Sean Couturier has been one of the Philadelphia Flyers’ most consistent forwards not only in this series but for a few months now. Since embracing a fourth-line role after the Olympic break, Couturier has turned back the clock with effective play at both ends of the ice.
Couturier has found new life as a fourth-line checking center. And while that’s what his role should be in the long-term moving forward, that may not be the case in a short seven-game series.
With Noah Cates out for ...
The Philadelphia Flyers suffered a tough loss in Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. They took an early 2-0 lead, but the Canes battled back to force overtime, where Taylor Hall buried a loose puck to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the series.
But that wasn’t the only loss the Flyers felt on Monday night.
Noah Cates was spotted with a walking boot after the game , sparking speculation about the center’s status for the rest of the series. Rick Tocchet said on Tuesday ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are bringing in some more young players to go along for the ride in the playoffs and now it’s a fairly divisive prospect who is going to be joining the team.
Announced by the Flyers on Wednesday morning, they have officially recalled center prospect Jett Luchanko from the OHL’s Brantford Bulldogs.
Transaction: We have recalled forward Jett Luchanko from the Brantford Bulldogs (OHL). pic.twitter.com/LhbDAE2QYp — x – Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) May ...
*A lovely, midweek break from the playoff madness. That’s what we have today, friends. Let’s enjoy it. Enjoy it before realizing we probably won’t have Noah Cates for Game 3 tomorrow. [ BSH ]
*If you insist on not enjoying this break from the Flyers, you can enjoy Charlie’s breakdown of Monday’s game, in which the Flyers did everything right and still lost. [ PHLY ]
*In fact, there’s a lot of good to talk about after that Game 2 performance. Even with regard to Travis Konecny, who ha...
While the Philadelphia Flyers are busy trying to overcome a 2-0 series deficit to the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs, they still had stakes in the result of the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery. And now we know that they came up with a big win.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won the draft lottery. The results poured out and went in Toronto’s favor to land them the projected top prospect Gavin McKenna as they search for relevancy yet again.
The Maple Leafs had an 8.5 percent c...
Travis Konecny had a prime opportunity to be the Philadelphia Flyers’ overtime hero in Raleigh on Monday night. After a faceoff win by the Carolina Hurricanes, Trevor Zegras stole the loose puck from Jalen Chatfield along the wall and sprung Konecny for a breakaway.
Konecny retrieved the puck at the blue line and took a few strides before taking a shot on Frederik Andersen from the top of the hashmarks. At first, it looked like Konecny may have missed the net — a point that some writers a...
We’re not quite sure how it happened, what precisely made it happen, or how long it will continue to happen. We are sure that the Sean Couturier the Flyers are putting out on the ice since he move to the fourth line is one we haven’t really seen since he returned from back surgeries a few seasons back. He might not have the jump in his step that he did, but when he’s been on the ice, he’s been a force to be reckoned with.
Nobody thought for a second Couturier could find his inner Tom Wils...
As one of the youngest Flyers on the roster, Jamie Drysdale is blossoming under the highest pressure.
Monday night saw the Flyers’ series against the Hurricanes shift to Game 2, and as they looked to find quite a bit more in the way of jump and production alike to bounce back from a difficult showing in their first time out, the Flyers made a notable shakeup to their lineup — beyond the addition of Carl Grundstrom and Emil Andrae from the sidelines into depth roles — within their middle-6.
As part of their line shuffling late in Game 1, looking for a mix with a bit more spark, the F...
The Philadelphia Flyers are already fairly shallow at the center position and now they’re going to approach a puddle-like depth in the middle of the second round of the playoffs.
According to a report from The Phildelphia Inquirer’s Mike Sielski late Monday night, Flyers center Noah cates was seen on a cart in the depths of the Lenovo Center in Raleigh after Game 2 and was holding a walking boot for his right foot. The report also mentioned that a spokesman of the Flyers declined to comme...
*The Flyers scored two early on the Canes and ended up losing in overtime. A real let down. Recap .
*So you may have noticed we were without Owen Tippett again last night. That’s concerning! [ BSH ]
*Rick Tocchet made clear ahead of last night’s game what he wanted from his players. And that was a little more grit. Sandpaper, if you will. [ NBC Sports Philly ]
*Anyway did you know Eric Tulsky used to Go Here? Despite the fact that his well constructed hockey game is ruining our ...
After their ugly shutout loss to the Hurricanes to open up the series down in Raleigh on Saturday, it was certain that the Flyers needed to take a beat to regroup and refine their approach to their game, if they wanted to keep this series, at the very least competitive. There wasn’t time enough for a complete overhaul, but there were lessons aplenty that could be taken from how the Flyers approached that game — and how other teams have approached the Hurricanes’ system and dealt with it more e...
If you missed Game 1, you didn’t miss much . With some new forward lines, head coach Rick Tocchet was looking to spark some offense — the Flyers had not scored a regulation goal since Game 5 in Pittsburgh — and send the series back home tied at one. After early returns looked good, Carolina stabilized, and the Flyers couldn’t hang on to their early two-goal cushion. They’ve gone to overtime five times with the Hurricanes this season in six games across the regular season and playoffs, winning ...
