The Broad Street Blog

This past Monday night was Philadelphia Flyers night at the Phillies game. Martin Biron threw out the first pitch and was joined on the mound by teammates Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn, Jason Smith, Mike Knuble and Coach John Stevens.

Yesterday, Daily New Live on Comcast Sportsnet had a Flyers special from 5:30 to 6:30 on the program that runs from 5:00 to 6:30. The guests included the Flyers TV crew of Jim Jackson, Steve Coates, and Keith Jones, players Braydon Coburn and Mike Knuble, Coach John Stevens and GM Paul Holmgren.

The Flyers got some good news last night. Following the Flyers 4-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kimmo Timonen updated his injury with the media. Timonen met with his doctor earlier in the day and was cleared to skate today. According to Timonen,
“I’m going to skate tomorrow. I met [Dr. Ronald Fairman] [...]

Philly.com and 610 WIP are both reporting that Braydon Coburn is not going to play in tonight’s game 4 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. According to Flyers Coach John Stevens,
“We really hoped he could play,” Stevens said. “He practiced yesterday, but we made the decision that he is just not ready.”
Coburn has been out of [...]

After suffering a facial injury as a result of being struck by a puck, Flyers defenseman Braydon Coburn is currently listed as doubtful for tomorrow night’s pivotal game 3 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Accoring to Flyers GM Paul Holmgren,
“We’re still waiting to hear word on how his eye actually is. Right now, [...]

This is going to be a fun series to watch, and that is not just because of the Ovechkin factor. Both of these teams are young, fast and physical.

By finishing in last place last year, the Flyers missed the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. In the offseason, GM Paul [...]