Scott Hartnell

Like He Never Left: Simon Gagne Scores In Return to Flyers

February 28, 2013

Like a page written out of a movie script, Simon Gagne's return to Philadelphia had all of the necessities.

Gagne scored, he sparked his team and the fans, and the Flyers beat the Washington Capitals, 4-1, in Philadelphia in front of 20,000 Flyers fans awaiting the arrival of their prodigal son.

It couldn't have happened any more perfect for Gagne, who took a red eye flight from Los Angeles yesterday after he learned he was traded back to the team that drafted him in 1998.

(Pictured: Simon Gagne skates during warm ups. Photo by John Russo/TCL Flyers)

Giroux, Hartnell Lead Flyers to Impressive 4-1 Win Over Caps

February 27, 2013

John Russo

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The Flyers played that 60-minute game Scott Hartnell was talking about on Monday.

The Flyers jumped on Washington early and often, capitalizing on a tired Caps team. Hartnell and Claude Giroux each tallied two points, leading Philadelphia to a 4-1 win over Washington Wednesday night in Philly.

(Pictured: Claude Giroux. Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

After Six Failed Attempts, .500 Seems to Be Elusive For Flyers

February 26, 2013

John Russo

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Six times the Flyers attempted to get their record back to .500 and six times they have failed so far this season.

At 9-11-1, you have to start to wonder why that has been the case. It happened again last night when the Flyers dropped a home game 4-2 to the Maple Leafs, playing flat for the first 50 minutes of the game.

Is it mental? Are they snake-bitten? Or is this all just one big coincidence? Regardless, the Flyers need to earn every point they can get their hands on because this is a shortened season and every point matters just a little bit more if a team wants to make the playoffs.

(Pictured: Ilya Bryzgalov cannot stop a rebound shot by Mikhail Grabovski in the third period. Photo by Paul Bereswill/Getty Images)

Flyers Struggle to Get to the .500 Hump Again; Lose to Toronto, 4-2

February 25, 2013

John Russo

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Getting to .500 has been an uphill battle for the Flyers and it continued on Monday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

An absolute sluggish outing until the final half of the third period cost the Flyers a chance to even up in the standings and get some much-needed points. And though the Leafs were almost equally as sluggish, they came out with the 4-2 win in Philadelphia.

Perhaps the Flyers are pressing to get to .500, but whatever it is, the effort was poor once again. Head coach Peter Laviolette didn't think they were pressing though.

(Pictured: Jakub Voracek battles with Toronto's Cody Franson in front of goalie Ben Scrivens. Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Scott Hartnell's Return Had His Team Pumped Up

February 23, 2013

Chris Bengel

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Flyers forward Scott Hartnell may not have registered a point but his return was a welcome addition to the lineup.

Hartnell had five shots, a hit, and had two penalties in the Flyers' 5-3 win over the Jets. He played 14:54 of ice time which was sixth on the team in terms of that category.

The Flyers winger didn't shy away from his usual game of crashing the net and wreaking havoc on opposing goaltenders.

(Pictured: Scott Hartnell warming up before Saturday's game. Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Schenn-sational effort propels Flyers over Jets

February 23, 2013

Chris Bengel

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With Matt Read scheduled to miss six weeks, the Flyers knew that the offensive contributions had to come from other places.

The Flyers answered the bell as the likes of Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek led the team to a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon.

With 11:03 left in the third period, Schenn worked his magic. Schenn received the puck and dished a gorgeous backhand pass to Wayne Simmonds for the slam dunk goal to give the Flyers a 4-3 lead.

It was their first lead of the game and ended up being the game-winning goal. Zac Rinaldo added an empty-netter as time expired.

(Pictured: Brayden Schenn celebrates after tying the game up 3-3 in the third period. It was his second goal of the game. Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty Images)

Scott Hartnell Will Play Today vs Winnipeg

February 23, 2013

John Russo

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Coming as a surprise to everyone, Scott Hartnell will be back in the Flyers lineup this afternoon against the Winnipeg Jets.

Having been out of action since January 22, Hartnell needed less than five weeks to recover from the broken foot he sustained after finding out he could have missed up to eight weeks.

(Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

Matt Read Tears Chest Muscles; Out Six Weeks

February 21, 2013

John Russo

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The Flyers will be without another top liner for an extended period of time.

Matt Read will miss about six weeks after suffering a tear in the chest/ribs area in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Penguins in Pittsburgh. The news comes only a few days after the Flyers set a time table on the return of left winger Scott Hartnell.

Hartnell, Meszaros Improving; Nearing Returns

February 20, 2013

John Russo

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Flyers left winger Scott Hartnell could be back in a Flyers jersey by the following weekend.

As per general manager Paul Holmgren, Scott Hartnell has been cleared to practice with the team. He could return to game action in 7-10 days, which sets a target return date of February 27 against Washington or March 2 versus Ottawa.

Panic Time or Stay the Course: Evaluating the Numbers One Third of the Way

February 17, 2013

Matt Bernot

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Six wins, nine regulation losses, one shootout loss, 13 points. That’s where the Flyers stand one third of the way through the season. The record is not very good, but is the team bad or are they going through bad luck? Digging into the numbers suggests it is a bit of both.