Danny Briere is the Flyers highest paid player currently on the roster but has missed most of this season due to injury.
There is absolutely no question that the Flyers can win games. Tonight they welcomed a hot Atlanta Thrashers team to the Wachovia Center once again ending the Thrashers winning streak and sending them packing. It marks the 12th straight win for backup goaltender Antero Niittymaki against his childhood rival...
15 Fond Memories From a Wild 2008 Eagles Season
on January - 19 - 2009
Photo Credit: JasonB3 on Flickr
The 2008 Eagles season was a wild ride and reminiscent of a song you may know by Katy Perry:
“Cause you’re hot then you’re cold
You’re yes then you’re no
You’re in and you’re out
You’re up and you’re down”
You get the picture.
Even though we didn’t make the Super Bowl, we had a memorable season filled with great Eagles moments....
Penguins @ Flyers 7:00 PM – January 13th, 2009 – GDP
on January - 13 - 2009
Hartnell (LW) scoring in an earlier meeting between the Penguins and the Flyers.
While the Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Washington Capitals all seem to be growing into a three-sided war, the rivalry really began in the state of Pennsylvania at the end of a Flyers’ postseason birth. The Penguins had defeated the Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals earning the right to play for the Stanley Cup. This...
Flyers Go Unrecognized For Winning
on January - 11 - 2009
Luca Sbisa (D) was selected by the Flyers in the first round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and has become a star at the age of 18.
The Philadelphia Flyers have become the epitome of underappreciated as the NHL hands out its mid-season honors to the players it feels have exemplified the best of the best out on the ice. It’s not unlike the league to ignore some of its more talented players in favor of bigger names, but this...
Winning Is For The Birds
on January - 11 - 2009
The Eagles defense forces two turnovers on downs and even more punts in their 23-11 win over the Giants.
Winning is clearly for the birds even though it seems that every major newspaper will have an article with such a headline. This weekend the Eagles and Cardinals have both pulled off upsets leading them into a matchup that the Eagles have already seen this season. That may have been a different Cardinals team though as...
Eagles @ Giants 1:00 PM – NFC Divisional Round – January 11th 2009 – GDP
on January - 11 - 2009
THE RIVALRY STILL LIVES
Cole (PHI) and Howard (PHI) attack quarterback Eli Manning (NYG).
It has been a while for the Philadelphia Eagles. Everyone remembers the thrill of the NFC Championship. Those same people also remember the frustration of losing 4 straight. Either way it has been a while since the Eagles could say that they were in the running for the Super Bowl. This rivalry game against the Giants stems all the way...
