Broad Street Hockey

The drought hasn’t been nearly as long as scoring 50 goals, but the Flyers have been bone dry for almost a decade regarding a player scoring 100 points in a season. Is the next Flyer that will hit the century mark on the current roster, or are we still waiting for that high performer? The last Flyer to do it was Claude Giroux, who had a huge, bounce-back, … [Read more...] about Who’s the next Flyer to reach 100 points?

*I’d tell you no one in the universe is making content right now, here, in the dead middle of August, but that’d be a lie. Because the absolute legends that work here are making really interesting work right now, like this dive into what the PK units might look like this season. [BSH] *Everyone else is just writing about Ryan Johansen. Which like, alright. Would be cool if … [Read more...] about Thursday Morning Fly By: Should we start counting the days?

On April 13, 1998, during the first period of a game against Buffalo (and goaltender Dominik Hasek), Flyers winger John LeClair picked up a loose puck in the neutral zone and crossed the blueline. He decided to fire a blast against the “Dominator.” And he was successful, scoring his 50th goal of the season for the third consecutive time. Since that game, there have been 44 … [Read more...] about Who’s the Flyers’ next 50-goal scorer?

*Well it’s been official, but with the old sign going down and the new sign going up, it’s officially official. Welcome to the Xfinity era. [Inquirer] *Got some pretty good news yesterday about Tyson Foerster. [BSH] *If he’s ready at the start of the season that will be huge, both for the team as a whole and for himself as a player. [NBC Sports Philly] *With Foerster’s … [Read more...] about Friday Morning Fly By: The Farg is dead, long live the Farg