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Rick Tocchet calls out Flyers after disastrous season opener
The Philadelphia Flyers were hoping to start their season off with a bang, to prove to everyone that last year wasn’t an anomaly and they could very well be destined for back-to-back playoff appearances. Unfortunately, they came out with a whimper of a whimper, getting blown out at home 7-0 against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins. It was a result that was as shocking as embarrassing and Flyers coach Rick Tocchet really had no explanation as to why it happened the way it did. “I honestl...
Takeaways: Flyers sleepwalk through season opener, trounced by Penguins 7-0
If Philadelphia read too much of their own press over the summer, and the hype that was to begin 2026-27, the Pittsburgh Penguins brought them back down to earth. In a hurry. The Pens dominated the Flyers, resulting in an ugly, almost tedious 7-0 loss on Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The basics First period: 7:26 – Nicholas Robertson (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby). 15:44 – Ville Koivunen (Samuel Girard, Kaedan Korczak) Second period: 5:03 – Evgeni Malkin (Hendrix LaPierre, T...
3 centers the Flyers could target after the Leo Carlsson saga
For six days in July, Danny Briere held the league hostage. On July 3, the Flyers tendered Leo Carlsson a five-year, $90 million offer sheet whose $18 million cap hit edged past Kirill Kaprizov’s $17 million as the richest in NHL history, with roughly $85 million arriving in front-loaded, buyout-proof signing bonuses. Decline, and Anaheim would collect four first-round picks for its franchise center. Leo Carlsson remains in Anaheim Pat Verbeek never blinked. “Leo is viewed as a top p...
Flyers vs. Penguins: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread
And we’re off! After an abbreviated, but still somehow too long, run through the preseason, the regular season is finally set to kick off tonight for the Flyers. It’s a big matchup on deck, a playoff rematch against the Penguins, and it’s sure to be an exciting one to get us rolling. Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: TNT 📻: 97.5 The Fanatic Pregame reading There’s no better way to prepare for the season opener than to look back at some of the very best performances...
Oddsmakers expect breakout seasons from the Flyers’ young stars
The Philadelphia Flyers’ 2026-27 season gets underway on Wednesday night, and the spotlight is going to be on Matvei Michkov and Porter Martone. Michkov is looking to bounce back from an admittedly down sophomore years, while Martone is hoping to pick up where he left off after joining the Flyers late last season. Is a bounce-back season in the cards for Matvei Michkov? Matvei Michkov is entering his third full season with the Flyers. He came over a few years earlier than expect...
The 3 best season openers in Flyers history
The Flyers are about to embark on another season, this one 84 games long but sure to be as interesting as last year was. Over their franchise history, Philadelphia has lost some opening games, won some opening games, and tied a few (yes, in ancient folklore, games ended in ties, with no three-point games in existence). The team didn’t win their first season-opener until October 10, 1970, a 2-1 win over Minnesota (the North Stars, not the Wild). Bobby Clarke scored the game-winner late in the o...
Player Preview: Matvei Michkov can have the bounceback season we’re dreaming of
As we wrap up our season preview series, it’s time to talk about the most polarizing, most talented, and most important player on the Flyers roster, Matvei Michkov. The 21-year old Russian enters his third full NHL season with something to prove after taking a bit of a step back in year two after his emergent rookie campaign put his name on the lips of every NHL commentator, both around Philadelphia, and the league at large. What did we see from Michkov Michkov last season? Mi...
Is Christian Dvorak good enough to help the Flyers succeed?
The Philadelphia Flyers veteran center had a career year last year, but there was some of the good, bad, and ugly to his game. Is he really good enough to be a pivotal piece on a team wanting to make the playoffs?
