Eric Lindros reveals awesome insight on his career during Twitter Q&A

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article_body => "There are so many Eric Lindros memories.<\/p>\nDuring his playing days, No. 88 was a rare breed of size and skill. Lindros' blend of strengths would still be rare in today's game.<\/p>\nHis dynamic was intimidating and imposing because of those strengths, so to hear Lindros open up about his toughest opponents is really cool.<\/p>\n\"Big E\" did just that in a question-and-answer session Sunday on his Twitter account.<\/p>\nIt's awesome to see Lindros talk hockey with his fans. He has always respected the knowledgeable fan base in Philly.<\/p>\n\"Flyers players are lucky to play in a city where the fans truly know the game of hockey, appreciate the little things and are of course rowdy, but also show heart,\" <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/the700level\/watch-eric-lindros-heartfelt-speech\" target=\"_blank\">Lindros said on his jersey retirement night in January 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\nHere were Lindros' interactions Sunday night and we look forward to the next time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">To answer some of your questions, the player who inspired me the most when I was a kid was Mark Messier.<\/p>— Eric Lindros (@88EricLindros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/88EricLindros\/status\/1244381975474995200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">Playoffs spring 95. My first playoff game in the Spectrum. The atmosphere was something I will never forget. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NHLFlyers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yMs6Gi8u7X\">https:\/\/t.co\/yMs6Gi8u7X<\/a><\/p>— Eric Lindros (@88EricLindros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/88EricLindros\/status\/1244385150349250561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">Bobby Holik <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YXfXIBYuyw\">https:\/\/t.co\/YXfXIBYuyw<\/a><\/p>— Eric Lindros (@88EricLindros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/88EricLindros\/status\/1244384418489401347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">Last one for the night. See you again soon. Dominik Hasek & Marty Brodeur <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ikTsDNaLAk\">https:\/\/t.co\/ikTsDNaLAk<\/a><\/p>— Eric Lindros (@88EricLindros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/88EricLindros\/status\/1244386303086600194?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-yanick-dupre-class-guy-award-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Yanick Dupre Class Guy Award<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-reveals-interesting-nickname-and-clowns-michael-raffl\">Couturier reveals an interesting nickname and clowns Raffl<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/catching-carter-hart-live-stream-teammates-troll-comments\">Catching up on Hart in live stream, teammates troll in the comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-game-3-2010-stanley-cup-final-was-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' Game 3 in 2010 Stanley Cup Final was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/wade-allison-signs-flyers-entry-level-contract-flyers-prospect\">Flyers officially add college goal-scoring winger to the picture<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"
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The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>Both of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>Once he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>It\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Who could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>He played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>Though he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>My vote is yes.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>I mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>Recchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>If you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>Recchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Another interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>The Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>He doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>\nThis would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>\nBoth of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>\nOnce he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWho could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>\nHe played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>\nMy vote is yes.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nI mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>\nRecchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>\nIf you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>\nRecchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>\nThe Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>\nHe doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-24 19:55:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"193906","uid":"681","filename":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/24\/ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"357361","status":"1","timestamp":"1587745889","origname":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"19546"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790031"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Mark Recchi, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers Hall of Fame, Jordan Hall, Joe Fordyce, Taryn Hatcher, Katie Emmer, Brooke Destra"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794541","entity":{"vid":"843426","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Rick Tocchet make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794541","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586374260","changed":"1587664242","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587663600","revision_timestamp":"1587664242","revision_uid":"31941","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>Even though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>It\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>Now, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely.  <\/p>Throughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>The 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>Though he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>Tocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>A combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>Tocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> <\/i>his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>Not to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>If anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>He was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>Tocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>Tocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Maybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>Don't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>But with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>A really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>\nEven though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>\nNow, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely.  <\/p>\nThroughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>\nThe 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>\nThough he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>\nTocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>\nA combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>\nTocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>\nNot to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>\nHe was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>\nTocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>\nTocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nMaybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>\nDon't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>\nBut with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>\nA really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a 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organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>There were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>And let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA<\/a><\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>While Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>He had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p><h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p><h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>While it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>Could he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>He should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>Gagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>In 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>Another attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>Plain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>A telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>Gagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>It would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>That should get him in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Simon Gagne make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you don\u2019t think Gagne deserves to be in the Flyers Hall of Fame, did you even watch him play? <\/p>\nDuring his time in Philadelphia, he became one of the most well-respected athletes to ever come through the organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>\nThere were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>\nAnd let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p>\n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIVNVwoEgyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbAwzDNpmtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>\nHe had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nThe 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p>\n<h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p>\n<h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>\nWhile it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>\nCould he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>\nHe should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nLet\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>\nGagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nIn 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>\nAnother attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>\nPlain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nA telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>\nGagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>\nIt would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>\nThat should get him in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-17 21:35:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"125386","uid":"266","filename":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/08\/ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"86637","status":"1","timestamp":"1586373863","origname":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"33061"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"466"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790771"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Philadelphia Flyers, Simon Gagne, Flyers Hall of Fame, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Jordan Hall, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"brookedestra","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794526","entity":{"vid":"843411","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Kimmo Timonen make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794526","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586373252","changed":"1586970569","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1586970300","revision_timestamp":"1586970569","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>This one is a no-brainer. <\/p>Timonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>One of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>Not to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely. <\/p>Timonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>He brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>His point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>Another place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>With the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>What Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>His 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>One thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Not sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>However, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>But the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>Timonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one is a no-brainer. <\/p>\nTimonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>\nOne of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>\nNot to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely. <\/p>\nTimonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>\nHe brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>\nHis point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>\nAnother place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>\nWith the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>\nWhat Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>\nHis 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>\nOne thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>\nHowever, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>\nBut the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>\nTimonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of 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Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>Looking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>I think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>What makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>Briere was most of those things.