Philadelphia Flyers Archive

What makes a playoff team (part 1)

Posted on April 12, 2011 | 1 Comment
On the eve of the NHL playoffs, I decided to take a closer look at the 16 teams currently in the playoffs and analyze the make-up of each team. I will split this out into four parts to make it manageable, while adding a fifth...
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Southeast division key to Leafs playoff hopes

Posted on March 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
With last night’s thrilling 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche, the Leafs have now won three straight as they head to Detroit to wrap up their 3 game road trip on Saturday. The win gave the Leafs 78 points, tied with the Carolina Hurricanes and...
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Leafs Remarkable Run Continues

Posted on March 4, 2011 | 1 Comment
The Toronto Maple Leafs’ cinderella story continued last night, as they beat the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2. The game was the second half of a back to back that saw the Leafs also beat the Pittsburgh Penguins by the...
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Lightning finally strikes; Flyers ship Gagne to Tampa Bay

Posted on July 19, 2010 | 4 Comments
As one Flyer fan of my acquaintance bluntly put it upon hearing the news, “That’s it?” I think that sums it up pretty well. In almost a footnote with the Kovalchuk sweepstakes finally ending, Simon Gagne trades in his orange and black threads that he’s donned for over twelve years...
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