Wednesday Morning Fly By: And we’re off
*It’s finally here folks! It’s the first day of the regular season for the Flyers! We’ll be getting underway later this evening, but ahead of that, the Flyers made some tweaks to their lineup in practice yesterday, giving us a bit of a hint about what we might see for them tonight. [ BSH ] *Huge news from practice: Dan Vladar is officially good to go for opening night after taking an injury in preseason. [ Inquirer ] *Porter Martone’s made his proper introduction to the city, and we ...
Flyers reportedly tried to land Kirill Marchenko before Leafs trade
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets pulled off a sizeable blockbuster deal right before the first puck dropped for the 2026-27 NHL season, swapping star wingers Kirill Marchenko and Matthew Knies for each other. And while we never heard even a whisper of their involvement, the Philadelphia Flyers were one of the teams ringing up the Blue Jackets asking what it would take to get the 26-year-old Russian winger off their hands. According to Daily Faceoff’s Anthony Di Marco , th...
Flyers shake up forward lines at final practice before season opener
The Philadelphia Flyers open the regular season on Wednesday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Due to the shortened training camp and only four preseason games, the Flyers don’t have their lineup set in stone as of yet. Add in an injury to Denver Barkey, as well as banged-up Nikita Grebenkin, and there are a few more questions. PHLY’s Charlie O’Connor shared the Flyers’ lines and pairs at Tuesday’s practice. Let’s take a look at them one by one. Flyers’ forward lines in flu...
Flyperblog: Trevor Zegras is putting his Flyers housemates to work
(NOTE: Nothing in this post is serious or real except for the fact that a bunch of dudes are living with Trevor Zegras) Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras has been a uniting force in the team’s locker room since they acquired him last year. His friendship with defensemen Cam York and Jamie Drysdale has been well-documented. On top of that, Zegras has been letting some of the Flyers stay with him in his home. In a recent Instagram video , Zegras confirmed that forwards Denver Barkey...
NHL experts make their predictions for the Flyers’ 2026-27 season
The Philadelphia Flyers surprised a lot of people last year with their playoff spot and a first-round victory. This year, some are expecting them to match those expectations, but a few others are expecting them to fall backwards. Or off a cliff in some instances. But they are predictions or projections, and the games are not won on paper. Here then are a roundup of various outlets and where they are predicting the Flyers end up at the conclusion of 2026-27. And with some outlooks on where Port...
5 bold predictions for Flyers’ 2026-27 season
The leaves are changing colors. The morning air has shifted from balmy to slightly chilly. That coffee shop down the street has officially begun serving pumpkin spice lattes. That can all mean one thing and one thing only — hockey season is so absolutely back. With the Philadelphia Flyers just one day away from playing in their season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s time to get sick in the head and start making some irrational (or perhaps quite rational!) season predicti...
Predicting every Flyers player’s goal total this season
It’s an inexact science. A lot of it depends on luck, being in the right place, fortunate bounces, and hot streaks. And, of course, injuries. So, while nobody knows how each Flyer will perform this coming 2026-27, it doesn’t stop BroadStreetHockey from taking guesses as to how many tallies the likes of everyone from Simon Benoit to Porter Martone will get over the 84-game schedule. Here then, in order from the net out, are the predictions for each Flyer skater. Goaltenders (yes, we probab...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Season opener eve
*You can feel it in the air. The 2026-27 NHL season is starting tonight and the Philadelphia Flyers will open their season on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s a perfect time of year. To celebrate it, the Flyers announced their 2026-27 season opening roster and it has a few interesting wrinkle. Garrett Wilson is sticking around to be an enforcer, and Carl Grundstrom is here while Denver Barkey starts the season on IR. [BSH] *Furthermore, the Flyers did get some positive inju...
Flyers officially announce 2026-27 opening night roster
The 2026-27 NHL season is here. The Philadelphia Flyers officially announced their 2026-27 opening night active roster on Monday afternoon. The deadline for teams to submit their opening rosters was at 5 p.m. ET, and the Flyers got just ahead of that. After Oliver Bonk, Cole Knuble, and Jett Luchanko were sent down over the weekend, and Aleksei Kolosov was loaned back to the AHL on Sunday, there weren’t too many questions about who would make the 23-man roster. The Flyers are go...
