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A Lehigh Valley Phantoms blog. We talk about the AHL. That's it.

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Thursday Morning Fly By: Keep it rolling

*The Boys are back at it again tonight down at the Xbox as they try to keep the momentum from that nice little win over the Sharks going. Before tonight’s game you can check out what Charlie thought of that last one. If you want to. [ PHLY ] *Speaking of that Sharks game, it was the first one for defenseman Ty Murchison and he had himself a pretty good showing for his NHL debut. [ BSH ] *Christian Dvorak also had a pretty good showing on Tuesday night so naturally everyone is talking...

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Flyers’ Ty Murchison shows well in NHL debut

The Flyers picked up a big win over the Sharks last night to stop the bleeding and protect against Sunday’s loss turning into a streak, and there was a lot to like about that showing. Carl Grundstrom came into the lineup for his second game of the season and got the fourth line their first goal of the season. Travis Konecny picked up his 500th NHL points (and, quickly, his 501st). Dan Vladar backstopped the team to his 11th win of the season. And along with all of that, rookie defenseman Ty Mu...

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Has Travis Konecny played his way back into the Olympic mix?

After his inclusion on last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off version of Team Canada, there was obvious reason to believe that Philadelphia Flyers winger Travis Konecny would be one of the front runners to play for his country once NHL players returned to the Olympic games in 2026. When Konecny got the call again to play in the World Championships later that same year and scored 13 points in just eight games, hope only grew that he would be one of the names selected to fill out what was sure to be a s...

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Wednesday Morning Fly By: Nice and decisive

*Despite giving up the first goal last night, the Flyers really took it to San Jose and came away with a nice decisive win for Matvei Michkov’s birthday. We love to see it. RECAP ! *Big story heading into yesterday’s game was, of course, Ty Murchison making his NHL debut, which is always cool. And we got a rookie lap! Welcome to the show, @TyMurchison ! #SJSvsPHI | #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/R1UpWDKevn — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) December 9, 2025 *If you want...

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Takeaways: Flyers rebound and take full control, dominate Sharks 4-1

Entering the game with an 8-1-2 record in games following a loss, the Flyers looked to continue a positive trend. While the Sharks opened the scoring, it never felt like the game was out of the Flyers’ control. On Matvei Michkov’s birthday — and Ty Murchison’s NHL debut — the Flyers were able to improve that record to 9-1-2 and skate away with a 4-1 victory over the Sharks. The basics First period:  11:33 – Collin Graf (John Klingberg, Will Smith), 18:39 – Christian Dvorak (Trevor Ze...

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Flyers’ Travis Konecny hits 500-point milestone vs. Sharks

Philadelphia Flyers winger Travis Konecny collected his 500th career point Tuesday night late in the first period. Konecny got the secondary assist as he lobbed a high arcing pass that Trevor Zegras collected. Zegras fed a pass to Christian Dvorak who beat Sharks goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to tie the game 1-1. CHRISTIAN DVORAK ON THE BREAKAWAY!!!! TIED!!! #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/9LuIyUSms0 — Flyers Clips (@Flyers_Clips) December 10, 2025 Konecny recorded his 500th point ...

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Flyers vs. Sharks: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

After a competitive showing which ended ultimately in a tough loss in the Sunday matinee to the high-powered Avalanche, the Flyers will be hoping that they can build on any positive momentum that they’ve been brewing, and get things back on track with a win over this more middling visiting Sharks team. Puck drop:  7:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading The Flyers are set to have one NHL debut taking place, as Ty Murchison is getti...

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Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko finding stride with new OHL team

Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko is making his presence felt after being dealt to a team where he can finally contend. After joining the Bulldogs from Guelph in exchange for forward Layne Gallacher and four draft picks, it seemed like an opportunity for Luchanko to finally play for a dominant junior program with championship intentions.  Luchanko made his debut for Brantford on the 28th of November, joining a team that up until that point, had gone 24 games without a regulation loss and...

