There has been an undying desire for people that analyze hockey, to summarize a player’s impact with one single number. Something you can point to and see whether or not a player actually did a lot of what contributed to their team winning games, or that they are actually a detriment to the team and shouldn’t be playing as much as they are (or at all).
Obviously, in baseball we have WAR (Wins Above Replacement) and that is a sport that is a little bit easier to measure considering the spe...
Entering the 2025-26 season, Joel Farabee’s position within the Calgary Flames organization was … well, tenuous. Acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers midway through the 2024-25 campaign, Farabee finished the year with just three goals and six points in 31 games with the Flames, totals he described as “embarrassing” in his season-ending exit interview. And with…
The Flyers certainly made some noise in the second round of last year’s draft, making a whopping four selections and leaning heavily into a particular archetype of player in that range, snapping up a group which collectively brings a good amount of size and energy, but also largely offered their fair share of promise of contributions on the offensive side as well. The Flyers got away with their handful of lottery tickets, and while each in that group would remain to some degree a longer term p...
If there’s one thing the Flyers have, it’s size – and they only got better thanks to the 2026 NHL Draft.
*Boy do I hope You People are ready for a few weeks of 3-4 link Fly Bys, because… hoo boy. No one is working. Not even Charlie, smdh. Know who is, though? WE ARE, BABIES. And we wrote about the single most important thing that will determine the Flyers’ ultimate success this season. [ BSH ]
*We are already 1/5th of the way through our summertime 25 Under 25, and up next at number 20 is one of the 2025 draft picks who didn’t really score as much as you’d like in his first year at college. ...
Next up in our list is Jack Murtagh, a 2025 second rounder that disappointed in his freshman year at Boston University. Coming out of the US National Team Development Program in his draft year, the Flyers had hopes that Murtagh would find a way to translate his scoring to the NCAA level. That certainly isn’t what happened in his first year with BU, but the potential of Murtagh earns him a spot at No. 20 on the list.
No. 20: Jack Murtagh
2025-26 Primary League/Team: Boston Univ...
As the 2026-27 NHL season gets closer, it’s time to start looking at the Philadelphia Flyers’ roster and how they […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2026-27 season with higher expectations than last year. They’re looking at the playoffs not just as a possibility but as a given, although it’s not going to be easy to get there. They’re hoping goaltender Dan Vladar can repeat most of the numbers he delivered in his first year with the Flyers. Or at least come close to those statistics. And get Joseph Woll to pick up whatever slack might be there. They’re hoping for a healthy season from Tyson Foerster, a stro...
*The Flyers are set to open a pretty major next season in just under two months time, and a good portion of their success is going to hinge on how their young players fare. [ BSH ]
*Porter Martone in particular has a chance to be a major driver of success for the Flyers as they move into this next phase. [ NBCSP ]
*Speaking of Martone, he did some reflecting recently on the most embarrassing moment of his playing career. [ BSH ]
*On a more serious note, we’re digging into what h...
The NHL has had two Pennsylvania teams since 1967. And today, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers are in very different places in their competitive cycles. What's a Flyers/Penguins rivalry going to look like this coming season?
Entering the 2025-26 season, goaltending was one of the biggest questions around the Philadelphia Flyers and their roster. Sam Ersson […]
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There hasn’t been a huge amount of turnover from the 2025-26 version of the Flyers to the one slated for training camp in September. There’s been a few guys put out to pasture, while others have entered the mix in the hopes they can help put the Flyers into the playoff hunt again and possibly put in a much deeper run. Obviously, had Leo Carlsson not had his offer sheet matched, it’s probably a safe bet he would’ve been topping this list quite easily. However, that’s not the case.
What is ...
Porter Martone looked like he could do no wrong when he joined the Philadelphia Flyers at the end of last season.
The rookie put up 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his first nine NHL games, and then scored the game-winning goal in each of his first two postseason contests, finishing the playoffs with five points in 10 games.
Martone is the favorite for the Calder Trophy this season, and he was the Flyers’ representative at the NHLPA Rookie Showcase in Chicago this week.
