Reviving the Flyers(NHL17) 2.0

[Nickflyers]

Schneider Stifles Flyers Offense


Cory Schneider makes one of his 40 saves during last night's 3-1 victory

NHL.com -- Usually when a team dominates play and has 40+ shots, odds are they will come away victorious. Last night was not one of those nights as Baltimore's goalie Cory Schneider stopped everything the Flyers threw at him and only a Taylor Hall mix up cost him the shutout. Michael Neuvirth on the other hand wasn't his best and that ultimately was the deciding factor.

Philadelphia Flyers at Baltimore Admirals
Dec 22, 2016 1 2 3 F PHI (19-14-2) 0 0 1 1 BLT (14-15-3) 1 1 1 3 Three Stars Cory Schneider, BLT 40 Saves, 97.6SV% Ryan Clowe, BLT 1 Goal, 1 Assist Pavel Zacha, BLT 1 Goal	Team Stats Comparison PHI BLT Shots on Goal 41 26 Hits 23 27 Faceoffs Won-Lost 23-14 14-23 Penalty Minutes 11:00 7:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 6:21 5:08
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD BLT 17:41 J.Josefson(7)(D.Smith-Pelly, R.Clowe) SECOND PERIOD BLT 19:18 P.Zacha(5)(S.Kalinin, D.Severson) THIRD PERIOD BLT 15:40 R.Clowe(3)(D.Smith-Pelly, A.Greene) PHI 19:24 T.Konecny(8)(Unassisted)

SIMMED:
12/28 - 1-0 L @ STL
*Steve Mason out 1 Week with a Lower Body Injury, Stolarz is called up*
12/30 - 4-1 W @ SJ
1/1 - 4-3 SOW @ ANA
*Claude Giroux out three-four week with a facial injury*

[Nickflyers]

FLYERS ACQUIRE NIKLAS KRONWALL



TRADE DETAILS:

FLYERS TRADE: D M. DEL ZOTTO, G M.NEUVIRTH, 2017 3RD(EDM & BOS) AND S.DOVES-MCFALLS

DETROIT TRADES: 2017 1ST ROUND PICK AND D N.KRONWALL

GM Ron Hextall announced this trade early this afternoon. "We have had a few teams inquire about Neuvy and we explored all sorts of options. This trade not only helps us this season, but we also get an additional 1st round pick for the 2017 draft. The emergence of Anthony Stolarz enabled us to make this move." This deal also seems to point to Steve Mason being resigned this offseason.

New Defense

Ivan Provorov(86)-Niklas Kronwall(88)
Shayne Gostisbehere(86)-Radko Gudas(84)
Mark Streit(83)-Brandon Manning(81)

OTHER TRADES:

OTT acquires H.Zetterberg from DET for D T.Chabot and C F.Chlapik

NSH acquires R.Vrbata from SEA for G K.Vejmelka, D J.Lyytinen, 2017 3rd

[Nickflyers]

Kronwall's Three Assists in Debut Leads Flyers


Niklas Kronwall had three assists in his debut with the Flyers

NHL.com -- Niklas Kronwall's debut with his new team was an exceptional one as he played a role in three of the Flyers four goals and a Radko Gudas goal late in the third gave the Flyers a 4-3 Win last night vs their rivals the New York Rangers. Raanta started the game for the Rangers and he gave the Flyers fits with 36 saves. Steve Mason shook off some iffy goals to keep the Flyers in the game. Nick Cousins would score two and Wayne Simmonds scored as well for the Flyers who won their third straight game without captain Claude Giroux.

New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers
Jan 4, 2017 1 2 3 F NYR (18-12-10) 1 2 0 3 PHI (21-16-2) 1 1 2 4 Three Stars Niklas Kronwall, PHI 3 Assists, 4 Hits Nick Cousins, PHI 2 Goals Radko Gudas, PHI GWG, 2 Hits	Team Stats Comparison NYR PHI Shots on Goal 21 40 Hits 13 28 Faceoffs Won-Lost 20-21 21-20 Penalty Minutes 14:00 16:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 3 2 Time on Attack 3:49 6:32
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHI 8:32 W.Simmonds(13)(S.Couturier, N.Kronwall) PP NYR 15:45 M.Zuccarello(8)(D.Stepan, R.Nash) SECOND PERIOD NYR 8:12 J.Miller(10)(M.Staal) PHI 17:02 N.Cousins(8)(T.Konecny, N.Kronwall) NYR 18:12 D.Stepan(9)(R.Nash) PP THIRD PERIOD PHI 12:19 N.Cousins(9)(N.Kronwall) PHI 18:16 R.Gudas(2)(S.Gostisbehere, R.Lubimov)

SIMMED:
1/7 - 1-0L vs TB
1/8 - 2-1L @ CLB
1/10 - 5-2W @ BUF
*TRADE: MTL Acquires Jagr and S.Thornton from FLA for 2nd(WSH), D.Audette, and B.Lernout*
1/12 - 5-0W vs VAN (Simmonds Out til the 20th with foot injury)
1/14 - 2-0L @ BOS
1/15 - 3-0W @ NYI
1/21 - 3-0W vs BLT
1/23 - 2-0L @ NYI
1/25 - 3-2L @ NYR
1/26 - 5-3L vs TOR