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What to expect from Ty Murchison in Flyers debut

The Flyers are settling into the month of December and still find themselves bogged down by injuries. With a couple of key absences on the back end persisting — Cam York remains out with an upper-body injury, and Rasmus Ristolainen is still likely a couple of weeks away from being ready to make his return to the lineup — the Flyers are still looking for answers on their best mix, their best chance to keep this thing rolling without them. Sunday’s game saw them pulling Egor Zamula into the line...

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Ranking every single episode of ‘Black Mirror’

For the uninitiated, Black Mirror is a TV series akin to a modern Twilight Zone . Each episode (with some exceptions) are stand-alone tales often dealing with the horrors of fictional technology on society. Sometimes it can delve into horror, thriller, and mystery. The good thing about Black Mirror that has been consistently good since it debuted in 2011. There is not set release schedule for the show, and it comes out as creator Charlie Booker comes out with these fantastical ideas. The last ...

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Tuesday Morning Fly By: That’s a spicy Taco

*Sharks tonight! How exciting! Guessing we’ll see a lot of the 4th line because SOMEONE heard you complaining about overuse of the 4th line and turned into the “…and I took that personally” meme. [ BSH ] *Yeah so Ricky Tacos was big mad about having to answer questions about how he deploys his lines. Using bad words and everything! [ NBC Sports Philly ] *What you clearly don’t understand, dear reader, is that trotting out a line with one single point on the season when your team is d...

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Flyers trade prospect Ethan Samson to Lightning

The Philadelphia Flyers capped off their Monday night by making a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning and it featured two young AHL defensemen moving around the Eastern Conference. Announced by the team, the Flyers have traded 22-year-old defenseman Ethan Samson to the Lightning for also 22-year-old defenseman Roman Schmidt. Both defensemen are right handed but bring a whole lot of different energy to the ice. TRADE ALERT: We have acquired defenseman Roman Schmidt from Tampa Bay in ex...

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Rick Tocchet snaps back at Flyers fans who criticized player usage

Philadelphia Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet wants to let a certain group of fans who were heavily critical of him running out a certain forward line up against the NHL’s best team over the weekend, are actually dead wrong. While the Flyers were hosting the Colorado Avalanche over the weekend, with just five minutes remaining and the visitors just hanging on to an improbable 3-2 lead, Tocchet decided to run out his fourth line of Nic Deslauriers, Garnet Hathaway, and Rodrigo Abols. It was ...

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Flyers proving they can hang with NHL’s elite teams

Despite a fervent push for an equalizer, the Flyers fell to the 21-2-6 Colorado Avalanche by a score of 3-2 on Sunday afternoon. The Flyers were a Trevor Zegras penalty shot away from drawing level with the league leading Avalanche, but ultimately it wasn’t enough, and they fell in regulation like so many other teams have this year when coming up against Nathan MacKinnon and company.  But the overall performance that they put out against the Avalanche was still one that reinforced a ...

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Flyers’ Three Stars of the Week: Travis Konecny’s finally looking like himself

The Flyers did not have the greatest start to December, going 1-2-0 in their three games on the week. Things didn’t start well in a lopsided 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins that saw the Flyers not only lose the game, but also one of their best players; Tyson Foerster injured himself taking a slap shot, and will miss the next two or three months as a result . The good news was that the Flyers took that loss to the Penguins in stride, soundly beating the struggling Buffalo Sabres 5-2. S...

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Monday Morning Fly By: Milestones on milestones

*The Flyers finally got back to action yesterday against the Avalanche, and even though they were able to stick with them for much of the game, the finish eluded them in the end. [ BSH ] *The Flyers had a pair of players in Sean Couturier and Nick Seeler hit pretty significant career milestones in that game as well. [ Inquirer ] *Speaking of Couturier, Rick Tocchet has been leaning pretty heavily on him, but hopefully the day comes before long when he won’t have to ask quite as much ...

