The NHL's ratings are, in general, better than Major League Soccer . "I think we’re confident whoever’s on the ice, line-matching and all that kind of stuff, we’re pretty comfortable with everybody in the lineup.
when Max Kellerman disparaged the sport (again) this week. It would showcase growth and promise for seasons to come. "I think every night we have a line or one guy that steps up and gets the big goal or gets the great play defensively," Claude Giroux said Friday in a video interview. For Ghost, confidence is key and maybe more than any player I’ve ever seen.In the scrimmage with the Penguins, Ghost looked like a different player. So, when Kellerman recently said on ESPN’s “First Take”, “I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings, but in the United States of America, nobody cares about hockey. On the final play that won the game, Ghost took what was there. I did see many Blackhawks’ fans offended, along with the majority of the hockey world. Our friend Joe Haggerty from NBC Sports Boston outlined that This weekend officially kicked off the 2020 race to the Stanley Cup. So the arenas are always sold out, but the TV ratings don’t do anything. It's not an easy road.A big step forward and productive Flyers season ends in a long second-round series after a first-round victory.For the Stanley Cup Final, I'm going to stick with what I had at the beginning of the season: As for a bold prediction, how about Travis Sanheim leading Flyers defensemen in scoring for the tournament?
The game is still in this golden era of generational stars like Crosby, Ovechkin, and Kane and they're playing on great teams. But that wasn't a huge problem because the Flyers' secondary pieces have improved.• A headliner for the round-robin opener is a showdown between Frank J. Selke Trophy finalists Sean Couturier and Patrice Bergeron, • The Flyers will have to slow down two of the NHL's top-six scorers: David Pastrnak (95 points) and Brad Marchand (87).The Flyers held David Pastrnak to 2 points (one goal, one assist) in 3 games this regular season.• Carter Hart will start for the Flyers. So it’s not one of the four major team sports.Giroux, the Flyers' captain and one of the NHL's stars over the last decade, had an appropriate response.I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but settle down Max Perfectly done. We'll never pass along your email address to spammers, scammers, or the like.Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices.Powered by Minute Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved.Blackhawks: Forward depth will be key for Chicago in the playoffsCan the Chicago Blackhawks outscore the Edmonton Oilers? From its solid depth at forward to its drastically improved special teams, to having arguably the strongest goaltending duo in the NHL —it has a healthy chance of taking a deep playoff run in 2020.That being said, it’s still tough to predict where the Flyers end up ... after all, this is the Stanley Cup Playoffs we’re talking about.
This is the year the Flyers win it all. The 21-year-old goalie has four career wins over the Bruins, tied for his most against any NHL club.Hart is 4-1-0 with a 2.71 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in five lifetime matchups vs. Boston.The Bruins will be without Vezina Trophy finalist Tuukka Rask (unfit to play), but that does not mean the Flyers have a picnic Sunday.Niskanen on Zamula: 'Man, this kid's got some skill'Hockey is back! I see the Flyers winning in six games against the Golden Knights. And you know what...that is okay. And you know what...that is okay. That's bold enough, right?The last time the Flyers played a hockey game that counted was March 10 against the Bruins.For the first time in 145 days since then, the Flyers will take the ice in a meaningful hockey game.And what do you know, it's against those NHL-best Bruins.The fourth-seeded Flyers kick off what they hope is a prosperous run in the NHL's return-to-play 24-team tournament as they open their three-game round-robin slate Sunday against top-seeded Boston.Let's get into the essentials for today's game below:• As always, keep an eye on that Flyers depth. No additions would have led to another season of falling short of expectations and now the bar is set for the ultimate test — the Stanley Cup.