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Bobrovsky Stifles Panthers With Shootout Success

Bobrovsky Stifles Panthers With Shootout Success

The Flyers kept the same line-up from Sunday against the Florida Panthers in their final game before the All Star break except for one notable change- Sergei Bobrovsky received the nod to start in net.

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Can Former Flyers Get Danny Briere Going?

Can Former Flyers Get Danny Briere Going?

The Flyers’ top line of Giroux/Hartnell/Jagr has been potent for the first half of the season, but the production that management has come to expect from Danny Briere has been inconsistent over the course of

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Flyers Season Ends in a 5-1 Whimper

Flyers Season Ends in a 5-1 Whimper

“This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.” The end to poet T.S. Eliot’s famous poem Hollow Men doesn’t have much to do with the Flyers’ season ending 5-1

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Game Three Loss put Flyers in a Choking Situation

Game Three Loss put Flyers in a Choking Situation

Sixty three seconds. The Flyers broke a franchise record by allowing two goals in the first sixty seconds of tonight's Game Three blowout. Aside from Sean O’Donnell showing Nathan Harton that you’re never too old

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Goaltending Costs Flyers 5-4 Loss Against Capitals

Goaltending Costs Flyers 5-4 Loss Against Capitals

Tonight's 5-4 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals was exciting, tense, and ultimately disappointing. Ignoring the average first period, the Flyers absolutely dominated the Caps at even strength during the last 40 minutes. The top

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Should Versteeg Factor Into Flyers Long Term Plans?

Should Versteeg Factor Into Flyers Long Term Plans?

It was reported a month ago (and mentioned here) that Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren spoke with Ville Leino prior to trading for Kris Versteeg. The gist is that acquiring Versteeg and his $3.083 million

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Sabres Extend Flyers Losing Streak with 5-3 Win

Sabres Extend Flyers Losing Streak with 5-3 Win

Despite a strong first period, the Flyers have lost their third in a row in today’s matinee against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres, fighting for a playoff position and on the outside looking in, outworked

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Desperate Mapleleafs Seize 3-2 Win Over Flyers

Desperate Mapleleafs Seize 3-2 Win Over Flyers

The Flyers once again faced a team trying to squeeze their way into the playoffs and couldn’t match the desperation or intensity to get the win, as the Toronto Mapleleafs outworked the Flyers in a

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Flyers Hang On For Life with 4-2 Win Over Rangers

Flyers Hang On For Life with 4-2 Win Over Rangers

The Flyers probably should not have won today. Outshot 39-24 (with only three shots in the final period), the Flyers came out slow and finished slow with a rather pedestrian effort against Atlantic Division rivals

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My Thoughts- Flyers/Lightning 4-3 Shootout Win

My Thoughts- Flyers/Lightning 4-3 Shootout Win

Having been unable to travel to Tampa Bay for tonight’s match-up (and thus no post-game quotes), I am stealing Micah’s format for my thoughts on the Flyers' 4-3 shootout victory over the Lightning. What I

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