*The Flyers are back at it tonight, at 7:30 p.m. for some reason. They’ll be taking on the Capitals, who are better than the Rangers, so who knows how this is going to go. If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts on the last game before this one. [ PHLY ]
*Danny Briere sat down with the Inky to answer some pointed post-deadline questions, including some thoughts on Matvei Michkov’s recent play and how he feels about his performance at the deadline. ...
Emil Andrae, just one year ago, was playing top-four minutes for John Tortorella’s Philadelphia Flyers. It looked like the club might have unlocked a new level for their Swedish defender, until the very moment it stopped. You can almost pinpoint on a calendar when things changed for Andrae– December 20, 2024, the day he was sent back to the AHL.
“It’s gotten too rich for him,” said Tortorella about the demotion. He was pretty clearly told to work on a specific part of his game, and perhap...
The Philadelphia Flyers have been on a roller coaster this past weekend, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a thrilling shootout victory Saturday night before getting embarrassed at home by the New York Rangers 6-2. Not much has gone right for this team lately, but one positive development has been Matvei Michkov’s shift to the right wing and the effectiveness we’ve seen from the move.
In the wake of the Flyers dealing forward Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for defensem...
The Rangers handled the Flyers again, and the top line is suddenly a lot of fun to watch—even if winning right now might complicate the tank.
*Wow, what a hockey game. What a thrilling 60 minutes of action. Exactly what you’d expect when your team plays the worst team in the conference. GREAT STUFF, BOYS. RECAP .
*Alex Bump continues to be A Big Story in the Flyers cinematic universe, fueled by the fact that he kinda rules, which is fueled by his own belief in himself and the belief of his friends and family. Which is very sweet! [ Inquirer ]
*Bump is one of the young guys the Flyers are hoping will lead the charge down th...
After an entertaining 4–3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers came out flat against a struggling New York Rangers squad and never recovered, losing 6–2.
The Basics
First period: 1:04- Noah Laba (Matthew Robertson, Tye Kartye), 13:06- Mika Zibanejad (Alexis Lafreniere, Vladislav Gavrikov), 19:23- Alexis Lafreniere (Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) (PPG)
Second period: 3:54-Matvei Michkov (Jamie Drysdale, Trevor Zegras)(PPG), 6:40- Gabe ...
Seven Rangers have a two-point night as the team picked up their third win of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers.
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You couldn’t have written a better script for Flyers winger Alex Bump. From missing the initial calls from the Flyers saying he was getting called up for Saturday’s game against Pittsburgh, to scoring his first National Hockey League goal, to getting a paper mask after the game thanks to Nic Desaluriers’ luggage snafu, it was one to remember. It sounds like Bump isn’t going to be one-and-done, or two-and-done if head coach Rick Tocchet’s statements after practice Monday is any measuring stick....
The Philadelphia Flyers (a not-so-good team in the NHL) are hosting the New York Rangers (a bad team in the NHL) on Monday night as we count down the days left in this season. And these two teams aren’t bad and mediocre in an exciting way — so this might be a slog to watch.
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP+ 📻: 93.3 WMMR
Pregame reading
Jamie Drysdale got into his first career fight at the game on Saturday, and he loved every second of it. Just anot...
The Philadelphia Flyers’ biggest splash at the trade deadline wasn’t selling off a bunch of aging veterans for whatever draft picks they could pry from the hands of the top teams around the NHL — bad news for some fans. But, they took the step to clear up space for potential top-end winger prospects in the future and bet big on a former top draft pick figuring it out in their system.
By bringing in David Jiricek from the Minnesota Wild, they have possibly solve some of their problems on t...
Newly acquired Flyers prospect David Jiricek made his Phantoms debut on Saturday, and battled some of the ups and downs of a start on the fly with a new team.
In the aftermath of the 2026 trade deadline, a sizable portion of the Flyers fanbase were puzzled to see Rasmus Ristolainen stick around. Despite the host of trade rumors that swirled around the 31-year old Finnish Olympian, Flyers general manager Daniel Briere stuck to his guns and refused to move Ristolainen for what he believed were inadequate packages.
As the most marquee trade piece available, the lack of a Ristolainen trade caused the Flyers’ deadline to be much quieter than expecte...
*We made it, folks! The trade deadline has come and gone, and we’re officially made it out on the other side. In case you missed it — you know, if you’re just waking up from a coma or returning from a remote wilderness excursion — let’s recap the news happenings.