<\/p>Despite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>Where he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>On top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>I can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Some people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>In terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>Briere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>And so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>I'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>Briere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Briere has an interesting case.<\/p>The most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>With 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>Briere will get in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-injury-news-2019-20-season-james-van-riemsdyk-philippe-myers-nate-thompson\">Flyers get good news on injury front for this season and next<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/carter-hart-nhl-goalies-discusses-flyers-2019-20-season-team\">Does Hart deserve to be in this group of NHL goalies?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if fan favorite Danny Briere will find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Danny Briere make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nI owe a lot of my knowledge about hockey to Briere and the Flyers era he was a part of. Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>\nLooking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>\nI think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhat makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>\nBriere was most of those things.<\/p>\nDespite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nWhere he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>\nOn top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>\nI can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>\nIn terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>\nBriere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>\nAnd so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nI'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>\nBriere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nBriere has an interesting case.<\/p>\nThe most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>\nWith 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>\nBriere will get in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a 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straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>No one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>That doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>Since he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>Let\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>Among team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>Couturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>I think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>Earlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>His value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>Sure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>Throughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>On top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>The man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Couturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>Where would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>He signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>Suffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>Konecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>A glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>A glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>Konecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one seems like a given but I\u2019m always more than willing to state my case for why I think Sean Couturier deserves this kind of recognition. <\/p>\nIf he wins, this will be the second straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>\nNo one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>\nThat doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>\nSince he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>\nLet\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>\nAmong team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\n\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>\nCouturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>\nI think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>\nEarlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>\nHis value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>\nSure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>\nThroughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>\nOn top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nCouturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>\nWhere would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>\nHe signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>\nSuffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>\nKonecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>\nKonecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"32996"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-03-25 18:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2244756","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/03\/25\/usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1328655","status":"1","timestamp":"1585156808","origname":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":845,"width":1500},"height":"845","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","format":null,"safe_value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"6141"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"801431"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers End to End, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"791806","entity":{"vid":"840676","uid":"156","title":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"791806","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1585168514","changed":"1589319369","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1585324080","revision_timestamp":"1589319369","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>After he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>Thanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>Now, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>This would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>Provorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>He\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>Provorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>Lastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?s=20<\/p>He\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>He should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Another no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>The numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>Granted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Provorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>However, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>Niskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>Provorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>Head coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>To boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>\nThanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>\nNow, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>\nThis would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>\nProvorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>\nHe\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>\nProvorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>\nLastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">PROVOROV WITH THE OT WINNER! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thHmolv1MH\">pic.twitter.com\/thHmolv1MH<\/a><\/p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nHe\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>\nHe should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>\nThe numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>\nGranted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nProvorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>\nHowever, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>\nNiskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>\nProvorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>\nHead coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>\nTo boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. 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He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>Before the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>Konecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>Not to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Konecny is the most improved player.<\/p>Fans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>Konecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>The Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>His confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>Whatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>Statistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>Not to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>With Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>However, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>Before being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>Lindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? 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By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhen it comes to most improved from last season, Travis Konecny is the first that comes to mind. He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>\nBefore the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>\nKonecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>\nNot to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nKonecny is the most improved player.<\/p>\nFans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>\nKonecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>\nThe Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>\nHis confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>\nWhatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>\nStatistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>\nNot to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nHowever, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>\nBefore being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>\nLindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? Hartnell sure didn't<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-playoff-odds-first-round-flyers-penguins\">If Flyers and Penguins played in 2020 playoffs, who would win?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/all-time-flyers-roster\">Our all-time Flyers team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player. 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Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"797856","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1587745889","changed":"1587758509","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587758100","revision_timestamp":"1587758509","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Not only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>This would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>Both of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>Once he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>It\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Who could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>He played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>Though he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>My vote is yes.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>I mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>Recchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>If you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>Recchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Another interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>The Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>He doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>\nThis would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>\nBoth of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>\nOnce he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWho could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>\nHe played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>\nMy vote is yes.