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Why did the Flyers hire Vigneault? Mindset

By John Saquella | Apr 17th 2019 | 3 min read |

Chuck Fletcher’s first move of what should be an eventful off season was to hire former Rangers, Canucks and Canadiens head coach Alain Vigneault to...

The season of Jekyll and Hyde

By John Saquella | Jan 30th 2019 | 4 min read |

A season starts with hope and optimism and the Philadelphia Flyers stumble out of the gate, seemingly dead in the water as the calendar hits December....

The Flyers should be selling

By John Saquella | Jan 1st 2019 | 4 min read |

When the Flyers named Chuck Fletcher to replace Ron Hextall as GM, the buzzwords were “a bias for action”. Team CEO Dave Scott and President Paul ...

Light at the end of the tunnel

By John Saquella | Dec 21st 2018 | 3 min read |

Despite a tremendously flawed process, beset with poor foresight and several missteps, the Flyers managed to instill a renewed sense of hope and excit...

Another expansion draft is looming, what that could mean for the Flyers

By John Saquella | Dec 6th 2018 | 4 min read |

The NHL Board of Governors has approved the application of the Seattle franchise to join the league starting with the 2021-22 season. That means endle...

Controlling the narrative

By John Saquella | Dec 4th 2018 | 6 min read |

In the wake of the Flyers firing GM Ron Hextall on November 26th, Flyers fans were left in a classic “He said/he said” situation. While team presi...

We finally learn what unacceptable means to the Flyers

By John Saquella | Nov 26th 2018 | 5 min read |

Following yet another uneven and wildly streaky start to the season, the Flyers decided to act in the most decisive manner possible by announcing Mond...

Is Hextall Wade-ing into dangerous territory?

By John Saquella | Nov 8th 2018 | 4 min read |

After a 3-0-1 West Coast swing, the Flyers seem more confident and maybe even back on track. Even at the lowest ebb, I had little doubt that this team...

Flailing Flyers

By John Saquella | Oct 19th 2018 | 5 min read |

After years of preaching patience, Flyer GM Ron Hextall finally seemed to have his team ready to take the next step. He added 36 goal scorer James van...

Ron Hextall has really complicated the goalie situation

By John Saquella | Sep 25th 2018 | 4 min read |

I have long been dedicated to dispelling the old adage that the Flyers haven’t had a goalie since Ronald Reagan was President of the United States. ...