Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett had to miss the entire second round of the playoffs due to injury and it was a complete mystery until now.
In a letter to fans from the player himself that was released by the Flyers on Tuesday morning, Tippett revealed that he was unable to play in the second round against the Carolina Hurricanes due to an internal bleeding issue that he sustained while playing in the first round against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Philadelphia Flyers have is...
The Philadelphia Flyers will do their exit interviews in the next few days, then will head off to various places most likely for a little rest and relaxation before returning to their normal offseason regimens in preparation for training camp. However, for a few others, it will most likely be their farewell from the Flyers as they start the next chapter of their National Hockey League careers elsewhere. We take a look at three Flyers who most likely won’t be with the club when the 2026-27 seas...
*According the Philadelphia’s #1 Hockey Beat Writer Charlie O’Connor, the Flyers will begin their exit interviews today. Evidently they’re being split up into a few days this week. Will, as always, be interesting to see what comes out of these. Anyhoo, it what will almost certainly be the first of a million things just like this over the summer, Rick Tocchet made some comments about Matvei Michkov on a radio show. [ BSH ]
*Everyone’s favorite insider, Elliotte Friedman, also had some thin...
It was far too short, and went the wrong way. In the end, the Flyers were two bounces from playing Game 5 Monday night in Carolina tied at two games apiece. However, it wasn’t meant to be. Regardless, some players stood out a bit more than others, either for the right or wrong reasons. Here then is our grades for each Flyer player that dressed for any of the four games. And we’ll start from the net out.
Goaltender
Dan Vladar
After shutting out Pittsburgh twice in the opening rou...
The Philadelphia Flyers saluted the crowd following their heartbreaking overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes that ended their season on Saturday night.
It was a successful season overall for the Flyers, but the talking points in the days after the loss continue to be around Matvei Michkov.
Michkov was a healthy scratch for the second time this postseason in that Game 4 loss, and he was noticeably absent from a photo shared of the Flyers at the Phillies game on Sunday afternoon. T...
How can they make sure Matvei Michkov has a productive summer?
It’s certainly at the top of the mind of just about every single fan of this team. After having a fairly disappointing sophomore season, full of controversy surrounding how the coach is handling his ice time and how he came into this season fairly unprepared conditioning-wise; how Matvei Michkov approaches this summer is top priority.
What we saw last season was outstanding for a rookie. What we saw this season was a step...
The major storyline that continued through the entire Philadelphia Flyers season is how Matvei Michkov had a disappointing sophomore season and how his relationship with new head coach Rick Tocchet was put in the public eye. And now the coach has expressed what he wants to see from him this summer and next season, right after the team was eliminated from the playoffs.
It is true — Michkov following up his 63-point rookie campaign with just 20 goals and 51 points and having a game highligh...
*The Flyers really seemed to give it their all in Saturday night’s Game 4, but in the end, it was just not enough to overcome what is a very, very good Carolina Hurricanes team. Boys did their best. Recap !
*Because this team can never simply be normal, Rick Tocchet decided to scratch Matvei Michkov in what was, obviously, the biggest game of the season. So that’s cool. [ BSH ]
*But yeah, it’s hard to be mad at where this season ended up. Running into a team on what is shaping up to ...
The Philadelphia Flyers just got kicked out of the playoffs thanks to being swept by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round. But, there are still some things to take away from that series.
They may have lost four straight games, but they were not all stinkers and complete blowouts to a team who feels destined to finally break through and finish the season on a high note. There are things to learn from this series and let’s go over them — the good and the bad.
Flyers’ power play ...
At the end of the night, Dan Vladar’s glove got a piece of the shot, but the puck trickled over it and into the net. The Flyers goaltender smashed his stick against the post and could be heard screaming in frustration. Philadelphia lost 3-2 in overtime, shook hands with Carolina, and got a loud ovation from the Flyer fans who stuck around to send them off.
The goaltender, who never had any playoff starts before this 2025-26 season, finished the night with a .925 save percentage, stopping ...
For the majority of the regular season, fans were trying to figure out a way that the Philadelphia Flyers could get rid of their captain, Sean Couturier. Whether it was a buyout or attaching draft picks to him to send him to some other team that could take on his sizeable contract, he was seen as an ineffective player that was taking up a roster spot. That was until these past couple of months when the team and the fans needed him most.
All it took was a different role for Cotuurier to ta...
Facing elimination for the first time, the Philadelphia Flyers had their home ice and new blood in the lineup. Carolina was attempting to be the first team since the 1985 Edmonton Oilers to open the playoffs with eight straight wins. Missing Noah Cates, Owen Tippett, and now Matvei Michkov, the Flyers did what they do best: lean on Dan Vladar. William Carrier also leaned on Vladar, taking a goal off the board for Carolina, and for the second time in the series, they needed overtime to settle t...
The Philadelphia Flyers are pulling out all the stops for their Game 4 must win contest Saturday evening against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. And it appears they’re putting in two young blue-chip prospects for the National Hockey League playoff debuts, while scratching another.
