PHLY Philadelphia Flyers Podcast

It's time to put aside the notion that the Flyers are simply off to a hot start, as the gang gets into whether or not the 7-3-2 Philadelphia Flyers are actually an okay hockey team. They also weigh in on the Rasmus Ristolainen scratch, John Tortorella's affects on the team so far, and what the real high point of this season might be. And then, to wrap it up, some quick thoughts on the Flyers' latest foray into the jersey game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the St. Louis Blues, 5-1, on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers improved to 7-3-2 on the season, while the Blues dropped their eighth straight in regulation after a 3-0-0 start. Wade Allison, Travis Konecny, and Noah Cates all scored in the second period, to give Philly a 3-0 lead after 40 minutes. Ryan O'Reilly cut the score to 3-1 early in the third, but Lukas Sedlak restored the three-goal lead only 1:22 later, and then Owen Tippett finished the game off with 39 seconds left to ensure Felix Sandstrom (27 saves on 28 shots) notched his first career victory in his ninth career start. All of this lead to the question, "how are we evaluating this team now? What's the curve?" Sure, there are 70 games left, but (American) Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and as of now, the Orange and Black occupy an Eastern Conference playoff spot. How are people reacting to the reality that this probably won't be a bottom-five team in the standings? Listen to the podcast to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The St. Louis Blues had a pretty quiet summer and, thus far, a pretty uninteresting season. A few injuries, some underperforming players, and some questions in goal is about all they've got going. Laura Astorian of St. Louis Game Time shared the finer points of what we should expect from the Blues tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You know it was a bad weekend in Philly sports when the highlight is that a man ate a rotisserie chicken for the 40 straight day. Steve and Quigz discuss the chickenman, the Boston Bruins sneakily trying (and failing) to bring in Mitchell Miller, Carter Hart's continued dominance, and Rasmus Ristolainen's tough start with Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella. Follow us on Twitter: @Flyperbole @ryanquigz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're heading into the first game against Claude Giroux since he was traded last season and man, that's going to be weird. The Flyers will first meet G in his new house in Ottawa and in precisely one week, he'll be coming back to Philly. That'll be a fun game. Nate from Silver Seven Sens filled us in on what has been happening in Ottawa outside of the Giroux acquisition and gets us ready for what we're going to see when the boys hit the ice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

If you pay any attention to the Toronto sports media, you might think the Maple Leafs are a disaster beyond remedy, not the .500 hockey team filled with superstars off to a bit of a slow start. The team is loaded up front but is that enough to overcome a very questionable situation in goal? Jeff Veillette of CanadaSportsBetting.ca gave us the inside scoop on what's been going on in Toronto that has Leafs fans so worked up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Joe Fortunato from Blueshirt Banter joins Steph Driver to talk about John Tortorella and his coaching legacy. They also dig into Alain Vignault and how he is not missed by anyone in New York or Philadelphia. Then they touch on what to expect from these two teams this year and end with a prediction for Tuesday's game at MSG. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Carolina Hurricanes are off to a predictably good start after an offseason that saw quite a bit of addition and subtraction on the roster. Ryan Henkel of Canes Country stopped by to fill us in on the Canes' summer, their first few games, and to give us a little insight into our new boy Tony Meatballs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Bill Matz, Steph Driver and Charlie O'Connor discuss all the latest goings-on with the hockey team the Flyers, including Carter Hart's incredible start, Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes getting benched, winning despite never having the puck, and, after a false finish, claiming Kieffer Bellows on waivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How are they winning? Why are they winning? Is this sustainable? Where the hell is all of this going? Sometimes we just have to throw up our hands and see how things play out. The Philadelphia Flyers were outshot 51-22 in their 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Despite getting off to a 5-2-0 start, Philly has been outshot, on average, by a count of 36-27. But a combination of Carter Hart's dominance, some great execution in few offensive zone chances, and a little bit of luck (maybe more than a little bit) have this team sitting atop the Metropolitan division with 10 points in the standings, trailing only the Boston Bruins (14 points) for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Is this good for the long-term health of the organization? Not if the goal is to ultimately acquire top-end talent, which seems only possible via high lottery picks. But after years of embarrassing losses and unwatchable hockey, it's hard to say watching them win, even in a completely unsustainable way, isn't at least a little fun. And it's definitely adding to the mystique of whatever magic is in the Philadelphia air, with the Union surging towards the Conference Final, an undefeated Eagles team, and the Phillies 4 wins away from a World Series Championship all happening at once. So, just throw up your hands, roll with the punches and listen to postgame. What else can we do? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.