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The Flyers’ Michael Bunting gamble makes more sense than it may seem

The Flyers have lost four straight games to open the season and there is building concern on the lack of results. They didn’t need to make a desperate move, but they needed to show that they understood this wasn’t the standard they set.

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Flyers Acquire 31-Year-Old Forward in Early-Season Move

The Philadelphia Flyers have turned to the free-agent market for a quick lift, signing winger Michael Bunting to a one-year contract worth $1.2 million after opening the 2026-27 season without a win.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / October 6

Flyers Sign Michael Bunting to Team-Friendly 1-Year Deal

The Flyers have signed Michael Bunting to a one-year contract worth $1.2 million, according to NHL insider Darren Dreger. The deal is a short-term commitment for Philadelphia.

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How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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Michael Bunting News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 6

Flyers To Sign Michael Bunting

The Philadelphia Flyers are bringing in some outside help to correct their winless start to the 2026-27 campaign. According to TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Flyers have signed forward Michael Bunting to a one-year, $1.2MM contract.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Daily Faceoff / October 6

Three defensemen the Flyers could target in trades

Coming off their fourth straight loss to start the season Monday night (outshot by more than 20 by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the process), the Philadelphia Flyers could be in the need of reinforcements.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Daily Faceoff / October 6

The Flyers’ dreadful start to the season continues

The Philadelphia Flyers suffered another loss Monday night in a 4-1 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flyers are 0-2-2 through their first four games, something they haven’t done since 2013-14, and they’ve been held to two or less goals in each of their four contests.

Denver Barkey News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 5

Flyers Activate Denver Barkey, Place Nikita Grebenkin On IR

According to a team announcement, the Philadelphia Flyers have activated forward Denver Barkey off injured reserve. In a corresponding roster move, Philadelphia placed forward Nikita Grebenkin on the team’s injured reserve with an upper-body injury.

Denver Barkey News / Daily Faceoff / October 5

Flyers activate Denver Barkey; place Nikita Grebenkin on IR

The Philadelphia Flyers announced two transactions on Monday, as they activated center Denver Barkey off injured reserve and placed winger Nikita Grebenkin on IR.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Broad Street Buzz / October 5

3 storylines to watch as Flyers host Lightning in search of first win

The Philadelphia Flyers are three games into the 2026-27 NHL season and are still searching for their first win. However, there's no need to panic just yet.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 4

Winless Flyers aim for more improvement as they visit Lightning

The Philadelphia Flyers are not off to the start they were expecting. Coach Rick Tocchet's squad visits the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday, and the Flyers will try to get their first victory of the season against a club that recorded its first win over the weekend.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Simon Edvinsson News / Broad Street Buzz / October 4

The Flyers should take a big swing on Simon Edvinsson

It's only three games into the season, but concern is mounting for the Flyers right now. They're being handily outplayed and don't look like the same team that went to the second round of the playoffs last year.

Philadelphia Flyers News / NHL Rumors / October 4

NHL Rumors: Pending UFA Coaches, and the Philadelphia Flyers

TSN: Pierre LeBrun notes that head coaches Joel Quenneville (Anaheim), Scott Arniel (Winnipeg), Rick Bowness (Columbus) and Andrew Brunette (Nashville) are all in the final year of their contracts.

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Noah Cates News / Broad Street Buzz / October 4

Noah Cates is showing why he’s so valuable to the Flyers’ future

It's easy to overlook Noah Cates. At 6'2", 210 lbs, he doesn't stand size-wise. He's not one of the top scorers, although his 149 points across his five seasons as a Flyer have currently placed him 73rd all time.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 3

Canes rally past Flyers in OT to secure first win of title defense

Shayne Gostisbehere scored a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to their first victory of the season with a 3-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 3

3 Takeaways From Struggling Flyers’ 3-2 OT Loss to Hurricanes

Just under ten years ago, Shayne Gostisbehere scored an overtime winner in Philadelphia in a game between the Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes. Then, about a month later, he did it again.

Rasmus Ristolainen News / Daily Faceoff / October 3

Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen leaves game with undisclosed injury

A bad start to the Philadelphia Flyers‘ season might have gotten even worse. As they dropped their third-straight game to start the season with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, the Flyers also lost a key part of their lineup, as defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen left the game with an undisclosed injury.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Broad Street Buzz / October 3

3 storylines to watch as Flyers host the struggling Hurricanes

It is hard to deny the truth: the Philadelphia Flyers are not off to a good start in the 2026-27 National Hockey League (NHL) season. They faced a hard loss, 7-0, to the Pittsburgh Penguins in their home opener on Wednesday, Sept.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Broad Street Buzz / October 2

Flyers are still one major addition away from becoming a serious contender

The Philadelphia Flyers look like a team that should be ready to take another step this season, but there is still a pretty important piece missing from their lineup.

Jack Hughes News / Yardbarker / October 1

Devils' Jack Hughes confused by awkward joke about extensive injury history

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes is a bonafide superstar and one of the best players in the NHL when he is healthy. The key words: when healthy.

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NHL News / Field Level Media / October 1

Flyers, after historic opening loss, aim to rebound vs. Devils

The Devils will start their season Thursday against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers, who all but assured Wednesday that New Jersey's opener will go better than their own.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 30

Flyers Eyeing Defensive Depth Addition

There hasn’t been much in the way of change on Philadelphia’s back end from the group that finished last season. Emil Andrae was moved to Toronto (and has since been dealt to Columbus) while Simon Benoit was added in that same June swap. And, well, that’s it for changes. That is, at least for now.

NHL News / Yardbarker / September 30

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby breaks Steve Yzerman's record

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby breaks Steve Yzerman's NHL record

Making history just by setting foot on the ice on Wednesday night, Sidney Crosby captained the Pittsburgh Penguins to a win in their season-opening game in Philadelphia.

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Philadelphia Flyers News / The Hockey Writers / September 30

Analyzing the Flyers’ 2026-27 Opening Night Roster

Unlike their Metropolitan Division companion, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t have any major surprises on roster deadline day.

Porter Martone News / Professor Press Box / September 28

Porter Martone Could Have an Inside Track on the Calder Trophy

Some rookies arrive in the NHL and have to fight for a job. Then there are rookies who arrive and pretty quickly find themselves playing in the places where points are supposed to happen.

Philadelphia Flyers News / The Hockey Writers / September 28

3 Bold Predictions for Philadelphia Flyers’ 2026-27 Season

If you were writing bold predictions for the 2025-26 Philadelphia Flyers, you could have written something like a career year for Trevor Zegras, Dan Vladař becoming the starter, and Jamie Drysdale taking a big step.

Philadelphia Flyers News / Larry Brown Sports / September 26

Flyers’ Trevor Zegras penalized for the most ridiculous reason

Trevor Zegras has built a career on flair. On Thursday night, that same flair earned him two minutes in the penalty box for a tucked-in jersey. Midway through the second period of Philadelphia’s 2-0 preseason win over the Boston Bruins at Xfinity Mobile Arena, Zegras hopped over the boards with the back of his sweater stuffed into his pants.