Taking flier on Emery paying off for Flyers

Do you remember the Philadelphia Flyers...?  You know, that team that went undefeated in their first three games before dropping two significant players and two unsettling decisions to go 3-1-1...?  Lost in the success of the Phillies playoff run and the lowly drumming of NFL castaways by the Eagles, the Flyers return tonight to face the Florida Panthers for their first game since...

Nothing like a little vacation to let your mind and body rest. And that's not a good thing for the Flyers. Fishing trips and team-bonding exercises are all well and good, but everyone on the ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterComing off a two game losing streak, the Philadelphia Flyers players have spent a good portion of this week working on their fishing and team bonding...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

Early in the season, it is interesting to watch the number of shifts and playing time of players on various teams.  When a team is overplaying a handful of key players early in the season, it is quite likely that these players will fatigue and break down over the course of the year.  This is a cause of concern.  The team with the largest area of concern in this area is the Philadelphia...

In their first game since last Saturday, the Philadelphia Flyers blue line took a hit in their 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday when defenseman Ryan Parent left the game in the first period, and did not return...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

With the lower-body injury (likely a groin pull) suffered by Ryan Parent last night, the Flyers face the scary proposition of either using Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Danny Syvret as a defense pairing or splitting up the struggling Kimmo Timonen - Braydon Coburn pairing temporarily. Either way, it's not a promising scenario. In each of the last two games, John Stevens...

Florida Panthers right wing Radek Dvorak, upper right, scores against Philadelphia Flyers goalie Ray Emery, left, as he is chased by Flyers left wing Simon Gagne (12) during the third...

Is this the night when Simon Gagne finally gets a goal? Given the Florida Panthers aren't exactly world beaters right now, this might be the perfect spot for Gagne to get one. I asked him about what Rod Brind'Amour used to say. When you are in a slump, go to the sweet part of the ice where you usually score and start taking shots. Gagne has been doing just...

The Flyers have had six days to think about their last loss, something that doesn't bode well for a Panthers club riding a four-game losing streak.