Flyers reportedly hunting for defensive help on the trade market
Just because this week marks the start of the 2026-27 season does not mean teams are content with their current rosters. According to one report, the Philadelphia Flyers are one of those teams looking to potentially make a move in the near future. Or, at the very least are sneaking around looking for a certain player. According to The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta, the Flyers are already looking to acquire some help on their blue line. “One team believed to be eyeing defensive depth...
Player Preview: Porter Martone set to make his mark in 2026-27
The sky’s the limit for Flyers winger Porter Martone. Thankfully, he avoided a wrist injury after a minor scrum during Saturday’s scrimmage. This despite getting into a tussle with defenseman Spencer Gill late in the scrimmage. Cooler heads prevailed, and Martone took his next shift. Aside from injury, it looks like Martone is going to be in the spotlight for a variety of reasons. Already one of the odds-on favorites to take home the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year, Martone is hoping to b...
The Flyers’ new power-play unit breaks one of the NHL’s biggest unwritten rules
There has been enough noise about the Philadelphia Flyers and the power play. It’s hoping to improve. It hasn’t improved in years. There is hope with this new crop of Flyers, a younger fivesome that is hoping to turn the tide, right the ship, and get the special team into at least the top 20 in the National Hockey League. To some, that might be a pipe dream this year, seeing a power play working at almost 18 to 20 per cent. However, the Flyers are entering this 2026-27 season with an oddity th...
Monday Morning Fly By: Winding down
*It’s been a busy few days around here, that’s for sure! The Flyers played their penultimate game of the preseason on Thursday, and picked up a tidy little win over the Bruins. There sure was a whole lot to like in that win, with the first look at most of the NHL regulars out of the way. [ BSH ] Notably, Matvei Michkov and Joseph Woll were the major standouts. [ PHLY ] And it was, in all, just about as good of a start to the year as we might have hoped to see from them. [ Inqu...
David Jiricek has lost his grip on a spot in the Flyers’ opening night lineup
The Philadelphia Flyers have whittled down their roster during this shortened training camp ahead of their season opener this week. While rosters aren’t officially due until Monday, the Flyers more or less have the group of 23 players that they’ll be opening the season with. One of those players is defenseman David Jiricek, who had a leg up in the blue line battle as he is no longer waiver-exempt. That means that the Flyers would give the other 31 teams in the league a chance to claim the...
Flyers ‘very hopeful’ Dan Vladar ready for season opener, Denver Barkey nearing return
The Philadelphia Flyers are just a few days away from opening their 2026-27 season, with their first matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night. The shortened preseason slate is over, but the Flyers didn’t get out of it unscathed. Roster players suffered injuries in their first two preseason games, with Helge Grans leaving the third. Nikita Grebenkin also got banged up in the Flyers’ penultimate exhibition contest and did not play on Saturday. Danny Briere gave some u...
Flyers assign goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to AHL
The Flyers have been chipping away at their remaining bits of business to allow their final roster to take shape, and after announcing a signing of veteran forward Garrett Wilson to a one-year deal on Sunday afternoon, they followed that up with the announcement that they’ve assigned goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to the AHL. Roster update: We have loaned goaltender Aleksei Kolosov to the @LVPhantoms (AHL). — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) September 27, 2026 This will give the Ph...
Flyers sign Garrett Wilson to one-year contract
The Flyers closed out their slate of preseason games Saturday evening with a matchup against Capitals, a game which ended in a lopsided loss, and left the Flyers with some areas of their game to address as they approach Wednesday’s regular season opener. There’s some on-ice work that needs to be done, to be sure, but as Flyers General Manager Danny Briere alluded to in his media availability during the game, there’s some logistical work that the front office was going to need to do to sha...
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