Although nothing was officially confirmed during the pre-game warmup skate, forward Jett Luchanko and defenseman Oliver Bonk are in for contest while winger Matvei Michkov is a healthy scratch. The lines were ...
Well here we are. The Philadelphia Flyers are facing elimination from the playoffs and being slightly embarrassed by the Carolina Hurricanes as they get swept in their own building. While it is almost impossible to imagine the Flyers are even capable of coming back in this series, all we’re asking for is one single win that we can point at as a reason why we shouldn’t be even more disheartened by the performance in this second round.
Puck drop: 6:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺: TNT/truTV...
The Philadelphia Flyers are trying to stave off playoff elimination on Saturday night as they face the treacherous and embarrassing 3-0 series deficit to the Carolina Hurricanes. In an effort to not hand the Hurricanes the series and keep their postseason undefeated streak alive, Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet could be making some lineup changes — and it could include putting in a very young defenseman on the blue line.
After Saturday morning’s optional skate, head coach Rick Tocchet hint...
Though it had not reached the point of outright elimination game, there was a distinct feeling heading into it that Game 3 would be make-or-break for the Flyers.
The dreaded drop to 0-3 in the series loomed, but if the Flyers learned anything from their Game 2 pop, it was that their process can work against this Hurricanes if they let it, and their confidence should have remained well intact as they returned home and looked to take the next step forward. And, to their credit, the Fl...
During a stoppage in play in Game 3 on Thursday night, Flyers winger Trevor Zegras was near the bench when Philadelphia head coach Rick Tocchet gave him a direct order. While neither the player nor the coach had a microphone on them to hear exactly what was being said, the gist of the conversation was that Zegras needed to heed Tocchet’s instructions.
It was a short chat, one which Zegras didn’t seem to get too riled up by or animated from. Yet it was also something that caught the attent...
Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim didn’t pull any punches last night after Taylor Hall’s controversial hit on him in the second period. And it sounds like neither Sanheim nor Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet got any explanation as to why the rather cheap, gutless headshot didn’t result in a five-minute major and a game misconduct.
With just over four minutes left to go in the second period, and the game tied 1-1, Sanheim was battling for the puck along the boards in the defensiv...
*Last night’s game was an ugly one but it’s hard to be mad, really. Unless you think too much about missed opportunities or the power play generally. One more chance to keep it going tomorrow. Recap .
*You may have noticed some pretty big lineup changes in last night’s game. Did you notice those? [ BSH ]
*The main reason for all of these changes is the injury to Noah Cates. If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website you can check out his full breakdown of the Cates injury and w...
The Flyers had their share of chances early, but took way too many penalties in a 4-1 loss to Carolina in Game 3 on Thursday night. The loss puts Philadelphia down 3-0 in the series, with the Hurricanes looking to sweep in Game 4 on Saturday night.
The basics
First period: 17:27- Jordan Staal (Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere) (PPG) Second period: 2:31- Trevor Zegras (Emil Andrae, Porter Martone), 15:59- Jalen Chatfield (Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook) (SHG) Third period: 3:50-...
After taking a disappointing loss in overtime on the road in Game 2, the Flyers are back on home ice tonight for the first time in this series, and looking to break out for their first win against the Hurricanes. They’ve been getting things moving in the right direction, but this task is going to be easier said than done, and desperate times are beginning to arrive, as the Flyers look to avoid falling all the way down to 0-3 in the series.
Puck drop: 8:00 p.m. How to watch/listen: 📺...
The Philadelphia Flyers are just hours away from hosting their first second-round playoff game since 2012 and we have good what looks to be a brand-new lineup for Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
With Noah Cates suffering a series-ending injury , head coach Rick Tocchet was forced to make some major changes to his lineup. The 27-year-old center was a key part of what worked down the middle and since this team is already lacking some firepower at center — especially considering Cate...
While the Flyers have generally outperformed expectations over their first series and change in this playoff run, there has been one specific scenario that they just cannot get right. Throughout the first seven first periods they played in the playoffs, the Flyers have failed to score.
Despite blitzing the Penguins early on and running out to a 3-0 series lead, the Flyers never really took the play to the Penguins early on. In fact, the Penguins seemed to be the quicker team off the mark...
*Alright friends, the party comes home to Philadelphia tonight, with the Flyers and Hurricanes facing off in Game 3 tonight at 8 p.m. Why 8 p.m.? WHO KNOWS. Anyway, big news ahead of this one is that the Flyers will be without Noah Cates. For the rest of the series. [ NHL ]
*So what will this team look like down the middle for the remainder of these games against the Canes? Rick Tocchet offered some insights yesterday. [ BSH ]
*One thing seems obvious, to us at least: Sean Couturier ...
Through eight playoff games, and his ninth Thursday night against Carolina, Flyers winger Tyson Foerster is alone in terms of Philadelphia forwards with zero points so far, and Emil Andrae is the only skater that has not had at least some sort of cheap secondary assist on a goal.
To say he’s in an offensive funk might be an understatement for Foerster and his critics have been loud — and some have even speculated that it’s now his turn to get scratched to give his minutes to someone who c...