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Rick Tocchet reveals his plan for Flyers’ young players in the playoffs
As has been well established, the Flyers have drastically less playoff experience collectively than their state rivals in the Penguins. However, Philadelphia have younger players, ideally with much more gas in the tank as each game progresses than the likes of Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, and Evgeni Malkin. On the other hand, Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet said that youngsters like Porter Martone, Trevor Zegras, Matvei Michkov, and Denver Barkey have to realize the playoffs are a slightly...
Flyers vs. Penguins: Previewing the defensive matchups in the Battle of Pennsylvania
As we await the Battle of Pennsylvania this weekend, it’s time for another preview of the series with a look at the teams’ defensive cores, and see who has the edge on the defensive side of the ice. The Top Guys: Erik Karlsson vs. Travis Sanheim After the 2024-25 season in which everyone kinda thought he was cooked, it turns out Erik Karlsson still has something left in the tank. Karlsson had a massive return to form this season, which was downright shocking for the 35-ye...
3 Flyers who are about to make life miserable for the Penguins in the playoffs
The upcoming playoff series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins might not be the most beautiful set of hockey games in the world. There will be moments of pure hockey skill on display and some high-pace play, but it could be an absolute collision between two forces and one side (the good guys) want to shut down offense as much as possible to grind out a win. But, that doesn’t mean it won’t be an entertaining series. We know that the NHL truly needs to have the...
What the Flyers can learn from their regular season series vs. Penguins
Breaking down the Flyers' regular season series with the Penguins, digging into some key stats and takeaways.
Flyers can’t afford to repeat their 2018 Game 1 disaster vs. Penguins
The Philadelphia Flyers face the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night in prime time for Game 1, before a national television audience. Nobody knows the outcome. Will the Penguins overpower and steamroll the Flyers in the opening 10 minutes? Or will Philadelphia’s youthful forwards surgically pick apart the Penguins in the neutral zone and make their lives a lot harder than they (most experts) anticipate? It’s not the first time a younger group of Flyers faced an experienced Penguins cl...
The NHL needs the Broad Street Bullies again
What’s the first thing that you think of when you think of the Philadelphia Flyers? Okay, besides Gritty. It’s the Broad Street Bullies. The Flyers historically have been a team that you don’t want to play. In the classic Bullies sense, that meant a team that could physically beat you into submission. That, however, is not how things work in the modern NHL. Physicality is still a major factor in the modern NHL. The Flyers went after size in the 2025 draft, with only two of their nine pick...
Eagles legend Jason Kelce spotted on ice at Flyers practice before playoffs
The Philadelphia Flyers need all the help they can get to make a significant and deep run in the playoffs this season, and it looks like one of the city’s living legends is getting involved. Jason Kelce is synonymous with Philadelphia sports as the former Eagles center has remained extremely active in the city and now with the Flyers being the hottest team in the city — no offense to the Sixers’ current playoff run and how the Phillies are doing to start their season — he’s getting right ...
Who the experts are picking in the Flyers-Penguins playoff series
While some people believe watching paint dry might be a better option than watching the Flyers battle the Penguins in round one, the majority of hockey fans are excited to see the old Pittsburgh guard go up against the up-and-coming team from Philadelphia. Many are expecting it to go to a lot more than four games, with some feeling it’s closer to a coin toss than it is a decided advantage for Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and crew. So, in no particular order, here are what some of the prog...
Goaltending will decide the Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series
It’s another playoff series involving the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. We’re still not sure when it will start. What’s clear is the old boring narrative about the Flyers having goaltending issues when it counts should at least be put on the back burner to start. When “The Great One” mentions Flyers starter Dan Vladar as a possible nominee for the Hart Trophy, you know it’s been a good year for Philadelphia goaltending. A lot can happen in a seven-game series, leading s...
NHL releases full Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series schedule
The National Hockey League early Friday morning released the complete schedule for the first round Eastern Conference series between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. The series gets underway on Saturday evening at Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern and will conclude on May 2 if it goes to a seventh and deciding game. If there’s any advantage for the far younger Flyers, it’s that the first three games will be played every other night. Following...
Friday Morning Fly By: Anticipation, rising
*Alright fam we have ONE MORE DAY to wait before the Flyers-Pens series begins. We know this now. But only that. Who knows when the other games will be. [ NBC Sports Philly ] *UPDATE! Now we know all the other games! *Everyone’s doing their series predictions but we got into the weeds to compare how the forward corps of these two teams match up. [ BSH ] *Speaking of predictions, if you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out his full preview of the serie...
Travis Konecny reveals he told the Flyers to draft Porter Martone
It’s a good feeling when you can see some talent in a young NHL Draft prospect in the coming years and then hitch your wagon to that player, to then have that guy turn into an absolute stud. Well, it turns out that some NHL players to the same little bit of pre-scouting for their team. Porter Martone has been a godsend for this Philadelphia Flyers team. As soon as he joined them after his season with Michigan State was over, this team’s offense took a whole new look and felt so much more ...
5 burning questions before the Flyers’ playoff run begins
These Philadelphia Flyers were not guaranteed to make the playoffs, and most would have expected them to miss by a fairly wide margin before this season began. But here they are, just days away from playing Game 1 against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins in what should be a highly entertaining series. But there are still some big questions prior to that all-important first playoff game for this iteration of the Flyers. Because, like we mentioned, they weren’t necessarily supposed to be here....
