Author: Kevin Christmann

Flyers vs. Coyotes preview: Lowly Arizona might be perfect medicine

By Kevin Christmann | Dec 29th 2014 | 3 min read |

The Flyers three game winning streak was snapped on Saturday against Peter Laviolette’s Predators. Luckily, the Coyotes are up next and they are...

The Flyers struggling penalty kill should not be blamed on Braydon Coburn

By Kevin Christmann | Dec 9th 2014 | 10 min read |

The Flyers‘ penalty kill has been a struggle all season and it’s resulted in what was the worst-ranked unit in hockey until Saturday’...

Flyers vs Islanders Preview: Trying to make it two

By Kevin Christmann | Nov 24th 2014 | 3 min read |

On Saturday the Flyers took down the Columbus Blue Jackets to snap their four-game losing streak. They’ll look to make it two in a row against t...

The Scott Hartnell for R.J. Umberger trade is not looking good

By Kevin Christmann | Nov 5th 2014 | 5 min read |

When the Flyers traded Scott Hartnell for RJ Umberger and a 4th round draft pick, it was a bit of a head scratcher. You could try to find the positive...

Why long-term injured reserve is not good

By Kevin Christmann | Oct 15th 2014 | 3 min read |

Everyone knows Chris Pronger is never going to play again, so the Flyers have been, and will continue to rely on LTIR to get the cap relief they need ...

Philadelphia Flyers season preview: The defense has a lot to prove

By Kevin Christmann | Oct 6th 2014 | 7 min read |

We’re just days away from the Philadelphia Flyers 2014-15 season opener against the Bruins in Boston, and it’s evident that the defense is...

Making sense of the Flyers' cuts from a salary cap perspective

By Kevin Christmann | Oct 4th 2014 | 7 min read |

There’s been a lot of speculation as to what the Flyers would do to get at or under the 23 man roster limit. Present company not excluded. I, at...

Samuel Morin should make the Flyers for salary cap reasons

By Kevin Christmann | Oct 2nd 2014 | 4 min read |

Back in late July, before we knew Kimmo Timonen would likely be unable to play again, I wrote an article about how Shayne Gostisbehere should make the...

Shayne Gostisbehere making the Flyers out of training camp could be beneficial

By Kevin Christmann | Jul 30th 2014 | 4 min read |

The Flyers roster will be a lot more clear as training camp progresses as players are sent down to the Phantoms, but given their offseason salary cap ...

How do the Flyers score their goals?

By Kevin Christmann | Jul 21st 2014 | 17 min read |

For several years now the Flyers have had some of the better power play and penalty killing units in the league. That was no different in 2013-2014 wh...