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5 Eric Tulsky articles at Broad Street Hockey that still matter today
As most of you are aware, the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Tulsky, used to go here. He started out his incredibly hockey journey that has now led him to running a team that is one of the rare perennial and true contenders in the NHL, at this little hockey blog looking at a bunch of numbers and asking and answering a bunch of questions. So now with the Hurricanes facing off against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team he extensively wrote about and grew up a fan off, in th...
Monday Morning Fly By: Might be a rough week
*Y’all catch Game 1 of the Flyers-Canes series, which inexplicably was played on Saturday night while the first round is still going on? It was uh… well it was a little rough. RECAP ! *It got pretty scrappy, this game, and Rick Tocchet had some things to say about that. [ BSH ] *One of the reasons this game was so rough was the Flyers were without Owen Tippett, and they’re probably going to need him and his speed if they’re going to stand a chance. [ The Athletic ] *As of now, l...
Rick Tocchet lays out what he demands from Flyers in Game 2 vs. Hurricanes
Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet might not be envious of the Phillies current won/loss record so far this season. But he used a baseball analogy on Sunday after practice to describe how Philadelphia needs to start Game 2 Monday night against the host Hurricanes. “I just said we just got to hit singles every shift, you can’t try to hit home runs,” the coach said. “I just felt a lot of guys were all in on a home run or not skating. So we’ve learned from it, we’re moving on from it.” Afte...
Rick Tocchet calls out Flyers, Hurricanes for slashing instead of dropping the gloves
While he didn’t name anyone in particular, it appears that Philadelphia Flyers head coach isn’t a huge fan of scrums after the whistles. And even less so when it comes to slashing. “I don’t like slashing and stupid flicking sticks,” Tocchet said after the Flyers uninspiring 3-0 loss to Carolina in Game 1 Saturday night. “That’s not me. If you’re going to go in a scrum, drop your gloves and fight a guy. Both guys, if not, just play. You want to hold the net and be tough in front of the net...
Flyers’ fourth line steps up in challenging Game 1
Saturday night’s series opener in Raleigh was, in short, not an especially inspiring showing from this Flyers team. The Flyers found themselves quickly on the back foot in this one, struggling to work under the pressure of the Hurricanes’ checking game and within the tempo they were operating at, and as a result, the Flyers would generate a postseason-low 19 shots on the way to being shut out for the first time in these playoffs. Now, despite the troubles with the pace of the game and the...
Takeaways: Flyers blanked in series opener, drop Game 1 to Hurricanes 3-0
The Flyers opened up their second round series against the Hurricanes on Saturday night, and while their last series against the Penguins may have ended with a bang, this one began with more of a fizzle. Struggling to get their offense going under the weight of the Canes’ forecheck, the Flyers delivered a showing that, while spirited by the end, was ultimately somewhat anemic, and left them with plenty of areas in need of working on ahead of these teams’ next meeting on Monday night. ...
Flyers @ Hurricanes, Game 1: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
And we’re off! It was a quick turnaround after their series clinching win over the Penguins on Wednesday, and the Flyers are right back at it again tonight for the first meeting of their next series against the Hurricanes. There’s a real rest advantage at work here for the Hurricanes, who punched their ticket to the second round in completing their sweep of the Senators all the way back last Saturday, and they’ve been resting and practicing in the meantime. At the same time, though, the F...
Owen Tippett questionable for Game 1 in potential blow for Flyers
With puck drop rapidly approaching on Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s looking like the Flyers might begin their second round series down a significant player: 27-year-old winger Owen Tippett. At the optional morning skate in Raleigh, Owen Tippett stayed on the ice late with the other presumed scratches. Typically, that indicates a player is likely to sit for the night. Combined with the fact that during Friday’s practice, Tippett sat out and Alex Bump skated with Trevor...
Flyers’ black aces provide reliable depth options deeper in playoffs
The Flyers are just about set to kick off their series against the Hurricanes, and while the lineup for Game 1 is more or less set, we know well how quickly things can change in a series like this on a personnel level. Hopefully, the Flyers are able to keep cruising, and their active players remain productive and, even more critically, healthy, but on the off-chance that things go sideways in some way, before we get too deep into this, let’s take a few moments to take stock of which players ar...
In second round matchup, Flyers could take advantage of struggling Hurricanes power play
As the Flyers’ second round series against the Hurricanes is set to open up, and with some time already spent digging into their four regular season meetings — which were close on the score sheet but a good bit more lopsided as far as the underlying numbers go — team and viewer alike will be looking for areas where the Flyers can gain some more solid footing against this next divisional rival. This Hurricanes squad, it goes without saying, is a very good one, and as such it’s going to ta...
What the experts are predicting for the Flyers vs. Hurricanes series
As we shift into this next round series for the Flyers, there seems no better time to check back in with all of the experts and pundits around the league on their expectations for how this series against the Hurricanes will play out. According to ESPN , heading into Friday’s schedule, Philadelphia had 25-to-1 odds of winning the Cup, and at +800 to be the Eastern Conference representative in the finals. The site gave the Flyers long odd to win this series against the Hurricanes (+260) whi...
The one Hurricanes line that could cause Flyers major problems
The Carolina Hurricanes do not have that one single star that is the Big Bad whose opponents cower in fear that they might be picked up and ripped in half, leaving just a carcass to sit there and rot. They don’t have that generational talent up top because they have built a team that is more dependent on their entire team than any one single player. And they might just end up getting the job done, but now they stand in front of the Philadelphia Flyers, the underdog team that took out the ...
