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The Flyers’ biggest training camp mistake is already coming back to haunt them
Going into training camp, you always want there to be some healthy competition. The Philadelphia Flyers didn’t have that this year. Sure, there were battles among players to see where they’d slot into the lineup, but there weren’t really any questions heading into training camp. If you took a look at the Flyers roster on July 1 after they signed Noel Acciari, the 20-plus players on the opening night roster would’ve been the ones you predicted. Part of that was due to a league-mandate...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: Shaking things up
*Folks, the Flyers are still losing. We have a nice little bonus off day today for regroup after their last ugly loss, and boy was it ever still ugly. [ PHLY ] *And that loss has contributed to the worst start we’ve seen from the Flyers in a long time. [ NBCSP ] *There’s more than enough blame to go around for this start, but it is making us wonder specifically how much blame can be rested at the feet of head coach Rick Tocchet. [ BSH ] *It’s a good amount, but as we said, there...
How Michael Bunting’s arrival changes the Flyers’ lineup
It wasn’t an earth-shattering move. It is extremely low-risk. And it could actually help Philadelphia. Hence, when Flyers general manager (and master tinkerer) Danny Briere signed unrestricted free agent Michael Bunting to a one-year, $1.2 million contract on Tuesday, it answered a few questions fans might have had. For one, Briere isn’t about to stand pat and let the current four-game winless streak continue without trying something. As well, Bunting was one of the better unrestricted fr...
Flyers sign Michael Bunting in free agency to shake up roster
After four terrible losses to start the season that has put a damper on everything, the Philadelphia Flyers are trying something. They have signed one of the remaining unrestricted free agents who has extensive NHL experience. According to multiple reports, the Flyers have signed free agent forward Michael Bunting to a one-year, $1.2-million AAV deal. It is a lever that has been pulled as general manager Danny Briere looks to find something to turn this early-season skid around. Th...
How much runway does Rick Tocchet really have as the Flyers’ skid continues?
After Monday night’s 4-1 loss to Tampa Bay , Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet said a lot in 63 seconds, both in terms of his vocabulary and his body language. He looked royally pissed off, lost for words regarding how inept, passive and just outclassed Philadelphia was once again for the fourth time in four games this year. Tocchet alluded to the fact the team didn’t compete , and outside of a decent effort from the line of Porter Martone, Noah Cates, and Tyson Foerster, nobody really did a...
3 panic trades Danny Briere could make after Flyers’ frightening start
Nothing is going right for the Philadelphia Flyers. Four games into the season and we’re here left wondering if they will ever outshoot an opponent ever again. They are setting historic records for how poorly they have played and the outlook right now is bleak. Without a potential star to drag them out of this rut, it’s going to be increasingly more difficult the longer it goes on and no one really has answers. So, what is the first thing that most NHL general managers do when their team ...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Another brutal loss
*Well, the Philadelphia Flyers once again lost a hockey game. And once again they lost one where they were heavily outplayed in just about every single category. The Tampa Bay Lightning hosted our Flyers to start this road trip and proceeded to beat them by a score of 4-1. The Flyers were a miserable watch but just in case you want to really dive deep into that terrible game, here are some takeaways: [BSH] *David Jiricek had highlight reel of brutal mistakes and the best one was when he w...
David Jiricek may be on thin ice after latest mistake
Patience is a virtue. In the NHL, it can certainly be seen as a positive — some players just take longer to develop and the real patient teams who want to carve a player into someone who makes an impact on the ice most shifts, can sometimes be rewarded for their patience. But it gets to a point. And even though he is still just 22 years old, the Philadelphia Flyers’ patience for David Jiricek to play at an adequate level might already be running thin. It might not result in him getting pl...
Takeaways: Flyers fall to Lightning as season-opening skid continues
The Philadelphia Flyers’ start to the 2026-27 season hasn’t exactly inspired much confidence. Not only did they lose their first three games of the campaign, but they also looked completely lifeless in the process, being outscored 13-4 and outshot 122-62 in those outings. Monday night presented an opportunity to stop the bleeding. But against a star-studded Tampa Bay Lightning squad, the outcome was easy to predict before the puck was even dropped. The Flyers are an instructor at the loca...
Flyers @ Lightning: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
All we know right now when it comes to the Philadelphia Flyers is pain. They have started the season about as bad defensively as you could realistically be in the NHL and the offense is having a miserable time trying to create absolutely anything. Nothing is working except Joseph Woll stealing two loser points so the Flyers aren’t 0-3-0. Now, they’re starting a road trip in Tampa, Florida of all hellish places, and facing a Lightning team that will surely give them a big test yet again. ...
Elliotte Friedman links the Flyers to a potential Simon Edvinsson trade
The Philadelphia Flyers are in a whirlwind of misery to start their season and need some sort of good news to truly get going. So, how about trading for the hottest young defenseman on the trade market? Simon Edvinsson is fed up with not being signed to a long-term contract by the Detroit Red Wings and as the current restricted free agent is back home in Sweden training with his old team Frolunda, he has made it clear that he’s done with the team that drafted him sixth overall at the 2021...
Flyers scratch Alex Bump after brutal start, Denver Barkey returns
The Philadelphia Flyers look to change their woes with a slightly new twist to their line. Although it hasn’t been made official, forward Denver Barkey will be coming off injured relief and be ready to play tonight against the host Tampa Bay Lightning. Barkey, sustained a lower-body injury against Washington in an exhibition game. He will be making his season debut tonight and is hopefully set to provide a much needed spark to an incredibly dormant Philadelphia offense. “There’s a good sh...
