Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Flyers power play is struggling. It’s been an ongoing problem for this team and there doesn’t seem to be a clear end in site. What they lack in firepower on the man advantage, they have plenty of it when it comes to the penalty kill. Otherwise known […] Flyers penalty kill helping to override struggling power play - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

Marc Staal and Rasmus Ristolainen have had long careers in the NHL. The two combine for 1,797 games, though Staal accounts for 1,111 of those games. The next closest veteran on the Flyers defense is Travis Sanheim is 441. Combine the rest of the regilar members of blue line to the two mentioned above and […] Does the Flyers reliance on a Staal-Ristolainen pairing hinder development? - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

Special teams has been talked about, mostly in a negative way, for the Flyers this season. Their power play has struggled and is among the worst in the league. However, the penalty kill has made up for that with strong stretches during the early part of the season. After another good performance on Saturday night, […] Power kill helps Flyers earn first comeback win of season - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

After the Battle of the Turnpike on Wednesday, the Philadelphia Flyers will now turn to the Battle of Pennsylvania in a home and home series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Saturday’s game will be the first of four games between the two teams. The Penguins won all three games in the season series last year, out […] Flyers at Penguins, Game 24: Notes, Lineups, and How to Watch - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

With Noah Cates sidelined for the next six-to-eight weeks, the Flyers are carrying just 12 forwards at the moment. With Lehigh Valley only about 90 minutes away, that isn’t a problem at the moment. But an injury or other situation could arise at any moment, leaving the team in a possible pinch. While there isn’t […] Flyers could potentially recall top prospect for upcoming road trip - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

Benching a player mid-game is nothing new in John Torotrella’s system. He did it last season with Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes. He’s done it this year with Cam York and Egor Zamula. And it won’t be the last time we likely see a player stapled to the bench. Even against a division rival when […] Tortorella “moving on” from benching of Joel Farabee - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

Matvei Michkov won’t be in a Philadelphia Flyers uniform for a few years as he plays out his contract in the KHL. But that doesn’t mean the team isn’t already game planning for his arrival, among others, down the line. The Flyers have adopted a more aggressive style in terms of how they play. They […] John Tortorella acknowledges Flyers play style is geared toward future arrivals - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

For the third time in a month, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes will face off. They won’t meet again after this until Mar. 21. For the Flyers, this marks their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Game and they made a special signing ahead of Tuesday night’s game. The away team has won each of […] Flyers vs Hurricanes, Game 22: Notes, Lineups, and How to Watch - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

It has been a tough week for Noah Cates recently. The Flyers young forward needed 30 stitches around his upper lip after taking a puck to the face against the Rangers. And now he has suffered some sort of lower body injury that will keep him out for the foreseeable future. The Flyers announced that […] Noah Cates out six-to-eight weeks with lower body injury - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more

There has been some buzz around the Philadelphia Flyers this season. Are they really better than last year? Is this team really improved? Since we are at the quarter mark in the season, let’s take a look at last year vs this year. For that, we are going to look at the stats. Despite Homer’s […] Statistically speaking, these Flyers are better than last year - Broad Street Buzz - Broad Street Buzz - A Philadelphia Flyers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More ..read more