Tyson Foerster Deserves Calder Consideration & Cam Atkinson Should Be Bought Out
Also, the Flyers Hall of Fame careers of Reggie Leach and Gary Dornhoefer, and more.
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In today’s edition, we look at why Tyson Foerster deserves to be in the Calder Trophy race, why Cam Atkinson should be bought out next season, and more.
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Flyers Can Be Legitimate Playoff Threat if They Find Consistency
March 16, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
The Philadelphia Flyers are in a good spot in terms of making the playoffs. They have favorable odds as is, and that’s great news for a team that hasn’t hosted a playoff game at Wells Fargo Center since 2018, as their last time in the dance was in the 2020 bubble in Toronto the whole way.
Gary Dornhoefer: Flyers’ 1973 Stanley Cup Playoffs Hero
March 16, 2024 by Matthew Ward
Gary Dornhoefer stands as one of the most beloved Philadelphia Flyers in franchise history. A reliable player known as a solid offensive contributor and tough guy over parts of 14 seasons in the NHL, the right-winger is idolized by the Flyers’ faithful for a significant play in the 1973 Stanley Cup Playoffs that immortalized the great in bronze.Â
Flyers Should Buy Out Cam Atkinson in 2024 Offseason
March 14, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
It’s never an easy decision to buy out an NHL player, especially one as involved in his community as Cam Atkinson. Unfortunately, that might be the choice the Philadelphia Flyers have to make as they approach the offseason.
Flyers’ Tyson Foerster Deserves Calder Trophy Consideration
March 13, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
Despite the Philadelphia Flyers‘ status as a rebuilder yet being a playoff team, only one of their several rookies this season received a single vote in the NHL’s poll amongst their writers for early Calder Trophy voting. That player was not 22-year-old Tyson Foerster. Among 14 voters, he did not get as much as a fifth-place vote.
Flyers’ Reggie Leach: A Goal-Scoring Dynamo
March 11, 2024 by Justin Giampietro
Going back to the Broad Street Bullies era for our Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame series, we take a look at what Reggie Leach was able to do with the Orange and Black. Acquired from the California Golden Seals before the 1974-75 NHL season, it didn’t take long for him to cement himself as a franchise legend.