Rick Tocchet’s Flyers are exactly who history said they’d be
Is Rick Tocchet really a coach made for the modern NHL? We're seeing his effect on the current Philadelphia Flyers.
30 days ago | 3 reads
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A way-too-early look at Flyers’ 2026 NHL Draft targets in first round
With the Philadelphia Flyers really stinking it up as of late, a whole lot of our attention has turned to the 2026 NHL Draft, unfortunately. No longer dreaming of breaking the playoff drought with a fun bunch of underdog players and then throwing Porter Martone in the mix to potentially cause some havoc in the postseason, making us even more excited for training camp in September. No, they suck and are losing games so now we still have to wring our hands together thinking if they have eno...
30 days ago | 2 reads
Monday Morning Fly By: Party’s over
*The Flyers Charities Carnival was yesterday and, from the looks of it, fans had a fantastic time and the event was a rousing success. Wonderful stuff, one of the best days of the season. And a great way to distract us from thinking about Saturday’s overtime loss, which was not wonderful stuff. RECAP ! *Chuck had some thoughts, as usual, including some on the team’s continued inability to do anything good at all in the 3-on-3 overtime situation. [ PHLY ] *Through all of this, poor Tr...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Flyers in similar purgatory position one year after trading Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost
After spending the first several years of their NHL careers with the Philadelphia Flyers, Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost have now been with the Calgary Flames for just over a year. Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of the Flyers trading the two forwards to Calgary in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Jakob Pelletier, a second-round pick in 2025, and a seventh-round pick in 2028. The trade was the first of a few by Danny Briere and Keith Jones that were meant to mark the final stages of ...
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Flyers prospect Porter Martone has six-point weekend against Penn State
Two fast starts, two hat tricks, and a dominant showing from the Flyers’ sixth overall pick in 2025 capped off Michigan State’s weekend sweep of Penn State. Porter Martone had six points as the Spartans took both games, completing the season sweep of the Nittany Lions. The series opened Friday night with an early offensive surge from Michigan State. Anthony Romani and Owen West gave the Spartans a quick two-goal lead before Martone got on the scoresheet, recording the first of his six wee...
about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Takeaways: Flyers get a point, lose a point in 3-2 overtime loss to Los Angeles
The Flyers earned a point but came up short on Saturday afternoon, losing to Los Angeles 3-2 in a rather low-event, excitement-free contest. The loss was Philadelphia’s fourth in a row. The basics First period: 3:10 – Adrian Kempe (Alex Laferriere, Corey Perry), 7:20 – Adrian Kempe (Corey Perry) Second period: 0:38 – Trevor Zegras (Bobby Brink, Travis Konecny) (PPG) Third period: 0:25 – Travis Konecny (Rasmus Ristolainen, Nikita Grebenkin) Overtime: 2:48 – Quinton Byfield (Adrian Kem...
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Flyers recall goaltender Aleksei Kolosov from Lehigh Valley
The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled goalie Aleksei Kolosov from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The team made it official Saturday prior to the Flyers’ game hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Transaction: We have recalled goaltender Aleksei Kolosov from the @LVPhantoms (AHL). Additionally, forward Lane Pederson has been loaned to Lehigh Valley. pic.twitter.com/5BykFTvnQ8 — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 31, 2026 Kolosov will be the backup today to Dan Vladar who is starting...
about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Flyers vs. Kings: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
The Philadelphia Flyers are in the middle of a big skid. Having lost their last three games and with three more ahead of them before the Olympic break, this is a massive week. And, well, it starts with hosting the Los Angeles Kings who are also in a similar position. The Battle of Mid. Puck drop: 12:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading After the embarrassing game that was the Flyers visiting the Bruins during the week, Travis Kon...
about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Flyers return Pederson to Phantoms, clear runway for Trevor Zegras at center
The Flyers seem to have something of a revolving door situation going on as it relates to their roster, and it seems that they’ve made one more adjustment as they move into the final trio of games before the Olympic break. The rug seems to have well and truly been pulled out from under the Flyers — their losing streak has now stretched to three games again, and they have just two wins in their last 10 games — and they’re throwing anything and everything they can at the wall, and hoping that th...
