made a few putts. Maybe the Stars would be teeing off right now instead of playing in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.
Philadelphia Flyers
... rgin. The Flyers actually outshot Dallas 39-16 and held the Stars to five shots over the fina ...
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Joe Fordyce
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
23 Sep
When you hear the term “Bubble Boy,” inevitably recollections of a Seinfeld episode fill your mind. Now imagine 12 teams full of bubble boys. That’s what you had in the NHL bubbles in both Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta. The NHL did a masterful job...
Philadelphia Flyers
... s. In a recent video interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Taryn Hatcher, Flyers assistant coach Ian Laperriere applauded the league’s efforts. “We were tes ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
22 Sep
Back in April 2017, Ron Hextall pledged that Claude Giroux was not declining. At 29 years old, Giroux was entering the offseason with a career low in goals (14) for a full season and a third straight drop-off in points (58). Prior to that troubling...
Philadelphia Flyers
... rightfully so. They will expect more from Giroux in the 2021 playoffs if the Flyers make it and go on an expected run. The 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs were unlike ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
22 Sep
The NHL announced the remaining major awards for the 2019-20 season ahead of Monday night's Game 2 in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final.
Philadelphia Flyers
... rovorov received two fifth-place votes. With Provorov only 23 years old, the Flyers hope their foundational piece will be in the conversation moving forward. No ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
21 Sep
Patiently and prudently, the Flyers have built up their back end since 2012, when they selected Shayne Gostisbehere in the third round of the NHL draft. The following three drafts, they took a defenseman with their first pick and added five total in...
Philadelphia Flyers
... their goaltender and their young defensive core. That's the strength of this Flyers team and that's what's going to take them to the promised land." The Flyers ...
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N/A
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
21 Sep
By Brooke Destra
Philadelphia Flyers
... the Flyers' 2019-20 regular season The Flyers as a whole took many strides in the right direction during the 2019-20 regul ...
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NBC Sports Philadelphia Staff
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
19 Sep
The stage is set and only two teams remain in the race for the Stanley Cup — the Lightning and Stars. This will be the first time in 20 years the Stars have reached the Final, while the Lightning made a more recent appearance in 2015. Both teams did...
Philadelphia Flyers
... Dallas plays, they're kind of Philadelphia-like in the way some of those old Flyers teams that won Cups back in the '70s played the game. They have a lot of phy ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
17 Sep
On Thursday, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher crossed off a name from his list of restricted free agents. The Flyers signed Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a two-year, $2.150 million contract extension ($1.075 million average annual value). During the...
Philadelphia Flyers
... 2019-20 season, the 24-year-old was an effective, north-south winger for the Flyers, who summoned Aube-Kubel from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley in mid-December ou ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
17 Sep
Travis Konecny had not experienced a goal-scoring drought like this since his rookie year. Sixteen games in the NHL's return-to-play 24-team tournament and no markers from the All-Star, the Flyers' regular-season leader in both goals (24) and points (
Philadelphia Flyers
... ot all that long ago. It was 2016-17 when the 2015 first-round pick made the Flyers as a 19-year-old. He's now 23 years old and expectations have risen. He is s ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
17 Sep
In the 2019-20 season, Brian Elliott worked well with Carter Hart, serving as a dependable backup to the 22-year-old and being a quality source of mentorship. Hart is one of the Flyers' most vital pieces to the organization's future. We're talking...
Philadelphia Flyers
... badly will Elliott want two years? Could he get two years elsewhere? Are the Flyers willing to commit two years? Those are three big questions to the Elliott eq ...
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Jordan Hall
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NBC Sports Philadelphia
16 Sep
You don't want to see Carter Hart when he's feeling lazy. Or at least the rest of the NHL doesn't. As well as Hart played in the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, portraying a seasoned goalie meant for the biggest moments, every now and then we're reminded...
Philadelphia Flyers
... game. But compared to most kids, he's a little different when he's lazy. The Flyers' franchise goalie enjoys the game but takes it seriously — . His precocious ...
