Week 21 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast is now available covering March 20-26, 2006. This week we discussed: Flyers look great as they won all 3 games played this week. Key divisional matchups are on the way, we take a look at some of the lines that played a big role in this weeks victories. Flyers special teams have improved drastically, we take a look at some of the changes that have been made. Denis Gauthier has signed a three year extension, we take a look at the details of the ext...
Mar 26, 2006
Week 20 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast is now available covering March 14-19, 2006. This is what we discussed this week: Flyers play good hockey again this week winning 2 of 3 games including a shutout over the Florida Panthers. Flyers penalty killing unit continues to struggle. With a struggling PK unit, the team must cut back on penalties. We look at the number of and type of penalties the Flyers commited this week. An injury report with an update on Michal Handzus, Kim Johnsson and...
Mar 19, 2006
Week 19 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast is now available This is what we discussed on this weeks podcast: Flyers make two deals at the trading deadline on Thursday. We take a look at the players the Flyers picked up for a few draft picks. A look at the Pittsburgh and Buffalo losses. There was also great hockey played against the Hurricanes and Canadiens. We take a look at all of these games with focus on special teams. A full injury report and a week in review. All this and much more o...
Mar 14, 2006
Week 18 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast covering February 28 to March 5 is now available This is what we discussed on this weeks podcast: Reactions from other Flyers on Keith Primeau's announcement. We also look into what Keith has brought to this franchise in previous years. A look back at the games this week. We also focus on the penalty killing unit for the Flyers which needs to improve. An injury report and week in preview. All this and much more on week 18 of Flyers Weekly. 2005 B...
Mar 05, 2006
Week 17 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast covering January 30 to February 5 is now available . This is what we discussed: Flyers continue to struggle and lose players. A turning point may have been Saturday's loss against the Rangers. We look at what the players had to say following the loss to the Rangers on Saturday February 4. We also look into coach Hitchcock's comments on the current struggles at home and on the road. A full injury report and week in preview. All this and much more ...
Feb 05, 2006
Week 16 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering January 23-29 is now available . This is what we discussed in week 16 of the podcast: Flyers have hit a season low with 2 losses this week. We take a look back at the 3 games this week and review player comments to the press in "The Point". A comparison of Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. Two teams going in different directions not obvious by looking at the standings. We talk about what sets these two teams apart. A full injury report and a week in previe...
Jan 29, 2006
Week 15 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering January 16-22 is now available here . This is what we discussed on this weeks podcast: Flyers trade Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg to Phoenix for Petr Nedved. We look into the pros and cons of this trade and why this move was made. We look back at the Carolina and Boston games this week. We also look ahead to next week as the Flyers host the Penguins, Canadiens and Lightning. All this and much more on week 15 of the Flyers Weekly Podcast. 2005 Beyond M...
Jan 22, 2006
Week 14 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering January 9-15 is now available . This is what we discussed on this weeks podcast: A new feature on the podcast is called "The Point". Each week we take quotes from coaches and players and talk about them during an inside the game segment. This week we round up the long road trip with games against New Jersey, Chicago and Detroit. We also look into the NBC televised Avalanche game on Saturday. A full injury report with an update on Robert Esche as well...
Jan 15, 2006
We return from the holidays this week with our first podcast of 2006. We hope that all of you had a great holiday season, we welcome in the new year with week 13 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering January 2-8. Here is what we discussed: Flyers continue to win on the longest road trip in franchise history. We take a look at this roadtrip and pick out the key players that have been coming to the front for the team. We update the line changes that Hitch has recently adjusted. The lines seem to b...
Jan 08, 2006
Week 12 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly Podcast covering December 19-26 is now available by clicking here . This is what we discussed on the podcast: Coach Hitchcock has changed the front line around moving Mike Knuble and R.J. Umberger. We'll talk about the effect of this line change. Penalty Killing has been much better for the Flyers during the first part of this road trip. We'll talk about the PK stats over the past week. Flyers get the job done going 2 for 4 in the power play against Otta...
Dec 28, 2005
Week 11 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering December 12-18 is available by clicking here This is what we discussed this week: Flyers wind up play against the Western Conference teams. We take a look back at the Columbus, Vancouver and St. Louis games this week. Flyers experience more injuries this week. We run down a full injury report. A week in preview as we close out 2005 All this and much more on the Flyers Weekly podcast. flyersweekly@gmail.com 2005 Beyond Media East Broadcating www.phila...
