PHLY Philadelphia Flyers Podcast

Twenty games into the 2024-25 season, the Philadelphia Flyers are 8-10-2 (.450). Matvei Michkov is leading all rookies in goals and points. Travis Konecny is continuing his scoring pace of the previous 2 seasons. Travis Sanheim looks more and more like a top-pair defenseman. Ivan Fedotov has had his ups and downs. Beyond that, it feels like we need a lot more time to figure out exactly what to make of some of this team’s younger players. Charlie & Bill debate passing judgements on Tyson Foerster, Noah Cates, Aleksei Kolosov, Morgan Frost and more!

The Philadelphia Flyers played a fairly solid first 40 minutes against a very good Carolina Hurricanes team, but failure to pull the trigger on some chances came back to bite Philly in the 3rd, as the Canes surged for 3 goals in the first 7 minutes of the final frame to put the game on ice. Charlie, Bill & Steve break down the loss, and how John Tortorella can use this game to reset his lineup and move forward.

Philadelphia Flyers fans and analysts came into the season with high expectations for a lot of individuals. Most of those individuals were wingers- Matvei Michkov, Tyson Foerster, Joel Farabee, Owen Tippet, and Bobby Brink. Those wingers have had varying degrees of success, but one constant in Philly’s lineup is the inability of any center to generate any offense. Charlie, Kelly & Bill discuss the lack of centers in the organization, as well as the injuries and roster questions that have come up over the last few weeks.

The Flyers showed real fight in the final minutes of this game, but ultimately fell to the Colorado Avalanche 3-2, on the strength of 2 goals by Cale Makar. Charlie, Kelly & Bill break down the loss, as a few of the positives, like Helge Grans’ debut and first NHL point.

The Philadelphia Flyers are officially hot. The Orange and black have won 3 in a row, have picked up points in 5 straight and have won 4 of those 5 games. Ivan Fedotov, Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny all starred in this beat down of the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Charlie, Kelly & Bill discuss the win and if this team is back to where it was a year ago.

It’s a MAILBAG FRIDAY! Fresh off of a 5-4 overtime win courtesy of Matvei Michkov, Bill is taking a step back to answer some questions from Flyers fans. What’s next for Morgan Frost? How will the goaltending situation play out? Which Flyers would make the best tag team partners, and much more!

The Flyers went to their 4th straight overtime game, and Matvei Michkov won it for the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4. Even with a lack of shots on goal, Travis Sanheim started the scoring early and Ivan Fedotov had another strong game to get the win in Ottawa. Bill and Charlie discuss.

Matvei Michkov returned to John Tortorella’s lineup on Monday night and scored a goal, picked up a primary assist and also potted one in the shootout. Emil Andrae has been a standout since being recalled from the Phantoms, and now finds himself on the Flyers’ top pair, posting 19:55 and 25:40 in the last two games. Charlie & Bill break down the rookie performances, as well as what’s going on with Philadelphia’s roster situation, Morgan Frost’s future, and more!

Matvei Michkov makes his return to the lineup with a huge game against Macklin Celebrini and the Sharks, scoring a goal and picking up an assist, plus scoring in the shootout, to seal a 4-3 Flyers win. Michkov won the Calder battle, but another Flyers rookie, Emil Andrae, was incredible in this game. Bill, JP & Charlie break down the win and the team’s entertaining but zany performance.

The Flyers finally got some secondary scoring with goals from Joel Farabee, Anthony Richard & Garnet Hathaway lighting the lamp but after 65 minutes, the Florida Panther prevailed in a 5 round shootout. Bill, Charlie & Owen break down the loss and what’s next for the Flyers.

The pregame headlines were all about Matvei Michkov’s benching and Aleksei Kolosov getting hurt at morning skate but the postgame is all about Ivan Fedotov! Up against one of the highest scoring teams in hockey, Fedotov stood tall in regulation, overtime and the shootout to secure the win over Tampa Bay. Bill, JP & Charlie break down the win, and the lineup decisions John Tortorella has facing him now.

After kicking their southeastern road trip off with a loss to the red hot Hurricanes, the Flyers find themselves at the very bottom of the NHL’s standings by total points and points-percentage. While it is only November 6th, dead last is not where most fans expected to see John Tortorella’s squad. Charlie & Bill discuss what’s up with the 4-8-1 Flyguys, and if this may have been Danny Briere’s plan all along.

The Flyers went into Carolina to take on a hot Hurricanes team and battled with one of the best in the East, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Canes’ attack which overwhelmed Philly all night. Bill, Kelly & Charlie break down the loss and what’s next on the Flyers southeastern roadtrip.

We’re back with a new week of Flyers coverage, and with a road trip down the southeastern coast coming up, Bill & Kelly talk about a few big picture questions facing the Orange & Black- how is Matvei Michkov’s Rookie of the Year race going, and how are the 2025 draft picks shaping up? We also will get into the Sam Ersson injury, and how John Tortorella & Co. should handle the goaltending situation while the #1 is out. Plus, WHO ARE THE FLYERS HIDING FROM US?!

Sam Ersson, after allowing 1 goal over his previous 2 starts, exited Saturday afternoon’s game with an injury after only 7:36 of play, and saving all 8 shots he faced. Bill, Kelly & Charlie break down what losing Ersson could mean, as well as what is going on with the Flyers’ offense.

The Flyers closed out another defensive battle for a victory, their first consecutive wins of the season, beating the Blues 2-1. The defense and Sam Ersson were spectacular, and Bobby Brink scored the winner late in the third to seal the victory. Bill, JP & Charlie break down the win and what the Flyers can build on going into November.

Happy mischief night, PHLY Flyers Fam! On the eve of Halloween, we’re taking a look at the first ten games for a number of Orange & Black players to determine who has been a trick, and who has been a treat. Charlie, Kelly and Bill discuss Matvei Michkov, John Tortorella and his staff, Owen Tippett, and A whole bunch of other Flyguys, all with a little Halloween fun.

A shut-out victory for Sam Ersson! Tyson Foerster's 2nd-period goal and Joel Farabee's empty-netter sealed the deal for the Orange and Black, as they escape from Boston with a 2-0 victory, their first regulation win in Boston since 2011. Bill, Charlie, and Kelly discuss the game, Ersson and the defense's performance, and much more.

The goaltending has been bad. The offense has been inconsistent, at best. The defense has been banged up. The Philadelphia Flyers seem to be struggling in all phases of the game to start the 2024-25 season, posting the league’s 2nd worst points-percentage and 2nd worst goal-differential in the NHL. Charlie & Bill break down what has gone right for the Orange & Black (Matvei Michkov!) and everything else that has gone wrong in the first few weeks of the season.

On Sunday, the Philadelphia Flyers were right back to looking like the listless team they’ve been for a majority of the season, after what was a promising performance on Saturday. Aleksei Kolosov was up and down in his debut, but it was a completely non-existent forecheck or any offensive push that doomed Philly against the Montreal Canadiens. Bill, Steve and Charlie break down the game, and what might be next for Kolosov and Emil Andrae.