The Flyers made a trade to send Bobby Brink to the Wild in exchange for defenseman David Jiricek. [ BSH ]
They also sent Nic Deslauriers to the Hurricanes. [ BSH ]
And picked up a new center in Luke Glendening off wai...
The Philadelphia Flyers scratched and clawed to a gutsy 4-3 shootout win over the archrival Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon. It was a game that ended up being full of firsts. Winger Alex Bump made his NHL debut and scored his first goal in a very successful game from the 22-year-old, and defenseman Jamie Drysdale dropped the gloves for the first time every in his hockey career.
It was a beautiful sight. All game long, the Flyers and Penguins were getting into their typical extra cu...
The NHL draft represents the league’s casino for fans and franchises alike. Much like the table games and slot machines lining the floor of a casino, the rounds and pick slots all represent different risk and value propositions to the beholder. Amongst the litany of games where the house has an overwhelming advantage, there are a few opportunities for sharp bettors to capitalize when the odds are right.
In this metaphor, a first round pick is blackjack. Statistically, blackjack is the tab...
Philadelphia Flyers winger Alex Bump played in his first National Hockey League game on Saturday. He took the traditional rookie lap in the pregame warm-up, then in the second scored his first NHL goal in a 4-3 shootout win over Pittsburgh. It was almost a fairytale beginning. But after the game, Bump revealed the happy ending initially could’ve turned into a nightmare of sorts.
The Flyers made the news of Bump’s call-up official on their social media sites at 1 p.m. Eastern Saturday. How...
The Minnesota Wild’s acquisition of Bobby Brink from the Philadelphia Flyers is more than a feel-good homecoming story. It’s a calculated bet that a crafty, play-driving winger entering his prime can push this team closer to a deep playoff run. Adding Brink's skill set into a lineup that already fea...
It wasn’t in regulation, but the Flyers battled and beat the Penguins 4-3 in a shootout. The game was highlighted by Alex Bump’s debut NHL game and first NHL goal while Denver Barkey also was stellar.
The basics
First period: 3:00- Tommy Novak (Justin Brazeau, Ville Koivunen) (PPG), 3:54- Owen Tippett (Trevor Zegras, Cam York) Second period: 3:38- Rickard Rakell (Egor Chinakhov, Bryan Rust), 4:46- Alex Bump (Nikita Grebenkin) 5:45- Erik Karlsson (Egor Chinakhov, Rickard Rakell), 10:0...
Pregame There’s no Evgeni Malkin (suspension) or Sidney Crosby (injury) so the Penguins are working with this lineup today. First period Good start for the Penguins, the Flyers take the first penalty about 90 seconds into the game and then about 90 seconds later a pretty passing play between Justin Brazeau to Tommy Novak leads […]
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Another trade deadline has come and passed, and the Philadelphia Flyers have subtracted from their roster. It’s a feeling that we’re all too familiar with. The departure of Bobby Brink and Nic Deslauriers, while not star players, signals a white flag– another season come and gone, threatening to extend the franchise-record playoff drought that hangs over the 2020’s like a storm cloud. Last season, we enjoyed the Matvei Michkov campaign for the Calder Trophy for the league’s best rookie, and wh...
After a busy deadline day, the Flyers are looking to refocus and hit their stride for the stretch run of the season. Their lineup is looking a little different, and they’re coming off of one of their rougher games of the season, but here’s hoping this next installment in the season series against those rival Penguins can give them a bit of a jumpstart.
Puck drop: 5:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 93.3 WMMR
Pregame reading
We made it, gang. The trade deadlin...
On March 2nd in 1993, Mario Lemieux coined a hat trick when he started his day in Pittsburgh receiving radiation treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma and finished it with a goal and assist in Phildelphia, earning a rare ovation for an opponent in the rival rink during his first game back after a two month absence owing to the deadly disease.
Despite losing 5-4 that night to the Flyers, Mario led his
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, but the Flyers aren’t done yet making tweaks to the look of their roster.
As of this morning, Alex Bump is on the Flyers’ roster , and an official announcement is expected before too long that they’ve recalled the winger from the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He’s expected to make his NHL debut in short order.
Bump, 22, was drafted by the Flyers in the fifth round of the 2022 draft, and after taking a steady developmental route — by way of the USHL...