#Chuck Fletcher

It's that time of year again - time to start a new year, and have some fun with predictions for the next 12 months. These are honest-to-goodness educated guesses as to what we see taking place in 2023: Some - this writer included - thought the Blues would be a force to reckon with in the Western Conference. Instead, they've lost more than they've…

It's been a long 2022 for the Flyers and their fans. The team has suffered through a lot of losses, been stricken by injuries to key players, dealt with a coaching change, and said goodbye to one of the franchise's greatest-ever players in Claude Giroux. How bad has it been? The Flyers have accumulated a putrid 24-51-12 record and earned just 60 of…

Who's the biggest name available at the NHL trade deadline bazaar? It depends who you ask, and who you think is really available or not. But the general consensus in NHL betting circles suggests that name is Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux. Giroux, a former Hart Trophy winner, is in the last year of his $8.25 million contract and is…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Scroll Philly sports headlines on the smartphone and there's plenty about Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. The Phillies are in a pennant race. The Sixers have two of the biggest stars in the NBA in Joel Embiid and James Harden. The Union is one of the best teams in Major League Soccer. The Flyers? They are on…

Johnny Gaudreau is not a big man, at 5ft 9ins and 175 pounds. But he could be the biggest name available when the NHL free-agent market opens on Wednesday. Gaudreau is coming off the best season of his career, one in which he put up 115 points (40 goals) in 82 games. He had 14 more points in 12 playoff games for the Calgary Flames. Gaudreau's last…

The start of the 2022-23 NHL regular season is just around the corner so it is time to take a look at the Metropolitan Division as a whole and see what sort of competition the Pittsburgh Penguins will be looking at this season. This is Part 1 of our divisional preview and looks at teams we see finishing in the fifth through eighth place spots. What…

The Philadelphia Flyers are expected to be bottom feeders in the NHL this season and are all in on tank nation to try and get the best odds to draft Connor Bedard #1 overall at the 2023 NHL draft. If Sanheim is made available the Vancouver Canucks will be one team that will have interest. Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman were on their 32 Thoughts…

There admittedly wasn't much optimism surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers throughout this offseason, as we approached the puck drop of the 2022-23 NHL campaign. And now, with the recent injury news about Sean Couturier, hopes seem to be at just about an all-time low for this franchise before it's even played (and probably lost) a game this season.…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Scroll Philly sports headlines on the smartphone and there's plenty about Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles. The Phillies are in a pennant race. The Sixers have two of the biggest stars in the NBA in Joel Embiid and James Harden. The Union is one of the best teams in Major League Soccer. The Flyers? They are on…