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Returning Schenn Needs to Shed Looming Injury Label
For the third time this season, Brayden Schenn is set to make a long-awaited return to the Flyers. On Monday, Schenn, who suffered a concussion on Dec. 3 against the Phoenix Coyotes, practiced with active-roster linemates, Zac Rinaldo and Harry … Continue reading
Filed under 2009-10 season
Trading Carter, Richards Changes Everything for Flyers
It will go down in Flyers history as the Day of Reckoning. General manager Paul Holmgren took his organization across the hockey Rubicon and with guts made of iron, changing the course of the Flyers’ future for the next decade. … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 offseason
Philly Sports Daily: Richards Not to Blame for Flyers Lack of Accountability
Mike Richards isn’t the problem and neither is his captaincy with the Flyers. After being swept out of the postseason in effortless fashion by the Boston Bruins in the second round, fingers were pointed and blame was assigned — most … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Laviolette Defends Richards as Captain
VOORHEES, N.J. — Flyers coach Peter Laviolette spent his Monday afternoon conducting somber exit meetings with many of the players, breaking only to joust passionately with the media for nearly 40 minutes. Yet, what the second-year Flyers coach did the most … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Sweep of Flyers Should Come as No Surprise
The second-round series against the Boston Bruins was a summation of all that came before it. Trailing 3-1 late in the third period of Game 4 at TD Garden, with his team facing elimination, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette pulled Sergei … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Key to Game 2 for Flyers vs Bruins
Facing a crucial Game 2 on Monday against the Boston Bruins, the Flyers need a physical and emotional overhaul if they plan to leave Philadelphia with a split. From the coaches to Brian Boucher in net, the Flyers must be … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Not Fazed by Redemption Talk From Bruins
VOORHEES, N.J. — It was a moment that defined the core of this Flyers team. Coming from a 3-0 series and Game 7 deficit to take down the Boston Bruins en route to an eventual trip to the Stanley Cup Finals … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Flyers Bring Out Their Big Guns in Game 7
f four Game 7’s in the 2011 playoffs have proven anything, it’s that there is extreme parity in the NHL. Prior to Tuesday’s Game 7 beat down in Philadelphia, that was no more evident than the seventh seed Buffalo Sabres … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Who’s Whining Now? Sabres Call Flyers Richards for ‘Mass Murder’
Less than a week after Buffalo Sabres coach Lindy Ruff chastised the Flyers, mainly captain Mike Richards, for ‘whining’ about the officiating and behind-the-play activity from his team, it was the long-time bench boss who was singing for discipline. In … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
Philly Sports Daily: Sabres Ruff Calls Flyers on ‘Whining,’ Richards Responds
VOORHEES, N.J. — The Buffalo Sabres lit a fire under the Flyers at the tail end of Wednesday’s 1-0 loss, as Paul Gaustad dropped the gloves with James van Riemsdyk and Nathan Gerbe threw a going-away hit on Kimmo Timonen after the final whistle. … Continue reading
Filed under 2010-11 Playoffs
