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As we enter into the top 10 of this year’s Top 25 Under 25, we meet the highest ranked goalie on this year’s list, Yegor Zavragin. After being deemed surplus to requirements with SKA St....
Nobody rushed for the exits at Xfinity Mobile Arena on April 29. Cam York’s shot found a gap through traffic 2:28 into overtime in Game 6 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and for a few minutes...
*OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER! No, not that one. Or the other one you’re hoping for. It’s the Hunter McDonald contract; Danny Briere finally got it done. [BSH] *Signing the Phantoms...
McDonald, the big stay-at-home defenseman on the roster bubble, was the last restricted free agent the Flyers needed to sign.
The Flyers had a terrible power play, but not a great penalty kill. We take a look at what Tocchet-led teams have done in Tocchet's second year in comparison to his first year with Tampa, Arizona,...
The deal will carry an AAV of $912,500.
Out long national nightmare is over. We were all waiting with bated breath for just when the Philadelphia Flyers were going to re-sign all of their restricted free agents. We were pacing our...
It was a productive year for number nine on the Top 25, Jack Berglund. The big left-handed center is up six spots from his winter ranking in early 2026 (and 11 spots from last August), helped by a...
*Dear reader, your illustrious author’s brain is fried and she has lost count of how many days are left. Please consult Bill Matz for the latest updates on this matter. Anyhoo, while we’re talking...
As the next season looms — just one month until the official opening of training camp — inflection points present, big and small, for team and players alike up and down the Flyers’ organizational...
As soon as the Philadelphia Flyers selected center Jett Luchanko with the 13th overall pick at the 2024 NHL Draft, it was a controversial decision. Instead of going with the online consensus of...
With a great first impression, a strong playoff run, and a new five-year extension in his back pocket, Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar is having a good 2026. And it seems the NHL Network has given...
*We’re just about to move into the much-esteemed top-10 of our Top 25 Under 25 ranking, but before we cross over into that, we’ll take a moment to check in with Jack Nesbitt, who’s claimed the...
The Philadelphia Flyers were no strangers to the Stanley Cup Playoffs during the 2010s. They made the Stanley Cup Final to begin the decade and qualified for the playoffs six…
Two teams made deals for him, but only one could end up with “The Next One”. It’s been over 30 years since the Quebec Nordiques traded Eric Lindros — a…
A total of 21 players haven’t signed with their respective NHL teams who previously drafted them.
The Flyers enter their second year under head coach Rick Tocchet looking for power play solutions. We look back at what Tocchet-led teams did in year two compared to year one with the man advantage.
The Montreal Canadiens took a flyer on Finnish winger Patrik Laine two years ago. He was acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets with a second-round pick in exchange for Jordan…
Just outside of the top-ten on our list is one of the younger players to make an appearance here: Jack Nesbitt. We saw quite the consternation around his selection just over one year ago. With...
The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to be a team that regularly contends for the playoffs and once their young players grow into their primes, they can potentially challenge for the Stanley Cup....
*I spared you an Andrew MacDonald jumpscare this morning; you’re welcome. Anyhoo, it’s always fun to get the fam together to discuss some things, speculate and whatnot, so we had a little...
The Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame is an honorable place that only the best of the best have been able to find themselves in. Arguably the franchise’s best player, Bobby…
The 2026-27 season is a big one for the Philadelphia Flyers. After making the playoffs for the first time in six years with one of the youngest rosters in the NHL, there are loads of questions...
It was a trying, arduous season for defenseman (and former sixth-overall pick) David Jiricek. The hope is with a new club and a fresh start the blueliner is capable of turning over a new leaf and...
On Aug. 13, 1946, Robert Earle Clarke was born in Flin Flon, Manitoba. He battled the odds, overcame diabetes, and became the face of the Philadelphia Flyers for the better part of the first half...
*Today’s Bobby Clarke’s birthday. Did you know that? Happy birthday, Clarkie. Here’s hoping you’re in Florida playing golf or something. *Anyway hey how about another complaint about how it’s...
