It has been a week of firsts for the Flyers. Saturday's win over the New York Islanders, combined with last Thursday's win over the struggling New York Rangers, gave the Flyers their first winning streak of the season. Saturday also marked the first time this season that the team has recorded more than two goals in a game, as well as...
October 16, 2013. An otherwise innocuous goal in the waning moments of a second period in which the Flyers were badly outplayed by their crosstown rivals. We may look back on this goal as the moment when the Flyers season began to turn around. While that goal cut the Penguins lead in half, it failed to pay immediate dividends as the...
After the waves had settled on the Flyers tumultuous first week, it has become apparent that this season cannot be corrected by the quick fix implementation of a coaching change. While the Flyers played better this week, their weaknesses remain a glaring problem in their attempt to turn their season around.
In sports, there is no such...
It was a tumultuous opening week for the Philadelphia Flyers. They opened the season with three consecutive losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, and Carolina Hurricanes. The lackluster performances, which saw the Flyers manage just one goal in each game, wound up costing head coach Peter Laviolette his job and had...
At one time, just a few years ago, Peter Laviolette was two agonizing wins away from being a sports icon in the City of Brotherly Love. On Monday morning, he became just another name in an ever growing list of discarded coaches unable to deliver the Stanley Cup to the Flyers Faithful.
Maybe he lost the locker room. It happens in...