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Flyers prospect Carson Bjarnason bounces back decisively for Phantoms
The Phantoms, depleted by both recalls to the Flyers and injuries of their own, have been working through their most challenging stretch of the season on a collective level, but this weekend also brought the biggest challenge of rookie goaltender Carson Bjarnason’s season, to date — and along with it, a chance for his greatest show of resilience yet, in turn. Bjarnason gets the hook Friday saw the Phantoms kicking off their weekend with another matchup against the Checkers on home ic...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Flyers being linked to Artemi Panarin makes no sense
The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to turn the corner on their rebuild — or at least they’re trying to. Elliotte Friedman speculated that the Flyers might be interested in New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin on the most recent episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast . We wrote on that report earlier on Friday, with a look at how it might benefit the Flyers. Sure, bringing in a Russian winger to help Matvei Michkov and take this team to the next level might make sense right now, but ...
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Flyers surprisingly linked to Artemi Panarin in latest trade rumors
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to get better in the now and in the long-term, so of course the NHL trade deadline is one way to do it. Well, in the latest trade rumors, the team has been connected to one of the most highly sought after rental forward in quite some time. With the trade deadline quickly approaching, Sportnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday’s episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast that the Flyers could be a potential landing spot for New York Rangers’ own 34-year-ol...
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Flyers need to do everything they can to acquire Robert Thomas
It is the loudest secret in the hockey world that the Philadelphia Flyers need to improve at the center position. General manager Danny Briere might as well be standing at the corner of Broad and Pattison waving around one of those massive medieval bells yelling if anyone has a skilled center available. Sure, they technically have enough to ice a hockey team and they aren’t going out there every night with someone who barely knows how to play the position — some might say that there is a ...
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Flyers show no pushback after questionable hit on Matvei Michkov
On Thursday night, as the Philadelphia Flyers took on the Boston Bruins, Matvei Michkov took a high hit from David Pastrňák that left him bleeding, and the most alarming part wasn’t the contact itself – it was the Flyers’ lack of response afterward. After the horn sounded in TD Garden last night after the Flyers’ 6-3 loss to the Bruins, one thing was for certain – the team lacks energy. This is not the same team that beat the brakes off the Anaheim Ducks on January 6, and definitely not t...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Travis Konecny is fed up with Flyers’ skid: ‘I just want to make the playoffs’
The Philadelphia Flyers limped out of the gate to face the Boston Bruins and almost immediately after they stepped onto the ice, they lost Thursday night’s matchup. This massive blunder has now caused some leaders on the team to speak out about their frustration at how the team is really sliding down the standings. After the 6-3 loss to the Bruins, Flyers winger Travis Konecny spoke with the media and appeared extremely dejected . It’s not good practice to really dive into a player’s body...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Friday Morning Fly By: Gone streaking, again
*That’s three losses in a row and now we are bringing this party home to Philly. Maybe that’ll fix it. Recap . *A lot of talk about the “culture” again this week. Which is great, we as a society simply do not talk about Flyers culture enough. Anyway, maybe the culture isn’t exactly what you think it is. Maybe it’s evident when guys step up and leave it all on the ice. [ BSH ] *Speaking of the building blocks of this team, if the players are dictating how long this is all going to tak...
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Takeaways: Flyers fall to Bruins 6-3 as their losing streak hits three
The Flyers went into Boston looking for redemption after heroics from Travis Konecny and Dan Vladar were wasted in last night’s loss to Columbus, and well, they didn’t find it. Rick Tocchet also shuffled the lines, finally giving Trevor Zegras a look at center, which didn’t go too well. Despite injury scares, both Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen remained in the Flyers’ lineup, but they lost yet another player mid-game. The basics First period: 9:49 – Viktor Arvidsson (Casey Mittelsta...
about 1 month ago | 1 read
Flyers @ Bruins: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
After a tough loss to the Blue Jackets in Columbus last night, the Flyers are right back at it again tonight, wrapping up a quick road trip with a trip up to Boston to face off against the Bruins for the first time this season. It’s looking like it will be a once again depleted squad that they’ll be icing tonight, as Rasmus Ristolainen left last night’s game after just two shifts with a lower-body injury, while Travis Konecny’s status remains uncertain after he was hobbled by a blocked sh...
