John Tortorella

Opinion: This Season Showed Daniel Brière Can Be Trusted

This season was one for the books for the Philadelphia Flyers. Moments fell on a spectrum of multiple ups and downs. They carried out two five-game win streaks. A prospect refused to sign. Ivan Fedotov arrived in America and touched NHL ice. A goalie controversy that thrusted Sam Ersson into the spotlight. Owen Tippett blew […]

Auston Matthews Scores 55th Goal in 6-2 Victory vs. Philadelphia Flyers | 3/14/2024

Auston Matthews scored his 55th goal of the season and recorded an assist in the Maple Leafs’ 6-2 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday, March 14th. Matthews’ goal made him the first Toronto player to score at least 55 goals multiple times in his NHL career… He scored 60 […]

3 Takeaways From Flyers 5-2 Loss Against the Capitals

A good first period evolved into a disheartening loss for the Flyers. They remain third in the Metro Division; however, it is now March, and every point counts toward securing a playoff spot. The Second Period: The Wheels Fell Clean Off It was quite unfortunate that the game got away from the Flyers this period. […]

Checking In with Adam Proteau of The Hockey News

Before the 2024 NHL All-Star break, I asked the great Adam Proteau of The Hockey News a few questions. Adam was kind enough to give his thoughts on surprising teams, disappointing teams, what will happen at the NHL trade deadline, and how it is going with one of the greatest things at The Hockey News […]

Game Recap: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens | 01/10/2024

The Philadelphia Flyers were able to come away with a 3-2 shootout win in Jamie Drysdale’s highly anticipated debut. Those two points are crucial for the Flyers as they continue to hold onto their third-place spot in the metro division. Sam Ersson was given the nod, with Carter Hart as his backup. Period 1 The […]

#55 Rasmus Ristolainen and #17 Daniel Sprong battle for the puck.

3 Takeaways From Saturday’s Tussle With The Red Wings

The Philadelphia Flyers came away victorious on Saturday night against the Detroit Red Wings with a final score of 1-0. Although only one Flyer found the back of the net, many exciting factors signal positive growth for this young team. Samuel Ersson’s Shutout It has finally happened. After multiple seasons, the Philadelphia Flyers have found […]

The Flyers Are Surprising Everyone

Going into this season, not much was expected of the Philadelphia Flyers. This is a team that has missed the playoffs for three straight seasons, is very young, has a new front office, and is still figuring out its identity. In other words, there was still a lot of work to be done before the […]

Sabres Pick Up Sloppy Win Over Philly: 3 Thoughts

Yikes. The scoreboard might say 5-2 for the Buffalo Sabres, but this game should’ve been a Flyers win. But finally, for the first time in a long time, a goalie steals the Sabres a game—time for 3 thoughts. UPL Madness I don’t know what happened to Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen over the summer, but he looks like […]

The Journey of Pierre Luc Dubois: Years 3-4

The Columbus Blue Jackets lost their leading scorer Artemi Panarin, their Vezina-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and their trade deadline pickup a year prior, Matt Duchene, to free agency. Key figures and massive production were leaving the lineup. Players were starting to leave Columbus; they had just had two seasons of going all in just to […]

Breaking: Chuck Fletcher Fired by Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers have fired General Manager Chuck Fletcher. Former Flyer legend Danny Briere will replace him on an interim basis. After another trade deadline that saw the Flyers add nothing of significance and fail to unload any of their bloated contracts, the writing was on the wall for Fletcher, and the axe finally fell […]