The 2025-26 season was a pretty major one for Flyers goaltending prospect Carson Bjarnason. Having wrapped up quite a successful junior career the previous spring, he set his sights on the...
We’re at the point of the exercise where NHL regulars begin to appear, with the first being Nikita Grebenkin. After making his Flyers debut this past season, Grebenkin will look to build on his...
*Thanks to friend of the blog Bill Matz we are back to counting days accurately, because apparently that is hard. Anyway there’s been one single piece of news in the past many days, so let’s look...
This summer the Flyers have been tied to a number of different defensemen. The two topping the list were John Carlson and Darnell Nurse, both of which Philadelphia general manager Danny Briere was...
On Jack Berglund going back to Sweden, Nikita Grebenkin's new contract, and support for Jason Myrtetus in his cancer battle.
The beginning of the NHL season involves all 32 teams jumping through different hoops as they get ready for actual games to be played and for their roster to be finalized. First, it’s rookie camp...
Now coaching his fourth National Hockey League club in his career, Rick Tocchet is known for being a defensive tactician. His teams might not be the most offensively-gifted clubs, but he’s able to...
Coming in at No. 14 on our summer Top 25 Under 25 is Heikki Ruohonen. After the Flyers traded up to grab Ruohonen with the 107th overall pick in 2024, the Finnish center has developed well to this...
*We opened up the week with a bit more news, and this one might be a bit of a bummer for the Phantoms watchers out there: Jack Berglund — who popped in a short stint with the team at the end of...
Two weeks before Christmas last year, the Flyers were in a bit of a mini-funk. It wasn’t huge, as they had a three-game winless streak. But had three loser points over that time. A 4-1 win over...
We actually have some news that has to do with the Philadelphia Flyers. It’s a miracle. They have decided to loan out one of their top prospects back to the SHL, cementing where he will play next...
One of the Flyers’ four second-round selections in 2025, Shane Vansaghi, is up next on the Top 25 Under 25. With six picks in the first two rounds, the Flyers invested heavily in that draft class,...
*Don’t look now, folks, but we actually had ourselves a bit of news break from the Flyers at the end of last week. In case you missed it, they announced that they got Nikita Grebenkin locked in to...
This article was originally published in Sep. 2014. This piece revisits a trade from 2000 that saw two prominent centers trading places between Eastern Conference rivals. The players would play…
Every summer since 2018, around this time, The Athletic’s Dom Luszczyszyn has provided a forum for fans to evaluate the NHL’s front offices (from “How confident are you in each…
In today’s rumour rundown, we start off with the Montreal Canadiens, who are looking for a right-shot defenseman, and two targets have been revealed. Next, the Los Angeles Kings are…
It’s August. We’re in the middle of the most dead period on the hockey calendar. Sure, Nikita Grebenkin got re-signed so there is at least something related to the Philadelphia Flyers to talk...
Next up on the summer edition of the Top 25 Under 25 is the Flyers’ newest first rounder, Maksim Sokolovskii. The hulking London Knight defender brings a throwback combination of size and strength...
The Metropolitan Division isn’t quite what the Atlantic is, but it has caught up a bit this offseason, especially at the top of the division. Let’s look around the Metro,…
*There are people who will not get the reference above and they’ll probably get mad about it. That’s fine, you can’t fire me. Anyway, let’s talk about Maksim Sokolovskii doing...
In his first full NHL season, Nikita Grebenkin had four goals and 14 points in 55 regular-season games with the Flyers.
Just about the whole of the hockey world has gone quiet for the month of August, it would seem, but the Flyers have resurfaced to knock out a bit of business. The team announced Thursday evening...
After yesterday’s profile on Carson Bjarnason, next up on our list is defenseman Spencer Gill, a 2024 second-rounder that has played his two post-draft seasons in the QMJHL. The big question mark...
This offseason has been all about Philadelphia Flyers fans wanting to see workout videos from one particular player so that he can bounce back from a disappointing sophomore season. It’s all we...