Comparing this year’s Flyers lineup to the last time they were in the playoffs
When the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs began, the Flyers were months beyond a rather good run in February and March. However, the pandemic put an end to many things, including the regular season. In August, the playoffs began, with a three-game round-robin leaving Philadelphia as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The seeding meant the Flyers had a first-round bye, waiting for their opponent to emerge from a best-of-five series. Montreal defeated Toronto, and the Flyers opened the playoffs on...
Flyers vs. Penguins: Breaking down the forward matchup ahead of the playoffs
For the first time in six years, the Philadelphia Flyers are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs and naturally, the hockey Gods have tasked them with the Pittsburgh Penguins as a first round matchup. With both teams entering the season as relative longshots to qualify for the postseason at all, their matchup represents a golden opportunity for either club to get one over on their Keystone State Rival. At face value, this is a battle of underdogs. The Penguins assembled an island of misfit to...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Now we wait
*Nothing left for us to do but wait for the first round to begin, eh friends? Just hanging out, thinking about how the hockey season isn’t over, waiting for the schedule release, things of that nature. We can also think about the difficult path to the playoffs that the Flyers gave themselves and then overcame. Because it rules. [ BSH ] *We can also spend a little bit of time reflecting on Danny Briere’s tenure as GM thus far, and all of the very savvy moves that have brought the Flyers to...
3 bold predictions for Flyers vs. Penguins playoff series
The eighth chapter in the playoff history between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins is about to be written. The Flyers have won four of the first seven series, but also lost three of the last four. The last time the two teams met was in 2018, when the Penguins took out Philadelphia in six games. Gritty was still an idea among some in the Flyers organization, and Shayne Gostisbehere was the team’s most offensive defenseman. It’s been a long time However, the rosters of bo...
The Flyers earned their playoff spot the hard way
You could describe the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2025-26 season with a list of different words, but none of them would be the word “perfect”. After their January swoon where they lost 11 out of 13 games and looked dead in the water amongst a glut of playoff contenders in the Eastern Conference, without any real juice, or an attribute that separated them from the pack. They were unable to string together any lengthy win streaks, every game without Dan Vladar in between the pipes felt like a sch...
Flyers’ Dan Vladar is getting Hart Trophy buzz
No member of the Philadelphia Flyers has won the Hart Trophy since Eric Lindros did for his 1994-95 season, but one player could at least get some recognition in the voting this season. When the Flyers signed Dan Vladar to a two-year contract last summer, he was seen as a temporary solution to a long-term problem. A career backup before arriving in Philadelphia, the 28-year-old netminder has never really been given the chance to have the majority of the crease, whether it was in Calgary o...
What the Flyers’ playoff lineup should look like
The Philadelphia Flyers are in the playoffs — we cannot say it enough. This team that everyone counted out and assumed that they would’ve just finish somewhere out of the playoffs but not as terrible as the other teams to get some blue chip prospect out of it; defied those expectations and went on a dramatic, emotional, and thrilling run to eventually punching their ticket in the penultimate game of their season. Now, it’s just the actual “playing in a series” thing that is left and it fe...
Flyers’ Rick Tocchet is making a real case to win Jack Adams
Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet had a rough ride at times this season. Without getting into the whole situation with one specific player than got far more attention than it deserved, Tocchet juggled a lot of things in his rookie year as Philadelphia’s coach and now that they’re in a playoff spot, he deserves some recognition. Philadelphia entered the season with little to no expectations, unless those relegating them towards the bottom of the league, and certainly near the Met...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: That’s a wrap on preseason
*The Flyers iced 2/3 of an AHL lineup last night and took it right to the Montreal Canadiens, who had reason to play hard for those two points. The kids are good, folks! We might have something brewing here! RECAP ! *Lineup was pretty fun last night though, huh? Nice to see some kids get a little time in the spotlight to close things out. [ BSH ] *It was also Team Awards day yesterday, and most of the winners will come as no surprise to you, dear reader. [ BSH ] *Never forget th...
Takeaways: Flyers youngsters lead the way with impressive 4-2 win over stacked Canadiens lineup
Not many regulars? No problem. The Flyers bevy of rookies and young stars led by Matvei Michkov, Porter Martone and Oliver Bonk defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Tuesday night. The basics First period: 8:08 – Porter Martone (Matvei Michkov, Oliver Bonk), 14:42- Oliver Bonk (Matvei Michkov, Hunter McDonald) Second period: 6:50 – Brendan Gallagher (Kaiden Guhle, Alexandre Texier), 13:52 – Matvei Michkov (Unassisted), 19:49 – Jake Evans (Arber Xhekaj, Joe Veleno) Third period: 12:0...
Flyers vs Canadiens: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
The Philadelphia Flyers are going to the PLAYOFFS, but, there is still one game left to play. As the Montreal Canadiens come to town, the Flyers will be icing roughly half of a real lineup (projected) but the visitors actually have something to play for. Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading The Flyers announced that they called up a bunch of players before tonight’s game, and it means a couple of NHL debuts are happe...
Flyers reveal year-end award winners after impressive regular season
The Philadelphia Flyers handed out their year-end team awards on Tuesday prior to their season finale against Montreal. And while there were a few winners who previously walked away with some hardware, there were also a few newcomers who were lauded for their respective 2025-26 seasons. Our MVP all season long: Dan Vladar. 😤 pic.twitter.com/1TLKdsXhdg — x – Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) April 14, 2026 While the Flyers had some key personnel all season, none were more vital t...
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