Tortorella Is a Double-Edged Sword & Paul Holmgren's Career
Also, five Flyers who won't return in 2024-25, Carter Sotheran is showing NHL upside, and more.
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In today’s edition, we look at how John Tortorella is a double-edged sword, the Flyers Hall of Fame timeline of Paul Holmgren, and more.
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Contextualizing Greatness: Flyers' Matvei Michkov
April 5, 2024 by Justin Giampietro (Premium THW Flyers Substack Content)
The Philadelphia Flyers have, arguably, the best prospect in hockey with Matvei Michkov in their system. Selected with the seventh-overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, the 19-year-old slipping that far was a dream come true for the Orange and Black.
Paul Holmgren: Flyers’ Hall of Fame Player, Coach, and Executive
April 4, 2024 by Matthew Ward
No other person in Philadelphia Flyers’ history has worn as many different hats in the organization than Paul Holmgren. A longtime player, coach, and executive with the franchise, Holmgren dedicated over 40 years of his life on and off the ice to the Flyers. A household name for generations of Flyers’ fans, the St. Paul, Minnesota product’s opinions on hockey operations continue to be important factors in decision-making carried out by franchise brass.
Flyers’ John Tortorella Is a Double-Edged Sword
April 3, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
When talking about head coach John Tortorella of the Philadelphia Flyers, opinions are majorly skewed in both positive and negative directions. Some have him in the conversation for the Jack Adams Award for his rebuilding club holding a playoff spot with just six games left in the season, while others might consider his harsh tactics at times to be a bit excessive.
Top 3 All-Time Flyers Goalies
April 3, 2024 by THW Archives
While most jokes about the Philadelphia Flyers are aimed at the guys who play between the pipes, the Flyers actually have a rich history of goalies. Unfortunately, for recent teams — or even the teams of the ’90s — those goalies played, for the most part, in the ’70s and ’80s.
Ivan Fedotov Makes NHL Debut With Flyers vs Islanders
April 1, 2024 by Jesse Courville-Lynch
The Philadelphia Flyers now have the tallest goaltender in NHL history, as Ivan Fedotov made his NHL debut in the second period of their game against the New York Islanders. After Samuel Ersson allowed two goals on six shots, the Flyers decided to pull him in place of Fedotov.
Flyers’ Prospect Carter Sotheran Showing NHL Upside
April 1, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
Very early, the Philadelphia Flyers‘ 2023 NHL Entry Draft is looking like a home run. With a potential superstar talent in Matvei Michkov, a potential starting netminder in Yegor Zavragin, and two possible middle-of-the-lineup players in Oliver Bonk and Denver Barkey among a couple of other potential NHLers in goaltender Carson Bjarnason and winger Alex Ciernik, the Flyers seemingly did well with nearly all of their picks.
5 Flyers Who Will Not Return in 2024-25
April 1, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
With the month of April now here, the end of the 2023-24 regular season is almost upon us. With the offseason hastily approaching, the Philadelphia Flyers have to be thinking about which players they do and do not want on their 2024-25 roster. Who are five players who might not make the cut?