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nI mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>\nRecchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>\nIf you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>\nRecchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>\nThe Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>\nHe doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-24 19:55:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"193906","uid":"681","filename":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/24\/ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"357361","status":"1","timestamp":"1587745889","origname":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"19546"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790031"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Mark Recchi, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers Hall of Fame, Jordan Hall, Joe Fordyce, Taryn Hatcher, Katie Emmer, Brooke Destra"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794541","entity":{"vid":"843426","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Rick Tocchet make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794541","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586374260","changed":"1587664242","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587663600","revision_timestamp":"1587664242","revision_uid":"31941","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>Even though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>It\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>Now, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely.  <\/p>Throughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>The 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>Though he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>Tocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>A combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>Tocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> <\/i>his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>Not to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>If anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>He was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>Tocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>Tocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Maybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>Don't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>But with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>A really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>\nEven though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>\nNow, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely.  <\/p>\nThroughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>\nThe 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>\nThough he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>\nTocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>\nA combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>\nTocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>\nNot to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>\nHe was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>\nTocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>\nTocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nMaybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>\nDon't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>\nBut with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>\nA really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-23 17:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP 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organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>There were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>And let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA<\/a><\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>While Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>He had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p><h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p><h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>While it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>Could he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>He should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>Gagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>In 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>Another attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>Plain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>A telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>Gagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>It would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>That should get him in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Simon Gagne make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you don\u2019t think Gagne deserves to be in the Flyers Hall of Fame, did you even watch him play? <\/p>\nDuring his time in Philadelphia, he became one of the most well-respected athletes to ever come through the organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>\nThere were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>\nAnd let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p>\n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIVNVwoEgyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbAwzDNpmtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>\nHe had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nThe 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p>\n<h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p>\n<h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>\nWhile it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>\nCould he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>\nHe should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nLet\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>\nGagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nIn 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>\nAnother attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>\nPlain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nA telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>\nGagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>\nIt would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>\nThat should get him in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-17 21:35:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"125386","uid":"266","filename":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/08\/ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"86637","status":"1","timestamp":"1586373863","origname":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"33061"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"466"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790771"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Philadelphia Flyers, Simon Gagne, Flyers Hall of Fame, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Jordan Hall, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"brookedestra","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794526","entity":{"vid":"843411","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Kimmo Timonen make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794526","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586373252","changed":"1586970569","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1586970300","revision_timestamp":"1586970569","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>This one is a no-brainer. <\/p>Timonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>One of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>Not to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely. <\/p>Timonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>He brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>His point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>Another place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>With the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>What Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>His 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>One thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Not sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>However, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>But the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>Timonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one is a no-brainer. <\/p>\nTimonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>\nOne of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>\nNot to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely. <\/p>\nTimonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>\nHe brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>\nHis point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>\nAnother place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>\nWith the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>\nWhat Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>\nHis 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>\nOne thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>\nHowever, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>\nBut the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>\nTimonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of 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Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>Looking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>I think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>What makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>Briere was most of those things.<\/p>Despite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>Where he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>On top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>I can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Some people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>In terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>Briere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>And so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>I'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>Briere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Briere has an interesting case.<\/p>The most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>With 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>Briere will get in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-injury-news-2019-20-season-james-van-riemsdyk-philippe-myers-nate-thompson\">Flyers get good news on injury front for this season and next<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/carter-hart-nhl-goalies-discusses-flyers-2019-20-season-team\">Does Hart deserve to be in this group of NHL goalies?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if fan favorite Danny Briere will find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Danny Briere make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nI owe a lot of my knowledge about hockey to Briere and the Flyers era he was a part of. Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>\nLooking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>\nI think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhat makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>\nBriere was most of those things.<\/p>\nDespite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nWhere he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>\nOn top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>\nI can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>\nIn terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>\nBriere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>\nAnd so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nI'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>\nBriere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nBriere has an interesting case.