What the Flyers can learn from their regular season series vs. Hurricanes
Breaking down the Flyers' regular season series with the Hurricanes, digging into some key stats and takeaways.
3 key battles that could decide Flyers-Hurricanes playoff series
It’s all about the details throughout a playoff series. Sure, we can look at the results from the two different teams and see just how they stack up against each other based no broad, team-wide statistics or how many games they won in the regular season, but it’s really all about the little minor narratives and the individual battles we see. The Philadelphia Flyers’ upcoming series against the Carolina Hurricanes is going to be full of them. Little collisions between players or some overa...
3 bold predictions for Flyers vs. Hurricanes playoff series
The Flyers got a whole two-day break between sending Pittsburgh home and getting the ball rolling again against Carolina. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday night in prime time but, as of this post, no other dates or times have been revealed for the next three games. Of course, that should be resolved once the remaining four series in round one conclude. However, it’s always a good time to make bold predictions, right? So, having said all that, here are three bold predictions for the Flyers...
Rick Tocchet makes key Flyers lineup changes ahead of Game 1 vs. Hurricanes
The Philadelphia Flyers had a practice Friday morning prior to flying out to Raleigh, getting set for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semi-final commencing Saturday evening against the Carolina Hurricanes. And in preparation, head coach Rick Tocchet decided to shuffle up his lines and make some key personnel changes before the all-important first game of the series. Now that the dust has settled after Cam York’s heroic series-winning goal and all the reflection of the Flyers overcoming t...
Matvei Michkov’s former agent comments on Rick Tocchet situation with Flyers
A whole lot has been made of the relationship between Matvei Michkov and Rick Tocchet as just about every single fan of the Philadelphia Flyers has an opinion on the prized prospect and the head coach of this team. Well now we’re getting some deeper insight from someone that knows Michkov very well and he praises Tocchet for what he has been doing in the playoffs. Michkov’s former agent, Sergei Fedotov, appeared on one of those classic Russian sports talk shows that you see clips from dur...
What to know about the Hurricanes’ lineup before playoff series vs. Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have slayed the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games to have their first playoff series win since 2020 and their first playoff series win when people could actually go to games since 2012. And now, all sights are set on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round. While most reasonable fans would be perfectly fine with the Flyers not overcoming the mountain that is this Hurricanes team and reaching the Eastern Conference Final — since, you know, this team is still exec...
Friday Morning Fly By: Vibing into the weekend
*Anyone else still feeling great about the Flyers moving on to the second round? Still riding high? Sure the next round is going to be a fair bit tougher, but who cares? The Flyers for their part are ready to start fresh against a new opponent. [ NHL.com ] *We’ve been saying “new era of orange” for what feels like forever now, but it really feels like it now, right? This feels like the start of something good. [ BSH ] *Here’s hoping these Kids learned a few things from their overtime...
Flyers’ Game 6 hero Cam York rings bell before 76ers’ Game 6 win
The Philadelphia Flyers own the city right now. After eliminating the Pittsburgh Penguins at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday night, Cam York returned to the scene of the crime for another big playoff game less than 24 hours later. He and Trevor Zegras rang the bell before the Philadelphia 76ers hosted the Boston Celtics for Game 6 of their first-round series in the NBA Playoffs. ring us in, @NHLFlyers 🏒 @camyork2 x @tzegras11 | @cryptocom pic.twitter.com/KkqqkmGAaR — Philadel...
Rick Tocchet reveals what’s next for Matvei Michkov in Flyers playoffs
As the Flyers figure out when their second round series against the Carolina Hurricanes begins, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet said Thursday to the media that the youth were vital to the team’s success. The four of Porter Martone, Matvei Michkov, Denver Barkey, and Alex Bump had seven points combined (four goals, three assists) over the six-game battle of Pennsylvania. Michkov earned a primary assist on the game-winning goal by Cam York in overtime, and had a few quality chances to ...
‘I think the closeness might have won us the series’: Flyers finding playoff success through the power of friendship
Since the Flyers went up 3-0 against the Penguins last week, one of the prevailing narratives around the team was a reminder of how difficult it is to put away a series completely, particularly against a veteran team like that Penguins squad. When the Flyers delivered a flat showing in Game 4, and when they failed to complete their comeback in Game 5 to come away with the win, that fact was driven home as clearly as could be. Their fate was still in their own hands, but this task would be as d...
Grading every Flyer in the series win over the Penguins
It was a white-knuckle Game 6, but in the end the Philadelphia Flyers prevailed in their first-round battle against the Pittsburgh Penguins. And before we look ahead to the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s grading day for all of the Flyers who participated in the six-game series. Here they are according to position, but in no particular order. Goaltenders Dan Vladar Vladar stopped 148 of 158 shots in six games and change, including a stellar 42-save performance in Game 6. A ridiculousl...
Did we get it right? Revisiting our Flyers-Penguins series predictions
Before the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round of the playoffs, a whole bunch of writers here at Broad Street Hockey huddled around a document and decided to jot down some thoughts and some predictions for what is going to happen. And now, after the Flyers knocked the Penguins out of the playoffs in six games, we get to sit back and look at all of our predictions and just how right (or terribly wrong) they are. Well, hopefully we don’t look like a b...
The Flyers’ new era just got started and it feels different
Throughout the Flyers first round series against the Penguins, a common talking point that was brought up either on the broadcast, or in other media circles, was the gap in playoff experience. Pittsburgh’s roster had nearly four times the postseason games played compared to the youthful Flyers, whose total was even boosted disproportionally by their grizzled fourth line. The majority of the important pieces that they were relying on had never been here before, and in the case of nam...
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