PHLY Philadelphia Flyers Podcast

The Philadelphia Flyers have lost 8 of 10 in March and haven’t won in regulation since February 25th.Philly’s place in the draft lottery is within the top-5 and based on the offensive output this month, it could still improve over the season’s last dozen games.Charlie, Kelly & Bill discuss Travis Konecny and the whole squad’s inability to score goals, and debate whether the lackluster offense is good for draft position or bad for the Orange & Black’s future.

Ryan Poehling scored a goal in the third period, becoming Philly’s first goal scorer since Ryan Poehling last Thursday.But the story of the game was Alex Ovechkin scoring his 888th career goal, bringing him within 7 of a new all-time record.Charlie, Bill & Steve break down yet another loss, Philly’s 3rd straight and 8th in the last 9 games.

The Philadelphia Flyers are still playing hard, limiting shots on goal, blocking shots and drawing penalties. But they cannot score.For the second consecutive game the Orange & Black were shutout, this time by future Hall of Famer Andrei Vasilevskiy. Philly has been held to 2 or fewer goals in 6 of the last 9 games.Bill, Frank and Mike break down this St. Paddy’s Day showdown loss, and the continued struggles of the Flyers offense and power play.

The Philadelphia Flyers wrapped up their season-long homestand in not-so-dramatic fashion, getting shutout by Pytor Kochetkov and the Carolina Hurricanes, losing their 6th of 7 straight at home. The Orange & Black didn’t look terrible to start, but were eventually overwhelmed by Rod Brind’Amour’s Canes in a true display of Stanley Cup contender vs. rebuilding team. Bill & Kelly break down the loss, and look at how the Flyers can secure themselves a top-5 draft pick in the final 14 games.

Let’s close the work week with a mailbag!While the Philadelphia Flyers have 15 games remaining on the 2024-25 schedule, many fans are looking ahead to this summer and a very important offseason for GM Danny Briere.Bill & Kelly answer fan questions about possible trades, contract extensions for young players, drafting a center over presumed #1 pick Matthew Schaefer, and their favorite Wawa orders.

They won a game.The Philadelphia Flyers ended their 5-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a shootout.Bobby Brink notched 3 points in regulation and then after a frustration 3v3 overtime, Matvei Michkov, Owen Tippett and Sam Ersson combined to take down the Bolts.Charlie, Bill & Steve break down the win, and the possibility of a late season turnaround for the Orange & Black.

With the Philadelphia Flyers currently 0-for on their homestand, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs out of reach even for the most die hard of fans, Charlie, Kelly & Bill turn their sights to the future.How much longer will John Tortorella remain effective as the team’s head coach? Could recent comments by Cam York be the beginning of the end for Philly’s bench boss?Plus, a look at the goalie situation, the draft lottery, and Matvei Michkov’s Calder Trophy odds.

The Philadelphia Flyers are on a 5 game losing streak, all at home and all in regulation.Our birthday boy Travis Konecny failed to put up a goal to celebrate his 28th, and now he’s got a 9-game goal drought, tying his season long which ended 10 games ago.Despite the loss, Jamie Drysdale & Matvei Michkov played solid games, with Drysdale scoring for a second consecutive game and Michkov setting up several chances with teammates unable to convert.Charlie, Kelly & Bill break down the loss and what they want to see from the Orange & Black in the final 16 games.

The Philadelphia Flyers have lost 4 straight after a mostly sleepy game against the New Jersey Devils.The major conversation during the game was Matvei Michkov’s benching for the final 9 minutes of the first period.Charlie, Bill & Steve break down the loss, and discuss the merits of Tortorella’s benchings, and how the Flyers should approach the final 17 games.

Well, the first period was pretty good! Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, there were 40 minutes of hockey played after that, and Seattle was the far better team for the vast majority of that time. Owen Tippett opened the scoring on a rush after some nice neutral zone work by Sean Couturier & Matvei Michkov, and that was pretty much it. Philly’s power play was once again terrible and Sam Ersson wasn’t great, and that all resulted in a third consecutive loss at home. Charlie, Kelly & Bill break down the loss, and if the Flyers could possibly sink even further in their final 18 games.