<\/p>\nThe most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>\nWith 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>\nBriere will get in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a 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straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>No one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>That doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>Since he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>Let\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>Among team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>Couturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>I think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>Earlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>His value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>Sure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>Throughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>On top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>The man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Couturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>Where would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>He signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>Suffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>Konecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>A glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>A glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>Konecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one seems like a given but I\u2019m always more than willing to state my case for why I think Sean Couturier deserves this kind of recognition. <\/p>\nIf he wins, this will be the second straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>\nNo one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>\nThat doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>\nSince he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>\nLet\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>\nAmong team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\n\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>\nCouturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>\nI think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>\nEarlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>\nHis value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>\nSure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>\nThroughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>\nOn top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nCouturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>\nWhere would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>\nHe signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>\nSuffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>\nKonecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>\nKonecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"32996"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-03-25 18:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2244756","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/03\/25\/usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1328655","status":"1","timestamp":"1585156808","origname":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":845,"width":1500},"height":"845","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","format":null,"safe_value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"6141"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"801431"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers End to End, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"791806","entity":{"vid":"840676","uid":"156","title":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"791806","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1585168514","changed":"1589319369","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1585324080","revision_timestamp":"1589319369","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>After he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>Thanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>Now, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>This would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>Provorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>He\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>Provorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>Lastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?s=20<\/p>He\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>He should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Another no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>The numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>Granted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Provorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>However, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>Niskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>Provorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>Head coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>To boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>\nThanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>\nNow, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>\nThis would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>\nProvorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>\nHe\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>\nProvorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>\nLastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">PROVOROV WITH THE OT WINNER! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thHmolv1MH\">pic.twitter.com\/thHmolv1MH<\/a><\/p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nHe\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>\nHe should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>\nThe numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>\nGranted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nProvorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>\nHowever, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>\nNiskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>\nProvorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>\nHead coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>\nTo boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. 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He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>Before the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>Konecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>Not to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Konecny is the most improved player.<\/p>Fans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>Konecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>The Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>His confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>Whatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>Statistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>Not to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>With Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>However, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>Before being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>Lindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? 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By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhen it comes to most improved from last season, Travis Konecny is the first that comes to mind. He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>\nBefore the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>\nKonecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>\nNot to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nKonecny is the most improved player.<\/p>\nFans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>\nKonecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>\nThe Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>\nHis confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>\nWhatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>\nStatistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>\nNot to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nHowever, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>\nBefore being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>\nLindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? Hartnell sure didn't<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-playoff-odds-first-round-flyers-penguins\">If Flyers and Penguins played in 2020 playoffs, who would win?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/all-time-flyers-roster\">Our all-time Flyers team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player. 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Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"797856","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1587745889","changed":"1587758509","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587758100","revision_timestamp":"1587758509","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Not only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>This would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>Both of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>Once he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>It\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Who could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>He played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>Though he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>My vote is yes.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>I mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>Recchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>If you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>Recchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Another interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>The Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>He doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>\nThis would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>\nBoth of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>\nOnce he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWho could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>\nHe played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>\nMy vote is yes.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nI mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>\nRecchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>\nIf you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>\nRecchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>\nThe Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>\nHe doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-24 19:55:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"193906","uid":"681","filename":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/24\/ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"357361","status":"1","timestamp":"1587745889","origname":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"19546"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790031"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Mark Recchi, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers Hall of Fame, Jordan Hall, Joe Fordyce, Taryn Hatcher, Katie Emmer, Brooke Destra"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794541","entity":{"vid":"843426","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Rick Tocchet make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794541","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586374260","changed":"1587664242","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587663600","revision_timestamp":"1587664242","revision_uid":"31941","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>Even though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>It\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>Now, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely.  <\/p>Throughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>The 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>Though he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>Tocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>A combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>Tocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> <\/i>his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>Not to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>If anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>He was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>Tocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>Tocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Maybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>Don't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>But with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>A really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>\nEven though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>\nNow, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely.  <\/p>\nThroughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>\nThe 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>\nThough he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>\nTocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>\nA combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>\nTocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>\nNot to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>\nHe was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>\nTocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>\nTocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nMaybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>\nDon't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>\nBut with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>\nA really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-23 17:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP 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organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>There were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>And let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA<\/a><\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>While Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>He had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p><h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p><h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>While it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>Could he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>He should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>Gagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>In 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>Another attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>Plain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>A telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>Gagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>It would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>That should get him in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Simon Gagne make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you don\u2019t think Gagne deserves to be in the Flyers Hall of Fame, did you even watch him play? <\/p>\nDuring his time in