Last night saw the Phantoms and the Bears back in action for the first time since Sunday, and with it came the opportunity to close out this series in four games, and to do it on home ice for the Phantoms for the second series in a row. It was a difficult task ahead of them — knowing well the strength of that Hershey squad, who hasn’t lost a playoff series in three years — … [Read more...] about Phantoms brought ‘immature game’ to Game 4 against Bears
Some takeaways from Phantoms’ 6-4 loss to Bears in Game 4
Lehigh Valley had a chance to knock off the Hershey Bears Friday evening, but Pierrick Dube’s two goals and a resurrected power play gave the reigning Calder Cup champions a wild 6-4 win, tying the best-of-five series at two games each. The Phantoms will have another chance to advance to the next round Sunday afternoon in Hershey. The basics First period: 5:46- Bogdan … [Read more...] about Some takeaways from Phantoms’ 6-4 loss to Bears in Game 4
2024-25 Flyers Player Grades: Aleksei Kolosov’s numbers as bad as his usage.
What a difference a year makes. Near the end of the 2023-24 season, Belarusian netminder Aleksei Kolosov was heading over to Philadelphia (with Ivan Fedotov close by). The duo would help take some of the workload off Sam Ersson or, worst case scenario, one would find himself in Lehigh Valley while the other served as Ersson’s backup. All was well with the goaltenders! … [Read more...] about 2024-25 Flyers Player Grades: Aleksei Kolosov’s numbers as bad as his usage.
Why it’s too soon for Flyers to give up on Sam Ersson
The numbers aren’t sparkling. Across parts of three NHL seasons, Sam Ersson has an .888 save percentage (SV%), 2.98 goals against average (GAA), and a minus-23 goals saved above expected (GSAx, according to MoneyPuck) through his career with the Flyers. Sure, the team has been bad through most of that span, but those are worrying numbers any way you slice it, and the 2024-25 … [Read more...] about Why it’s too soon for Flyers to give up on Sam Ersson
Rick Tocchet to guest on NHL on TNT panel as Flyers weigh coaching decision
There has been a lot of smoke around the Philadelphia Flyers and former Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet. There’s an obvious connection with Tocchet starting and finishing his playing career in Philadelphia, but there hasn’t been anything too concrete in recent weeks. Tocchet declined to stay with the Canucks after his second full season in Vancouver. One of the … [Read more...] about Rick Tocchet to guest on NHL on TNT panel as Flyers weigh coaching decision