RECORD: 26-22-2

[Nickflyers]

Big Night for the Flyers as Giroux Returns


Giroux sits on the bench in his 1st game back from injury

NHL.com -- The Orange Jesus finally returned after three weeks and the Flyers' offense was resurrected in a 6-2 drubbing of the Hartford Whalers. The Whalers kept the game close in the 2nd period with goals from Rask and Teravainen that tied the game, but within the next three minutes goals from Konecny and Kronwall(1st as a Flyer) put the Whalers on their heels. Giroux's 1st goal back also proved to be the final straw as Cam Ward was pulled for Eddie Lack. Lack stopped the bleeding but the Whalers offense could not get any foothold. The bright spot for the Whalers was holding the Flyers PP to 0/6.

Philadelphia Flyers at Hartford Whalers
Jan 31, 2017 1 2 3 F PHI (26-22-2) 1 4 1 6 HFD (23-23-3) 0 2 0 2 Three Stars Niklas Kronwall, PHI 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 4 Hits Travis Konecny, PHI 2 Goals Michael Raffl, PHI 1 Goal, 1 Assist	Team Stats Comparison PHI HFD Shots on Goal 41 21 Hits 27 16 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24-23 23-24 Penalty Minutes 8:00 12:00 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 6 4 Time on Attack 6:52 4:59
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHI 9:51 T.Konecny(11)(Unassisted) SECOND PERIOD HFD 1:54 V.Rask(10)(J.Faulk, N.Hanifin) PHI 6:05 M.Raffl(5)(N.Kronwall, S.Couturier) HFD 11:46 T.Teravainen(10)(J.Skinner, V.Rask) PP PHI 13:48 T.Konecny(12)(S.Couturier, S.Gostisbehere) PHI 14:28 N.Kronwall(5)(I.Provorov, P.Bellemare) PHI 18:54 S.Gostisbehere(8)(R.Gudas, M.Raffl) THIRD PERIOD PHI 0:14 C.Giroux(15)(N.Kronwall)

[Nickflyers]

Injury Bug Hit Hard!

Within two weeks Philadelphia lost Brayden Schenn, Travis Konecny, Jakub Voracek, Mark Streit and Steve Mason to 1-3 week injuries.

Simmed Games:

2/2 - 3-2L vs MTL
2/4 - 7-3W vs LA
2/6 - 5-2L vs STL
2/9 - 2-1L vs NYI
2/11 - 6-5W vs SJ
2/15 - 8-1L @ CGY
2/16 - 5-1L @EDM

Record 29-27-2(5th in the Metro, Out of WildCard by 3 Points)

[Nickflyers]

Sean Couturier Has Career Night, Flyers Blow Out Nucks

NHL.com -- The Flyers were finally back to reasonable health after being decimated by injuries over the last three weeks. Those injuries to key players has cost the Flyers points in the playoff race as they sit about three points out of a wildcard position. With only injuries to Mark Streit and Steve Mason the Flyers took out their anger on the lowly Vancouver Canucks. Anthony Stolarz got the nod for the Flyers, with Mason, who is still not 100%, dressed as his backup. While Jacob Markstrom was in net for the Nucks. The scoring started early for the Flyers as just under three minutes in Wayne Simmonds beat Markstrom. Six minutes later Sean Couturier would add his 1st of the night, giving the Flyers a 2-0 lead. The Canucks had their chances, including a 5 minute powerplay after Brayden Schenn boarded Nikita Tryamkin and was given a Game misconduct, but Stolarz and the Flyers PK stopped chance after chance. The 2nd period was all Flyers as they put four past Markstrom and chased him. Ryan Miller was flawless until a Wayne Simmonds pass to a streaking Couturier led to Coot's Hat Trick goal and a 7-1 victory.

Philadelphia Flyers at Vancouver Canucks
Feb 19, 2017 1 2 3 F PHI (29-27-2) 2 4 1 7 VAN (23-28-8) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Sean Couturier, PHI 3 Goals, 2 Assists, 5 Hits Wayne Simmonds, PHI 1 Goal, 1 Assist Anthony Stolarz, PHI 22 Saves, 96.7SV%	Team Stats Comparison PHI VAN Shots on Goal 37 23 Hits 30 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 27-18 18-27 Penalty Minutes 30:00 9:00 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 6 Time on Attack 5:58 5:45
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHI 2:34 W.Simmonds(19)(S.Couturier, B.Schenn) PHI 8:34 S.Coututier(19)(B.Schenn, R.Gudas) SECOND PERIOD PHI 9:26 S.Couturier(20)(Unassisted) PHI 11:57 I.Provorov(7)(S.Couturier, S.Gostisbehere) PP PHI 12:12 N.Cousins(14)(A.MacDonald) PHI 17:23 C.Giroux(20)(T.Konecny) THIRD PERIOD VAN 17:20 L.Eriksson(7)(S.Baertschi, C.Tanev) PP PHI 19:35 S.Couturier(21)(W.Simmonds, M.Raffl)

[onlybygrace]

Hell of a game

[seb170455]

Ouch, Vancouver got beaten hard. Good game.