Former Philadelphia Flyers standout Wayne Simmonds officially announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday morning, complete with a date set for the Flyers to honor him – Saturday, April 13, when the Orange and Black host the New Jersey Devils at 5 p.m.
The Philadelphia Flyers will continue to battle through a rigorous schedule with the hopes of landing a playoff berth in what was expected to be a rebuilding season.
Philadelphia Flyers icon Wayne Simmonds officially announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday morning, and with that, ‘Simmer’ will also sign a one-day contract to retire as a Flyers player on Saturday, April 13, when the Flyers host the New Jersey Devils at 5 p.m.
The Flyers have recalled forward Olle Lycksell and defenseman Adam Ginning from the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
The Philadelphia Flyers are currently working through a rebuild. And yet, they are on the cusp of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Philadelphia is third in the Metropolitan Division at this time.
The hip injury keeping Flyers forward Ryan Johansen out of the lineup is already inhibiting their roster flexibility.
On March 16, the Philadelphia Flyers’ record fell to 34-26-8 after a 6-5 loss to the Boston Bruins. The Flyers allowed three goals early in the third period, and four overall, and even their late push to tie the game came short.
Despite a valiant comeback effort at the end of the game, the Philadelphia Flyers allowed three goals in 2:56 to propel the Boston Bruins to a 6-5 win at TD Garden on Saturday night.
The Philadelphia Flyers have had some clunkers in recent weeks, and that’s turned some attention toward the team’s goaltending situation. If there’s one thing John Tortorella is not worried about, it’s the team’s goaltending.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in a good spot in terms of making the playoffs. They have favorable odds as is, and that’s great news for a team that hasn’t hosted a playoff game at Wells Fargo Center since 2018, as their last time in the dance was in the 2020 bubble in Toronto the whole way.
In the midst of all the injuries on defense, the Philadelphia Flyers appear to have forgotten about Emil Andrae, a player who started the season on their roster and hasn’t been back since.
Gary Dornhoefer stands as one of the most beloved Philadelphia Flyers in franchise history. A reliable player known as a solid offensive contributor and
Ryan Johansen has yet to play a game in the Philadelphia Flyers organization, and, apparently, he is not going to be joining the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the AHL just yet, either.
When it was revealed that Carter Hart would be away from the team for an indeterminate period of time to attend to legal matters, Philadelphia Flyers leadership – namely general manager Danny Briere and head coach John Tortorella – said that they would not run rookie goaltender Sam Ersson into the ground.
On March 14, the Philadelphia Flyers followed up their worst loss of the season, a 7-0 defeat versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, with another blowout less than a week later.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in trouble. That starts with a “t,” which rhymes with “p,” which stands for playoffs. Cue Robert Preston in The Music Man. Click here if I’m showing my age.
Auston Matthews scored his 55th goal of the season and recorded an assist in the Maple Leafs’ 6-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, March 14th.
It’s never an easy decision to buy out an NHL player, especially one as involved in his community as Cam Atkinson. Unfortunately, that might be the choice the Philadelphia Flyers have to make as they approach the offseason.
The NHL has hit Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella with a significant punishment following his ejection on Saturday night where he initially refused to leave the team's bench.
That scene unfolded after a Brayden Point goal gave the Lightning a 4-0 lead midway through the first period. John Tortorella was initially mad about a tripping call to Ronnie Attard and a 10-minute misconduct to Garnet Hathaway.
According to Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli, the Philadelphia Flyers are unlikely to sign both of Sean Walker and Nick Seeler and are fielding trade offers for both.
Well, this is awkward. At least the social media team had a sense of humor about it.
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