1. Welcome to Philadelphia: 5 Biggest Acquisitions for Philly Sports This Summer

    With the NFL and NHL going through free agency at virtually the same time, followed closely by the MLB trade deadline, few cities are seeing as many fresh faces enter the sports scene as Philadelphia...

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  2. Philadelphia Flyers: 5 Free Agents Who Could Soon Be Wearing Orange and Black

    Few teams have been more active this summer than the Philadelphia Flyers . General manager Paul Holmgren has been racking up cell phone charges putting together a team with a whole ...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 2,844 reads 8 comments

  3. Philadelphia Flyers: 5 Players with Great Expectations for 2011-12

    No diehard sports fan enjoys the offseason, but we find ways to occupy ourselves by discussing the big moves made by our favorite team and establishing expectations (that, as any good fan knows, inevitably end in a championship ring)...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 1,246 reads 19 comments

  4. Dear Mike Richards: A Fan's Letter to the Former Philadelphia Flyers' Captain

    Dear Mike Richards , My Twitter feed told me the other day that you’ve landed in Los Angeles, and I saw a picture of you online putting on your brand new No. 10 Kings jersey...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 2,033 reads 22 comments

  5. Facing Elimination: The Most Dramatic Wins of the Last 10 Years

    On Sunday afternoon, American soccer fans and all those excited to tune in were treated to arguably the greatest soccer match in recent memory...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 3,107 reads 22 comments

  6. An Open Letter to Brayden Schenn from the Desk of a Philadelphia Flyers Fan

    Dear Brayden Schenn : Welcome to the Philadelphia Flyers . The team is fortunate to have you, management is ecstatic to have acquired you and the fans– Well, let me try to prepare you for the fans...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 1,919 reads 8 comments

  7. Philadelphia Flyers Offseason: Is Getting Older and Younger the Answer?

    To say that the last week-and-a-half have given Flyers fans plenty to ponder would be an understatement...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 1,821 reads 80 comments

  8. MLB Realignment: Why the DH Rule Should Be the Next to Go

    For Major League Baseball owners, management, players and fans, the hot topic the last few weeks has been the proposed realignment of division and changes to the playoff format...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 1,174 reads 11 comments

  9. Are the NHL Elite Expendable: A Case Against Keeping Jeff Carter

    Despite the fact that the Stanley Cup playoffs have only been put to rest for two days, much of the talk in Philadelphia hockey forums has concerned not the performance of the ...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 2 years ago 2,616 reads 37 comments

  10. Sidney Crosby Needs To Put His Skate in His Mouth

    Fair or not, in his six NHL seasons, Sidney Crosby has developed a reputation as one of the league’s biggest whiners as well as being hockey’s most overprotected asset...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 3,175 reads 119 comments

  11. Philadelphia Flyers Snubbed: “Near-Stars” Poised for Postseason Success

    On January 30th, the NHL will showcase a new style of All-Star Game, taking a page out of the pond hockey handbook that kids in Canada and the northern United States grew up with ...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 754 reads 7 comments

  12. Philadelphia Flyers: What Have These First Two Weeks Taught Us?

    One of the marks of being a Philadelphia sports fan is being able to give a no-holds-barred, 100-percent confident assessment of any local sports team without having to wait for a season’s worth of evidence to prove our claims...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 1,694 reads 4 comments

  13. Steelers' James Harrison: If I Can't Headhunt, I'm Taking My Ball and Going Home

    Early Wednesday, James Harrison speculated that if he isn’t allowed to hurt people professionally, he may not want to get paid to play football at all. Okay, maybe those weren’t Harrison’s exact words...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 1,298 reads 16 comments

  14. 10 Reasons Why Football Fans Need To Check Out the 2010-11 NHL Season

    With the NFL season now in full swing, football fans find themselves right in the thick of another exciting year on the gridiron. Football fans are a unique breed. They love hard hits, a grueling season, playing through pain and competitive rivalries...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 528 reads 3 comments

  15. Philadelphia Flyers Season Preview: How Does Philly Stack Up Against the Devils?

    In the last decade, Philadelphia Flyers fans had gotten painfully used to living in the shadow of their division rivals, the New Jersey Devils...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 415 reads 2 comments

  16. A New Year: Philadelphia Flyers Start 2010-11 With a Win

    For fans of the Philadelphia Flyers, the healing process has begun. Three painful months after Lord Stanley’s Cup was ripped from their grasp, the Flyers started the 2010-11 year ...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 237 reads 0 comments

  17. Philadelphia Flyers' Wild Card: Who Makes The Difference In 2010-11?

    Any good hockey fan knows that a team’s star players need to play to the best of their abilities for the team to win a championship...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 805 reads 2 comments

  18. Philadelphia Flyers 2010-11 Season: How Do You Predict the Unpredictable?

    With the NHL preseason only a few weeks away, it’s only a matter of time before NHL analysts and enthusiasts across Canada and the United States start making their predictions about the 2010-11 season and playoffs...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 2 years ago 1,332 reads 16 comments

  19. Philadelphia Flyers: Where Can We Find 52 Goals?

    In the weeks and days leading up to the NHL Entry Draft (followed closely by free agency), I spent my nights praying for peace in the Middle East, a decent Transformers sequel, and ...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about almost 4 years ago 551 reads 11 comments

  20. The Key to Success in Baseball Is...Second Basemen?

    Let's take a minute to reflect on the greatest baseball players of all time. You know the guys I'm talking about: Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Willie Mays, and Henry Aaron...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about 4 years ago 172 reads 3 comments

  21. How the Carolina Hurricanes Are Ruining the 2009 Playoffs

    The Carolina Hurricanes don't seem to know what is supposed to happen in the 2009 playoffs. It all started at the end of the regular season, when Carolina took the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about 4 years ago 4,622 reads 28 comments

  22. Philadelphia Flyers: Solving the Goaltending Puzzle

    It's early May, and unfortunately, Flyers fans are already talking about potential offseason moves. We would rather be talking about second round matchups. We would rather be talking about surprisingly hot scorers the way we were talking about R...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about 4 years ago 598 reads 9 comments

  23. The NHL's Most Impressive Forward: Surprise, He Plays in the West!

    The post-lockout years have been grim for the NHL. Having lost its place on ESPN, the league has broadcast mainly on the Outdoor Life Network (now Versus) and has lost a lot of recognition in the United States...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about 4 years ago 497 reads 20 comments

  24. A Look at the NHL's Alternate Jerseys

    After all of the league's home and away jerseys got makeovers before the 2007-08 season, this year has been the year for teams to unveil their new third jerseys...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 4 years ago 5,368 reads 4 comments

  25. Philadelphia Flyers: The 179-Pound Elephant on the Ice

    After an atrocious season in 2006-;07, the Philadelphia Flyers signed center Danny Briere to a six-year contract to make him one of the cornerstones of the team's rebuilding effort...

    Dan Kelley Written by Dan Kelley about over 4 years ago 322 reads 10 comments