Just how bad is the Flyers’ defense so far? History provides a troubling answer
The Philadelphia Flyers are the worst team defensively in the NHL right now. Looking back at the last five seasons of teams off to a similar start and what it means.
Monday Morning Fly By: This time, with gusto
*The Flyers have found themselves off to a pretty brutal start to the season, and everyone is kind of looking around for answers. [ BSH ] *Truly, there’s no shortage of theories for why this is all going so wrong for them so far. [ PHLY ] *They’ve been hitting the scramble lineup button again and again hoping that this can be the thing that gives them a bit more spark. [ BSH ] *And there was definitely some potential there! [ Inquirer ] *Ultimately, though, that tinkering w...
What’s working and what isn’t for the Flyers so far
The Philadelphia Flyers have played (at least technically to some diehard skeptics) nine periods of hockey so far, and two overtime sessions. In those three games, they are 0-1-2, which, heading into Sunday’s slate of games around the league, good enough for a nine-way tie in the Eastern Conference. Most of the other teams with two points have played only two games, while some have only played once. And they probably didn’t truly deserve those two points they earned over the three games. They ...
Oilers could be the perfect trade partner for the Flyers right now
While this early in the NHL season isn’t known for many trades, this past summer and the Toronto Maple Leafs’ blockbuster acquisition of Kirill Marchenko has thrown that notion completely out. Anything can really happen and we wouldn’t be shocked and the Philadelphia Flyers could get in on the action more than just their minor-league swap of forwards. It was noted last week that the Flyers are reportedly looking for defensive help , keeping an eye out for any defender that could help soli...
Takeaways: Third time is not the charm as Flyers lose to Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime
The Flyers are still looking for their first win of the season after losing 3-2 in overtime to Carolina Saturday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The Canes outshot the Flyers badly, while Philadelphia remains without a power play goal in eight chances this season. The basics First period: 0:10 – Sebastian Aho (William Carrier, Andrei Svechnikov), 8:03 – Owen Tippett (Trevor Zegras) Second period: 7:20 – Matvei Michkov (Travis Konecny, Christian Dvorak) Third period: 4:59 – Sebastian Ah...
Flyers vs. Hurricanes: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
With the first little road trip of the season out of the way, the Flyers are returning home again tonight for perhaps their biggest matchup of this young season. The Flyers are set to face off against their rival Hurricanes, for the first time since Carolina swept them out of the second round of the playoffs last spring, and they’re looking to really get things back on track after a pretty uninspiring — if not downright disastrous — first two games of the season. This isn’t going to be an easy...
Roundtable: The biggest concern about the Flyers’ terrible start
The Philadelphia Flyers have had a miserable start to their season. A 7-0 loss in their season opener against the hated Penguins at home, followed by a 3-2 overtime loss to the Devils where the only reason they weren’t blown out once again was Joseph Woll in between the pipes. Now, they’re heading back to Philadelphia to face the reigning Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes. But before what should be an interesting game, we have to just take note of what our biggest concern is ...
Flyers overhaul lineup after disastrous start to the season
There is no sugar-coating the start to the Philadelphia Flyers season. It has been dreadful. Two games in which they acted more like a practice squad for the other team’s stars to practice their offense rather than try and prevent scoring chances, and there is not much hope of things changing anytime soon. Since, you know, they’re facing the Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night. Ahead of the game though, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet is looking for answers. At morni...
4 Flyers who could reach major career milestones this season
The season is two games in, and already has had more than enough drama. First there was Denver Barkey leaving the opening exhibition game against Washington, only to return to practice in a non-contact yellow jersey a few days later. He’s on injured reserve but might be closer to returning than anticipated. Then goaltender Dan Vladar left an exhibition game against Boston with just over six minutes to go in the first period with what looked like a shoulder issue. Initial indications suggested ...
Rick Tocchet has ‘no idea’ why the Flyers are off to a sloppy start
The Philadelphia Flyers managed to get a point in the second half of a back-to-back on Thursday night in New Jersey. They were lucky to have Joseph Woll in net, as the goalie helped the Flyers steal a point on the road. It was a better effort on Thursday than the night before, but the bar was on the floor after a historic beatdown in their home opener against the Penguins. After getting outshot 38-19 by the Penguins, the Flyers were once again primarily playing in their own zone against t...
Could Denver Barkey be the missing piece to the Flyers’ puzzling start?
The Flyers have played six periods (and one overtime session) over two games. They would probably like to forget the first three periods they played against Pittsburgh (as would anyone else remotely associated or interested in the club). The game Thursday night against New Jersey had a slightly different outcome . They earned a point thanks to a solid Philadelphia debut by Joseph Woll, who swallowed up shots like crazy, controlled rebounds perfectly, and kept the Flyers from coming away empty-...
Flyers feel ‘lucky’ to have Joseph Woll after he saved them from a nightmare
It feels weird to say after the Philadelphia Flyers just played back-to-back games to start the season where they looked like they had their feet lodged in cinderblocks and thrown into the Delaware, scrambling to try and swim to the surface as they keep on sinking towards the bottom, their lungs filling with water — but it could have been just so much worse. After suffering the incredibly embarrassing result of losing 7-0 in your season opener to your archrival, the Flyers were looking to...
Friday Morning Fly By: Another heartbreaker
*In case you missed it, the Flyers opened up their regular season on Wednesday night with a loss to the Penguins which all of us and the coaching staff alike can agree was downright embarrassing. [ BSH ] *It was embarrassing! What more can you say! [ The Athletic ] *We have a lot of questions about how exactly that could have gone so sideways for the Flyers, but the Flyers themselves are still sort of looking around for answers. [ PHLY ] *If nothing else, this was a good reminde...
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