After missing Game 1 due to injury , Philadelphia Flyers winger Owen Tippett is not going to be in the lineup for Game 2 Monday night against the host Carolina Hurricanes. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet made the news official during a pre-game presser, stating Tippett might be available for Game 3 on Thursday, but it would be a game-time decision.
Rick Tocchet confirms Owen Tippett is out again in Game 2. Says he's a "possibility" for Game 3. Will be a game-time decision. — Charlie ...
Okay, well the Philadelphia Flyers didn’t start the second round all that well. After a brutal 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes for Game 1, the Flyers are searching their first goal of the series and even still looking for their first stretch of solid offense.
Maybe it will come Monday night, but it’s going to take a fairly large change.
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Pregame reading
Rick Tocchet said exactly what he’s looki...
As most of you are aware, the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Tulsky, used to go here. He started out his incredibly hockey journey that has now led him to running a team that is one of the rare perennial and true contenders in the NHL, at this little hockey blog looking at a bunch of numbers and asking and answering a bunch of questions.
So now with the Hurricanes facing off against the Philadelphia Flyers, the team he extensively wrote about and grew up a fan off, in th...
*Y’all catch Game 1 of the Flyers-Canes series, which inexplicably was played on Saturday night while the first round is still going on? It was uh… well it was a little rough. RECAP !
*It got pretty scrappy, this game, and Rick Tocchet had some things to say about that. [ BSH ]
*One of the reasons this game was so rough was the Flyers were without Owen Tippett, and they’re probably going to need him and his speed if they’re going to stand a chance. [ The Athletic ]
*As of now, l...
Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet might not be envious of the Phillies current won/loss record so far this season. But he used a baseball analogy on Sunday after practice to describe how Philadelphia needs to start Game 2 Monday night against the host Hurricanes.
“I just said we just got to hit singles every shift, you can’t try to hit home runs,” the coach said. “I just felt a lot of guys were all in on a home run or not skating. So we’ve learned from it, we’re moving on from it.”
Afte...
While he didn’t name anyone in particular, it appears that Philadelphia Flyers head coach isn’t a huge fan of scrums after the whistles. And even less so when it comes to slashing.
“I don’t like slashing and stupid flicking sticks,” Tocchet said after the Flyers uninspiring 3-0 loss to Carolina in Game 1 Saturday night. “That’s not me. If you’re going to go in a scrum, drop your gloves and fight a guy. Both guys, if not, just play. You want to hold the net and be tough in front of the net...
Saturday night’s series opener in Raleigh was, in short, not an especially inspiring showing from this Flyers team. The Flyers found themselves quickly on the back foot in this one, struggling to work under the pressure of the Hurricanes’ checking game and within the tempo they were operating at, and as a result, the Flyers would generate a postseason-low 19 shots on the way to being shut out for the first time in these playoffs.
Now, despite the troubles with the pace of the game and the...
The Flyers opened up their second round series against the Hurricanes on Saturday night, and while their last series against the Penguins may have ended with a bang, this one began with more of a fizzle.
Struggling to get their offense going under the weight of the Canes’ forecheck, the Flyers delivered a showing that, while spirited by the end, was ultimately somewhat anemic, and left them with plenty of areas in need of working on ahead of these teams’ next meeting on Monday night.
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And we’re off!
It was a quick turnaround after their series clinching win over the Penguins on Wednesday, and the Flyers are right back at it again tonight for the first meeting of their next series against the Hurricanes. There’s a real rest advantage at work here for the Hurricanes, who punched their ticket to the second round in completing their sweep of the Senators all the way back last Saturday, and they’ve been resting and practicing in the meantime. At the same time, though, the F...
With puck drop rapidly approaching on Game 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s looking like the Flyers might begin their second round series down a significant player: 27-year-old winger Owen Tippett.
At the optional morning skate in Raleigh, Owen Tippett stayed on the ice late with the other presumed scratches. Typically, that indicates a player is likely to sit for the night. Combined with the fact that during Friday’s practice, Tippett sat out and Alex Bump skated with Trevor...
The Flyers are just about set to kick off their series against the Hurricanes, and while the lineup for Game 1 is more or less set, we know well how quickly things can change in a series like this on a personnel level. Hopefully, the Flyers are able to keep cruising, and their active players remain productive and, even more critically, healthy, but on the off-chance that things go sideways in some way, before we get too deep into this, let’s take a few moments to take stock of which players ar...
As the Flyers’ second round series against the Hurricanes is set to open up, and with some time already spent digging into their four regular season meetings — which were close on the score sheet but a good bit more lopsided as far as the underlying numbers go — team and viewer alike will be looking for areas where the Flyers can gain some more solid footing against this next divisional rival.
This Hurricanes squad, it goes without saying, is a very good one, and as such it’s going to ta...