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Flyers have little to sell at the NHL trade deadline
The Philadelphia Flyers were looking to take a step forward this year. Offseason acquisitions of Trevor Zegras, Christian Dvorak, and Dan Vladar were meant to help the core of veterans and up-and-coming youngsters become at least a team on the playoff bubble. And for the first half of the season, it looked like the Flyers were taking a step forward. But that’s all come crashing down in the last few weeks, highlighted by a six-game losing streak. They are now 2-7-2 in their last 11 games, ...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Is it time for Sean Couturier to take a step back for the Flyers?
Philadelphia Flyers captain Sean Couturier’s last two months haven’t looked like the standard you expect from a captain. The question is whether the 33-year-old is simply snake-bitten – or if the Flyers are asking him too much of their aging captain. The Flyers have been struggling to play a consistent 60-minute game, and apart from a select few players, everyone on the ice has struggled. Captain Sean Couturier is, without a doubt, one of those players. The 33-year-old has been a large ta...
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Matvei Michkov has rediscovered his shot and he’s looking dangerous
This whole Philadelphia Flyers season has hinged on a couple things: Whether or not the goaltending can be not historically bad, whether Trevor Zegras fits in, and if Matvei Michkov can elevate his game to the next level. The first two have become a reality but unfortunately we have now experienced more than half a season of the potential cornerstone piece for this team flounder in his sophomore season. But, that’s all changing and fast. Over the last couple of weeks, Matvei Michkov ...
about 1 month ago | 1 read
In Travis Konecny’s hat trick performance, Flyers’ breadth of culture on display
After a tough loss to the Islanders at home on Monday, the Flyers hit the road again looked to shake that off and tap into some of the truly remarkable success they’ve found on the road so far this season. Their first stop brought them to Columbus last night, where they needed pretty desperately to find a way to hit the reset button, and get themselves back in the win column in short order. What unfolded, though, was a somewhat stale effort from the team on the complete level of their off...
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Thursday Morning Fly By: Try again
*Well, Travis Konecny had himself a night. That’s nice. Good news, we go again tonight! Hopefully it’ll be better than last night! RECAP ! *Chuck had some thoughts on the loss, as he usually does. [ PHLY ] *You may have noticed… Dan Vladar is back, baby! If anything is going to help this team suck less it is going to be the return of their only competent goaltender. [ NBC Sports Philly ] *And as we are just a couple of weeks out from the Olympic break, getting Vladar back sets t...
about 1 month ago | 2 reads
Takeaways: Konecny has a hat trick but it’s not enough as Flyers fall to Columbus 5-3
Travis Konecny scored a hat trick, and Dan Vladar made some great saves to keep Philadelphia in it, but in the end the Flyers had too many passengers on this night in a 5-3 loss to host Columbus on Wednesday evening. The basics First period: 0:38 – Charlie Coyle (Mathieu Olivier, Zach Werenski), 9:03 – Travis Konecny (Cam York, Noah Juulsen), 19:40 – Kirill Marchenko (Zach Werenski, Adam Fantilli) Second period: 1:58 – Erik Gudbranson (Cole Sillinger, Charlie Coyle) Third period: 4:0...
about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Flyers @ Blue Jackets: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
After a quick trip back home on Monday — which ended in a rough shutout loss to the Islanders — the Flyers will be hoping that they can tap into a bit more of the success they found on their last road trip, as they head out for a mid-week back-to-back. The first stop will take them to Columbus tonight, where they’ll face off against a close divisional rival in the Blue Jackets, who are gaining ground on the Flyers in the standing, and doing it fast. Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. How to watch/list...
about 1 month ago | 3 reads
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