Dec 18, 2005
Week 10 of the Flyers Weekly podcast is now available by clicking here This is what we discussed on this weeks podcast covering December 5-11: A trade this week between the Flyers and the Blackhawks sending Patrick Sharp and Eric Meloche out west in exchange for Matt Ellison and a 3rd round pick in the 2006 Entry Draft. We'll run down the plus and minus of the trade. Peter Forsberg has returned to the lineup and his presence was felt in Saturday's game against the Wild with a goal and assist. We...
Dec 11, 2005
Week 9 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering November 28-December 4 is now available by clicking here This is what we discussed on week 9 of the podcast: The youngsters continue to light the lamp in the Flyers organization. Patrick Sharp had a great week, we offer some of coach Hitchcock's comments on the young players also where they fit in during the absence of Forsberg The defense has played better this week, we'll look at what the Flyers did to win a few one goal games this week. An injury r...
Dec 04, 2005
Week 8 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly Podcast covering November 21-28 is available by clicking here This is what we discussed on this week's podcast: A review of the Peter Forsberg injury. We talk about what players need to step up in the absence of Forsberg. A week in review of this past weeks games. The Flyers need better defensive efforts and need to create better chances. A look at the Goaltender situation for the Flyers We also read some lines from a great article by Ed Moran in the Phil...
Nov 28, 2005
Week 7 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast covering November 14-20 is now available by clicking here This is what we discussed in this week's podcast: We spend time this week on the referee's role in the NHL. The new NHL has a lot of new rules and there have been a lot more penalties called. We break down some of the calls against the Flyers this week and how the NHL may need to come up with a watchdog process to keep penalty calling fair between teams. Sidney Crosby is the new face of the...
Nov 20, 2005
Week 6 of the Philadelphia Flyers Weekly podcast covering November 6-13 is available by clicking here This is what we discussed on this week's podcast: Hitchcock's Corner centered around the play of Joni Pitkanen, Antero Nittymaki and Patrick Sharp. Each of these players had key contributions in 2 of the 3 Flyers wins this past week. The "Dueces Wild" line of Knuble, Forsberg, and Gagne got going again in the Panthers game. We'll talk about what this line brings to the club. The Handzus, Sim, Ri...
Nov 13, 2005
Week 5 of the Flyers Weekly Podcast is available by clicking here This is what we discussed on week 5 covering October 31 through November 5th: Our weekly feature called Hitchcock's corner centered around the play of Jeff Carter, Robert Esche and the "Dueces Wild" line of Forsberg, Gagne, and Knuble. A full injury report including an update on Sami Kapanen and Eric Desjardins. The power play and penalty killing units have improved greatly. We look at the numbers that the special teams have put u...
Nov 06, 2005
Week 4 of Flyers Weekly covering October 22-29 is available by clicking here This is what we discussed on the podcast this week: Our weekly feature called Hitchcock's Corner centered around the penalty killing unit of the Flyers and what they must do to improve while shorthanded. We also discussed the power play and offense of the team as commented by coach Hitchcock. An injury report updating the injuries to Sami Kapanen and Turner Stevenson. A preview of the Ottawa Senators, Washington Capital...
Oct 30, 2005
Week 3 of Flyers Weekly is available by clicking here This is what we discussed on week 3 covering October 13-21 Flyers were at the West Point Military Academy this week for a team building event. We'll talk about Hitchcock's thoughts on the team building also his comments on the games last weekend against the Pens and Islanders. An injury report highlighting the recent injury to Turner Stevenson. A review of the Maple Leafs, Penguins, and Islanders games last weekend. We'll also look ahead to n...
Oct 21, 2005
Week 2 of the Flyers Weekly podcast covering October 3-9 is available by clicking here This is what we discussed in this weeks podcast A new feature on the show is Hitchcocks Corner. Each week we look into quotes from coach Hitchcock to the media. This week we looked at the Flyers lines and what Hitch is doing to change things up. We also discussed what Hitch has said regarding the unproductive special teams. The Flyers are currently 2 for 15 with a man advantage on the year. A full injury repor...
Oct 11, 2005
The very first Flyers Podcast is now available by clicking here This is what we discussed on the first week of the Philadelphia Flyers Podcast: Introduction of the host of Flyers Weekly, Chris Smith. A review of the new NHL rules and regulations for the year. A Flyers team preview. We take a look at a the new faces in the Flyers organization this year, we also look at the veteran players and what they can bring to the table. An injury report listing the teams current injuries. All this and much ...
Oct 03, 2005