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In his first season behind the bench in Philadelphia, Rick Tocchet brought the Flyers back to the playoffs for the first time in five years. Now, with a full season in his system and another offseason to implement his vision, year two should provide a better indication of what his impact actually looks like. How have Tocchet’s other teams performed in their second season with him behind the bench?
Team results
Let’s start with the most obvious marker of improvement: team records. Fro...
*Folks we’re in the doldrums. In case you hadn’t noticed. But fear not, your BSH fam is still out here working hard in the content mines. As a result, you get a full report on the big signings the Flyers made for the Phantoms yesterday. [ BSH ]
*We also have some thoughts on a few things the Flyers might be able to do to fix their stupid, heretofore unfixable power play. [ BSH ]
*In case you were not aware of this fact, the Flyers have seven defensemen on the roster. Each and every o...
After profiling some Phantoms defensemen the past few days, we now move to the Q, where former sixth round pick Nathan Quinn has really surprised with his offensive level. An unheralded prospect taken with pick No. 164 in 2025, Quinn improved his stock within the Flyers organization with his offensive production with the Quebec Remparts, and earned the No. 21 overall spot on our Top 25 Under 25.
No. 21: Nathan Quinn
2025-26 Primary League/Team: Québec Remparts (QMJHL) 2025-26 S...
All eyes will be on Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sept. 30. Ok, not as many as there will be when the building’s other home team makes its home debut after…
You don’t have to be a hockey expert to know that the Philadelphia Flyers need to improve on the man advantage. They’ve been one of the worst teams on the power play year over year, no matter the personnel or coaching staff. It almost seems like a curse at this point.
Last season, the Flyers converted on a league-low 15.7% of their power-play opportunities. That was somehow an improvement over the prior year when they went 15% on the power play, and 12.2% the year prior.
Since the 20...
It was a tough sophomore season for Matvei Michkov with the Philadelphia Flyers. So much so, that some around town were even suggesting a trade could be in order, until GM Danny Briere shut down the talk shortly after their season ended. But if the 21-year-old Russian is sticking around after his entry-level contract expires at the end of next season, what could it cost the Flyers? That's the question that was asked of Flyers insider Anthony Di Marco of Daily Faceoff . After ...
Approaching August, the NHL offseason is now firmly into its dog days.
It’s nearly the end of July, but there’s no shortage of things to talk about surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers this week.
That’s partially due to Matvei Michkov, who draws eyes no matter what he’s doing. This time, it was another Michigan goal in the KHL “Match of the Year” charity game in Russia over the weekend.
Michkov still thinks a Michigan goal in the NHL is ahead of him, and everyone marveled at his lacrosse-style tally as part of a hat trick in that game.
That includes...
Going from one defenseman knocking on the door for a spot as Rasmus Ristolainen’s potential future replacement to another, we turn to check in with fellow Phantoms defenseman Ty Murchison.
Having just wrapped up quite a promising, albeit brief, rookie season in the AHL, Murchison made quick work of adjusting to the professional game and certainly made himself some fans in the organization along the way. There’s still another gear left for him to hit, but he’s acquitted himself well, and m...
Jamie Drysdale has emerged as an important piece of the Philadelphia Flyers.
The bar was set high when he was acquired in the Cutter Gauthier trade in January 2024, and after a year and a half in Philadelphia, Drysdale had a bit of a breakout campaign last year.
Drysdale scored a career-high eight goals and tied a career-high with 32 points in 78 games last season. That production and his defensive development helped him earn a four-year, $26 million contract extension this summer.
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San Jose Sharks’ superstar Macklin Celebrini inked a 5-year extension worth $18.8 million annually on Wednesday, taking him off the […]
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The true dog days of the NHL offseason are here. Only a handful of impactful players remain unsigned, and the rumor mill has slowed to a crawl.
As July comes to a close, it’s a good time to look back on what teams have done so far this offseason.
We all know what the Flyers have done, but how have the rest of the teams in the Metropolitan Division fared this summer?
Let’s take inventory of each team’s biggest additions and subtractions in an attempt to figure out where the Flyer...