On today’s show, Russ and Rachel discuss the coaching changes made by Philadelphia Flyers GM Danny Briere. We look at who was on the chopping block and who wasn’t! Plus, a Rasmus Ristolainen update, and other Flyers news.

Then we sneak peek at our Phantoms Tuesday report with a look at Game One of the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. How did Alex Bump and our other top skaters perform?

Then we look at the current state of the Flyers Core players. Who are they now, who should they be over the next several seasons, and what’s the importance of building a proper team core in the NHL?

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Programming Note: This episode was recorded before the Philadelphia Flyers announced that Assistant Coaches Rocky Thompson, Darryl Williams, & Skills Coach Angelo Ricci would not return to the team. We’ll discuss that move on the Friday show.

On today's episode, Rachel & Russ discuss the Philadelphia Flyers options with their top pick in the upcoming NHL Draft. We look at his latest Round One rankings to see what the team should do if they stay at 4, or move down after the NHL Draft Lottery.

We also profile prospect defenseman Kashawn Aitcheson of the Barrie Colts in the OHL who could be a good option with a lower first round pick.

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Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Shukri Wrights (Locked On NHL Game Night), Erica L Ayala (Locked On Kraken), Ann Kimmel (Locked On Predators), Kyle Kjer (Locked On Ducks) and Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues) are here to talk about the biggest surprises of the playoffs so far and which playoff rivalry is the best rivalry, before taking a quick look at some recently fired coaches and what’s next for those teams!

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On today's episode, Rachel & Russ discuss the Philadelphia Flyers blue line at the end of the 2024-25 NHL Season. What are the deficiencies facing the Flyers defensemen, who drives play vs who needs to work on that? We get into Travis Sanheim’s stats, the Nick Seeler effect, what to do about Rasmus Ristolainen, Emil Andre’s progress and the Cam York / Jamie Drysdale pairing.

Then we react to the Flyers two newest signings: Alex Bump & Devin Kaplan. What led to them burning an ELC year for Kaplan and where is Bump headed next? And what are the implications of the potential new rules for the USHL/NCAA/CHL & moving between them for prospects? Plus this week’s mailbag where we answer your questions on the Flyers shooting rates, draft options, the difficulties of finding the right goaltending, and more.

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On today’s show, Russ & Rachel discuss some key types of Philadelphia Flyers players' evaluation of John Tortorella as well as their thoughts on a new coach. We look at what Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Ryan Poehling, and Nic Deslauriers had to say at locker cleanout day.

Then we give our Lehigh Valley Phantoms Tuesday report, including the debut of Alex Bump, Ty Murchison’s play, Jett Luchanko’s evaluation, and the state of the team heading into the playoffs. Then we preview the upcoming AHL Calder Cup playoff series vs the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins.

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On today’s show, Russ & Rachel discuss the Philadelphia Flyers locker cleanout day. We look at the comments from Interim Head Coach Brad Shaw, GM Danny Briere, and key players like Matvei Michkov, Travis Sanheim, Sean Couturier, and more for clues to the team’s head coaching hiring process.

We also analyze what they had to say on how they grade their season this year. We also ask if their self assessments check out for what they need to work on this offseason. Finally, we name our Nemesis of the Week.

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On today’s show, Russ and Rachel break down the final game of the Philadelphia Flyers regular season. We get into the collective desire for a loss for NHL draft reasons, Matvei Michkov’s quest for a hat trick, his Rookie goals crown, Tyson Foerster’s 25th of the season, and more.

Then we look at the offseason and the tasks ahead for the Flyers, including the coaching hire, other staffing decisions, player offseason assignments, solving that goaltending problem, and other Flyers needs. Finally, we give our predictions for Round One of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs!

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On today's episode, Rachel & Russ discuss the Philadelphia Flyers last game of the season thoughts ahead of the matchup vs the Buffalo Sabres. We compare the Flyers lines in Game 1 of the season to Game 82 and how things have simultaneously changed and stayed the same.

Then we react to the Flyers Team Awards and compare our predictions & picks to the actual awards. What did we get right and wrong and how did they fit Matvei Michkov into the equation? Finally we take a look at draft eligible prospect defenseman Jackson Smith of the TriCity Americans in the WHL. What does he bring to the table?

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