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Takeaways: Flyers fall, but stick with heavyweight Avalanche

After a three-day break, the Philadelphia Flyers got back into action Sunday at Xfinity Mobile Arena with a matinee tilt against the NHL’s unquestioned juggernaut — the Colorado Avalanche. But despite being completely outmatched on paper, the Flyers put up an admirable fight. They ended up falling by a score of 3-2, but their gutsy effort gave them something to hang their hat on. The Basics First period:  2:09 — Sean Couturier (Noah Juulsen, Owen Tippett), 8:28 — Brent Burns (Martin ...

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Flyers vs. Avalanche: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Philadelphia Flyers are down a couple of their most important players just in time to welcome in a team who is on top of the world and is on pace to barely lose any games in regulation this season. The Colorado Avalanche have been almost perfect this season — the pessimists will be wanting the Flyers to just not get embarrassed, and the optimists will look for some weird shutdown game where the Avalanche appear mortal. Puck drop:  1:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: NBCSP 📻: 97.5 The Fa...

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Rick Tocchet leaning on Sean Couturier to do everything, but he wants to stop

Sean Couturier has played all but approximately five periods of hockey this far. He took a shot off his upper body early in a game against the Predators on Oct. 30 and missed the next game against Toronto on Nov. 1. He’s been quite good so far in his various roles, with four goals and 12 assists thus far in 25 games. And, as it has been well established, Couturier and Flyers coach Rick Tocchet are far more on the same page than Couturier and former coach John Tortorella was in the nearly three...

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6 Flyers prospects who could be at 2026 World Juniors

It’s December now which means one massive thing in the hockey calendar: It’s the season for the World Juniors and we get to ignore a whole lot of our families and watch teenagers play hockey instead of singing carols, or something. The Philadelphia Flyers should be fairly well-represented and could even have the more prospects than any other NHL team up there in Minnesota, but that would take us looking at 31 other prospect pools and that’s annoying. It’s a mix of depth players on very go...

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Flyers reportedly trying to shut down Owen Tippett trade rumors

Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett has become something of a regular in trade rumors, and his recent run of strong play certainly hasn’t quelled the buzz. On the contrary, he’s become hot enough a name in the rumor mill that the Flyers are apparently attempting to throw cold water on any possibility of an imminent move. On the latest episode of 32 Thoughts: The Podcast , NHL insider Elliotte Friedman revealed that Tippett’s name has been floating in trade chatter and inferred th...

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Friday Morning Fly By: Crisis averted

*The Flyers’ win over the Sabres on Wednesday was a big one, and we’re not quite done reliving it just yet. Charlie dives deep on the game herein. [ PHLY ] *It was, if nothing else, another resilient effort, and a good indication that *The one big negative of the game, though, was the loss of Cam York with an injury. Immediately we went a bit panic mode around here and fell down the rabbit hole of who might replace him if he’s set to miss time. [ BSH ] *It looks like the Flyers ...

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Rick Tocchet details new coaching strategy to unlock Matvei Michkov

Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet said after Thursday’s morning practice that he’s been impressed with winger Matvei Michkov’s play the last few weeks. Part of that might be due to the forward shaking off some of the rust that an ankle injury and subpar training regimen resulted in. And part of it might be due to Tocchet and the coaching staff easing up on the gas pedal when it comes to providing Michkov with information and lessons during games. When asked about how Michkov and he have comm...

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3 players Flyers can’t lose if they want to make the playoffs

The Flyers have recently been hit with a streak of injuries and it has us thinking: Who are the players that would be the most detrimental to this team’s potential playoff berth if they were to miss a substantial amount of time? We are 26 games into the season, and the Flyers are still sticking around regarding playoff positioning. They are now the third seed in the Metropolitan Division. There’s 56 tilts left, and a lot of time for the Flyers to remain as consistent as they’ve been so fa...

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Flyers’ Cam York officially out just day-to-day with injury

The Philadelphia Flyers were close to really being bit hard by the injury bug but have escaped potential torment. Defenseman Cam York left Wednesday night’s game against the Buffalo Sabres early with an upper-body injury and the worst-case scenarios flooded the mind of just about every single Flyers fan. Just a day after it was announced that winger Tyson Foerster is out for at least two months and could possibly not even return until March next year, another key young player to this team...

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