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Sorry, Rangers, but the Flyers have a strict no return policy on elite second line centers and Jack Adams worthy coaches. For the fifth time in a row, the Philadelphia Flyers WIN, 5-1, over the New York Rangers. New York's five game overall game and franchise record nine game winning streaks both come to an end, as the Flyers have now won five straight of their own and are TEN games above actual .500 (not just points percentage) for the first time this season. This was never

The trade deadline is always one of the most exciting moments on the hockey calendar. Contending teams look to acquire the last piece that will put them over the top. Rebuilding teams sell off their players, usually pending UFAs, and receive prospects and picks that excite their fanbase. Bubble teams either play it safe and stay the course, play the long game and sell, or, every once in a blue moon, say "bleep it," and go all in. With Taylor Hall dealt to the Coyotes all the

Oh, what a difference 3,000 miles makes! The Philadelphia Flyers WIN the first game of the Derek Grant/Nate Thompson era, 4-2, over the San Jose Sharks. What a difference those trades made. Three days ago, the Flyers beat a Western Conference team not in a playoff spot 4-2, and now here, they are 72 hours later, doing (checks notes) the exact same thing. Granted (no pun intended), it's not like that's a bad trend to continue. With a massive home-and-home against the Rangers l

The trade deadline is always one of the most exciting moments on the hockey calendar. Contending teams look to acquire the last piece that will put them over the top. Rebuilding teams sell off their players, usually pending UFAs, and receive prospects and picks that excite their fanbase. Bubble teams either play it safe and stay the course, play the long game and sell, or, every once in a blue moon, say "bleep it," and go all in. With Taylor Hall dealt to the Coyotes all the

In physics and hockey, every action has a reaction. When the Flyers traded for Nate Thompson and Derek Grant prior to Monday afternoon's trade deadline, that meant two players were going to come out of the lineup. Which ones were very much up for debate. After all, just about every line has been firing on close to all cylinders lately. There were about four players in contention to fall out of the lineup, and a few hours after the deals were announced, we found out which play

*Copies Nate Thompson* And......paste. The Philadelphia Flyers made their second minor move of the trade deadline. Less than an hour after acquiring Nate Thompson from the Montreal Canadiens, the Flyers dealt center Kyle Criscuolo and a 4th round pick to the Anaheim Ducks for another similar player, center Derek Grant (UPDATE: Anaheim will receive the higher of the Flyers two 4th round picks - either Philly's or Nashville's). At 5-on-5, there isn't a lot to like about Grant.

More like the Philadelphia Buyers, am I right? Just before 11 AM on Monday morning, four hours before the NHL trade deadline, Chuck Fletcher pulled the trigger on his first trade since June. The Flyers have acquired center Nate Thompson from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for their 2021 5th round pick. This has been an interesting year for the Flyers forward depth. The Flyers have plenty of young players on the fringes of the NHL, as well as a couple AHL veterans that cou

Jetting to the trade deadline like: For the 1200th time on Spectrum/Core States Center/First Union Center/Wachovia Center/Wells Fargo Center ice, the Philadelphia Flyers WIN, 4-2, over the Winnipeg Jets! And for the first time this decade (yes, I'm that guy), the Flyers have won three consecutive games, and they're eight games over .500 for the first time this season. The fact that we're even having the conversation that the Flyers might be "actually good" and wondering if th

With the NHL trade deadline just three days away, every team is hard at work trying to find ways to make their organization better, either now or in the future. Though the Philadelphia Flyers themselves haven't made any major transactions, that hasn't stopped the club from appearing in headlines this week - and not just the positive ones from their two huge victories over Columbus. The part of the Flyers roster that's influx the most right now is the backend. It's been no sec

Talk about a Hollywood ending! For the second time in as many games, the Philadelphia Flyers WIN, 4-3, in OT, over the Columbus Blue Jackets. After overcoming two two-goal deficits, the Flyers have swept the season series against CBJ for the first time in franchise history. When Flyers fans talk about the "different feeling" the 2019-20 season has, this game is exactly what they mean. Last season, the Flyers lost all four games against the Blue Jackets. On Thursday night, def