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Flashback Friday: Oilers trade Jari Kurri to Flyers

The Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers have made plenty of trades over the years. Most recently, the Oilers sent Ben Gleason to the Flyers for Ronnie Attard early into the 2024-25 season. Before that, the Oilers traded their 2025 first-round pick to the Flyers for the 32nd overall pick, using it to select Sam O’Reilly,…

Season That Was: Jeff Hoffman

The Jays signed Jeff Hoffman to a three-year, $33 million contract, before the 2025 season, after deciding not to sign Jordan Romano. Romano ended up with the Phillies, Hoffman’s former team, and had 8 saves and an 8.23 ERA in 49 games. It turned out the Jays were right not to sign him. Hoffman had […]

5 reasons to be optimistic about the Phillies in 2026

With the MLB off-season roughly half over and a new year upon us, it’s a good time to look ahead. You know, fresh starts and all of that. Dave Dombrowski has not given the Phillies the facelift many of you reading this wanted to see after a second straight season in which they won the […]

Eagles opposing player to stop, Week 18 edition

Both the Eagles and Washington Commanders have faint hopes to play for something this Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET at Lincoln Financial Field in the NFL regular season finale for both teams. The Eagles are playing for the faint hope of getting the No. 2 seed in the NFC postseason, with the faint hope that […]

Dan Quinn: Josh Johnson gets another start

Dan Quinn spoke to the media after today’s practice. It will be the last full practice of the season, and they’re getting ready for a road game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Quinn named RB Jeremy McNichols, DE Jacob Martin, and TE Colson Yankoff as team captains for the season finale. The team announced […]

Chuck Klein and Dick Bartell: The Phillies’ First All-Stars

In honor of the Philadelphia Phillies playing host to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park, we here at The Good Phight are launching a yearlong series that focuses on the history of the Phillies and the All-Star Game. First up, we’ll highlight the first men to ever represent the Phillies […]

Phillies News: Bryson Stott, Spencer Howard, Tatsuya Imai

The first day of 2026 is in the books. But now it’s the first Friday of 2026. And soon, the first weekend of 2026. Enjoy it! But first, links. Phillies news Here’s why Bryson Stott could have a good 2026 at the plate. Spencer Howard, formerly a Phillie, and most recently a Tohoku Rakuten Golden […]

Friday Morning Fly By: In with the new

*We spent some time talking about it already, but in case you missed it in the midst of all of your holiday festivities (you’re better off if you did), the Flyers closed out 2025 on a definite low note in their loss to the Flames. [ BSH ] *A little more angsting about that loss, for the gluttons for punishment. [ NBCSP ] *We don’t want to spend too much time in the doom and gloom, especially just as the new year is starting. So let’s talk about something more positive! For example, h...

Sixers Bell Ringer: Hometown hero leads the way in Dallas

2025-26 Sixers Bell Ringer standings:Tyrese Maxey – 13VJ Edgecombe – 4Joel Embiid – 3Andre Drummond – 2Paul George – 2Dominick Barlow – 1Adem Bona – 1Justin Edwards – 1Quentin Grimes – 1Jared McCain – 1Kelly Oubre Jr. – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 The 76ers played their most complementary game of the […]

Player Grades: Recapping Mavericks vs. 76ers

The Dallas Mavericks, losers of three straight, kicked off 2026 by hosting the 76ers on Thursday night. Looking to draw even in their season series with Philadelphia, Dallas instead extended their overall losing streak with a 123-108 loss. Let’s get to the grades! Ryan Nembhard: C 9 PTS / 2 REB / 3 AST / […]

Projected Extension Numbers For Christian Dvorak & Flyers

We brought you the word a few days back that the Philadelphia Flyers are looking to work out a multi-year extension with surprise top-line center Christian Dvorak. Signed to a one-year, $5.4 million deal in the offseason, the 29-year-old has had a strong first season in Philly.  Now, insider David Pagnotta is adding more detail to the ongoing negotiations, projecting what a deal might look like for the 10-year NHL veteran. It sounds like three years in that $5.5M range is realistic. That'...

Thursday Morning Fly By: Happy New Year!

*The Flyers were coming off of a big win over the Canucks on Tuesday night heading into last night’s final game of the calendar year. We’ll put a bow on that win before we pivot to last night’s game. [ PHLY ] *We’re pivoting begrudgingly because that one was a loss and it was simply not a very good game for the Flyers. What a way to end the year. [ BSH ] *It’s not all bad news around here though! We got some very good news yesterday as well, as it was announced that Travis Sanheim wi...

Takeaways: Flyers conclude 2025 with more iron than twine in 5-1 loss to Calgary

The Flyers had some chances, hit some posts and crossbars, and had a goal called back. But overall, the Flyers weren’t the better team on this night, losing 5-1 to Calgary to conclude the calendar year. The Basics First period: 13:30- Mikael Backlund (Matt Cornato, Blake Coleman) Second period: 3:08- Jonathan Huberdeau (Mackenzie Weegar, Yan Kuznetsov), 8:49- Travis Konecny (Unassisted), 12:03- Rasmus Andersson (Connor Zary, Nazem Kadri) (PPG), 17:52- Yegor Sharangovich (Matt Coronat...

Flyers @ Flames: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

We’ve made it folks! 2025 is just about to come to a close, and the Flyers will be sending the year off in Calgary, and hoping that it can be on a high note, as they look to make it a sweep of this back-to-back in Western Canada. Puck drop:  9:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading We may be just about at the holiday, but that doesn’t mean it’s been a quiet day around here. We’ve had some pretty notable bits of news drop! First up, Egor Zamul...

No word on Haywood Highsmith return but Nets happy with him anyway

The Nets do not traditionally provide return dates for injured players. They may hint at it, with Jordi Fernandez noting a player is “making progress” or has begun 5-on-5 play. Then, finally, said player won’t show up on the status report for an upcoming game, meaning he’s ready to go. At this point, Haywood Highsmith […]