Addressing the media prior to Tuesday night’s game against the New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella apologized for his reaction to a question asked about goaltender Felix Sandstrom and his performance against Florida on Sunday night.
Merely two months ago, goaltending was considered a position of strength for the Philadelphia Flyers. Now, the situation between the pipes could end up costing them a spot in the NHL playoffs.
On March 16, the Philadelphia Flyers’ record fell to 34-26-8 after a 6-5 loss to the Boston Bruins. The Flyers allowed three goals early in the third period, and four overall, and even their late push to tie the game came short.
The Philadelphia Flyers knew they were going to need whoever their backup goalie was to give them a solid handful of starts to relieve incumbent starter Sam Ersson down the stretch.
The Philadelphia Flyers responded in a big way on Saturday night, defeating the Ottawa Senators 4-2 at the Wells Fargo Center. Joel Farabee kicked things off with his 18th goal of the season, snapping a 14-game goal drought by deflecting a Nick Seeler shot past Ottawa goaltender Mads Sogaard.
On Feb. 28, the Philadelphia Flyers put backup goaltender Cal Petersen on waivers, making it so he’ll be playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) for a bit, pending a future call-up or another team claiming his $5 million cap hit, which is unlikely.
The Philadelphia Flyers have placed goaltender Cal Petersen on waivers on Wednesday. This is the second time Petersen has been placed on waivers this season, with the first coming just days before the start of the 2023-24 NHL season.
Could the Oilers look to fix their goaltending woes through the waiver wire? On Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Flyers placed goaltender Felix Sandstrom on waivers.
The Philadelphia Flyers made a minor move Tuesday, sending goaltender Felix Sandstrom to the Phantoms on a conditioning stint. The 26-year-old goalie has not played in any of the Flyers’ nine games.
Auditions for the Philadelphia Flyers’ backup goalie hit the road Wednesday night against the New York Islanders. On the dance card were Felix Sandstrom (first period) and Sam Ersson (final two periods).
The Philadelphia Flyers have had their moments over the past decade-plus, but even throughout their periods of championship contention recently, the team
The offseason has arrived for half of the league’s teams that aren’t taking part in the playoffs plus those that were eliminated early.
David Pastrnak registered a hat trick to reach the 60-goal mark and finished with four points as the Boston Bruins earned their NHL-record 63rd win of the season, beating the host Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on Sunday night.
Last night, the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Montreal Canadiens in the final game of the season series. Nicolas Deslauriers rejoined the lineup. Tanner Laczynski was a healthy scratch, with John Tortorella electing the 11F/7D format, placing Justin Braun into the lineup.
Now that his two-week maximum is over, Felix Sandstrom’s conditioning loan has come to an end.
The former top prospect has an .888 save percentage in nine appearances this season and has lost seven of them.
What started as an excellent season for the Philadelphia Flyers seems to continue to deliver disappointing news. There is nothing worse than a team that is already struggling to make their way up the standings than losing their starting goaltender to injury.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ back-to-back woes continue. After a 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-2) defeated the Flyers (5-3-2) on Wednesday, 5-2.
All of our goal scorers came through yesterday, giving merit to the idea that when we like a player for shots, we should extend that love for him to also score a goal.
Despite posting a .907 save percentage in seven NHL starts, Sandstrom has yet to win a game.
Numerous injuries to the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday opened the door for Felix Sandstrom and others to join the lineup on Wednesday. “Play the kids.” That’s the mantra when a team falls out of the NHL playoff race.
The Flyers shorthanded lineup on Wednesday resembled more of their minor league team than their current NHL roster. It provided another opportunity to see what some young players could.
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