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So that's what it Jake Voracek would look like if he didn't shave for 2 years. And then asked Dave Hakstol to rename him. After a series of teaser trailers on Twitter over the last week, the Flyers announced their second mascot in franchise history (the first was the shortlived "Slapshot" in 1970) - Gritty, a giant orange ball of who knows what that is probably related to the Phillie Phanatic in some way, shape or form. Per the Flyers official website (flyers.nhl.com): "His f

Not counting the Flyers rookie game on September 12th, Thursday's contest, a 6-4 win against the New York Rangers marked the halfway point of the Flyers 8-game preseason schedule. Clearly they're not taking things very seriously, judging by the fact that 3 of the first 4 games (as well as the rookie game) were against the Islanders. No, seriously. Rosters trimming is already well underway, with all junior-eligible players being returned to their respective clubs, meaning all

Now there's the injury news we were looking for! Sorry, sorry, way to insensitive, I know. Ron Hextall dropped a bomb on Sunday morning, announcing defenseman Andrew MacDonald will be out for the next 6 weeks. MacDonald has been one of the most maligned Flyers in recent memory. It's not necessarily his fault - you can't blame MacDonald for accepting the 6 year, $30 million extension Paul Holmgren offered him after he was aquired for the Flyers 2014 Playoff push to help the th

After ranking 27 prospects over the first four tiers, we reach the conclusion of the Flyers prospect pyramid with the bottom of the deep barrel in the final two tiers. Tier 5: G Anthony Stolarz (AHL - Lehigh Valley Phantoms) I like Stolarz more than most people do. In 7 NHL games during the 2016-17 season, Stolarz put up really solid numbers - a 2.07 GAA and .928 save percentage. Obviously a small sample size but I thought Stolarz would be able legitimately challenge Michal N

With 13 prospects, no tier on the Flyers Prospect Pyramid has more players, hence the reason it has its own post. The pyramid will conclude tomorrow, so make sure to check out the intro and first three tiers if you haven't yet. Tier 4: C Mikhail Vorobyev (AHL - Lehigh Valley Phantoms) If the Flyers look to solve their 3rd-line center dilemma by calling up a prospect, Vorobyev is probably the most likely player to get the call-up. Vorobyev got on Flyers fans radars when he put

Yesterday, I unveiled the Flyers prospect pyramid, the best way of ranking any teams, including the best teams (the Flyers, obviously), courtesy of Steve Dangle. Today, we march on, with Tier 2-3. Make sure to check out yesterday's post if you haven't already. Tier 2: C Morgan Frost (OHL - Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds) Frost was a curious choice at #27 in the 2017 NHL draft, taken with the first of two first round picks acquired in the Brayden Schenn trade. Projected to go in

With the NHL offseason slowly but surely moving along, hockey fans like myself are left with a limited amount of options for their hockey fix. Other than the NHL 19 news and being able to laugh at the Habs there's not much going on. But one of the things that hockey fans can always rely on for entertainment is going through their teams' top prospects, especially for Flyers fans, who cheer for a team with one of the deepest prospect pools in both quality and quantity in the NH