Philadelphia, he became one of the most well-respected athletes to ever come through the organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>\nThere were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>\nAnd let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p>\n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIVNVwoEgyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbAwzDNpmtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>\nHe had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nThe 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p>\n<h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p>\n<h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>\nWhile it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>\nCould he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>\nHe should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nLet\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>\nGagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nIn 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>\nAnother attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>\nPlain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nA telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>\nGagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>\nIt would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>\nThat should get him in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-17 21:35:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"125386","uid":"266","filename":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/08\/ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"86637","status":"1","timestamp":"1586373863","origname":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"33061"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"466"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790771"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Philadelphia Flyers, Simon Gagne, Flyers Hall of Fame, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Jordan Hall, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"brookedestra","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794526","entity":{"vid":"843411","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Kimmo Timonen make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794526","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586373252","changed":"1586970569","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1586970300","revision_timestamp":"1586970569","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>This one is a no-brainer. <\/p>Timonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>One of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>Not to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely. <\/p>Timonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>He brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>His point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>Another place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>With the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>What Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>His 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>One thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Not sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>However, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>But the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>Timonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one is a no-brainer. <\/p>\nTimonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>\nOne of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>\nNot to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely. <\/p>\nTimonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>\nHe brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>\nHis point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>\nAnother place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>\nWith the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>\nWhat Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>\nHis 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>\nOne thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>\nHowever, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>\nBut the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>\nTimonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of 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Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>Looking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>I think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>What makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>Briere was most of those things.<\/p>Despite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>Where he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>On top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>I can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Some people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>In terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>Briere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>And so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>I'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>Briere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Briere has an interesting case.<\/p>The most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>With 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>Briere will get in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-injury-news-2019-20-season-james-van-riemsdyk-philippe-myers-nate-thompson\">Flyers get good news on injury front for this season and next<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/carter-hart-nhl-goalies-discusses-flyers-2019-20-season-team\">Does Hart deserve to be in this group of NHL goalies?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if fan favorite Danny Briere will find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Danny Briere make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nI owe a lot of my knowledge about hockey to Briere and the Flyers era he was a part of. Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>\nLooking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>\nI think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhat makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>\nBriere was most of those things.<\/p>\nDespite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nWhere he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>\nOn top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>\nI can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>\nIn terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>\nBriere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>\nAnd so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nI'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>\nBriere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nBriere has an interesting case.<\/p>\nThe most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>\nWith 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>\nBriere will get in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a 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straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>No one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>That doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>Since he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>Let\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>Among team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>Couturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>I think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>Earlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>His value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>Sure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>Throughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>On top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>The man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Couturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>Where would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>He signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>Suffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>Konecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>A glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>A glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>Konecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one seems like a given but I\u2019m always more than willing to state my case for why I think Sean Couturier deserves this kind of recognition. <\/p>\nIf he wins, this will be the second straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>\nNo one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>\nThat doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>\nSince he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>\nLet\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>\nAmong team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\n\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>\nCouturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>\nI think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>\nEarlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>\nHis value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>\nSure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>\nThroughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>\nOn top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nCouturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>\nWhere would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>\nHe signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>\nSuffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>\nKonecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>\nKonecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"32996"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-03-25 18:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2244756","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/03\/25\/usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1328655","status":"1","timestamp":"1585156808","origname":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":845,"width":1500},"height":"845","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","format":null,"safe_value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"6141"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"801431"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers End to End, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"791806","entity":{"vid":"840676","uid":"156","title":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"791806","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1585168514","changed":"1589319369","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1585324080","revision_timestamp":"1589319369","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>After he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>Thanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>Now, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>This would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>Provorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>He\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>Provorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>Lastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?s=20<\/p>He\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>He should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Another no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>The numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>Granted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Provorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>However, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>Niskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>Provorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>Head coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>To boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>\nThanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>\nNow, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>\nThis would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>\nProvorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>\nHe\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>\nProvorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>\nLastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">PROVOROV WITH THE OT WINNER! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thHmolv1MH\">pic.twitter.com\/thHmolv1MH<\/a><\/p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nHe\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>\nHe should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>\nThe numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>\nGranted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nProvorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>\nHowever, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>\nNiskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>\nProvorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>\nHead coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>\nTo boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. 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He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>Before the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>Konecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>Not to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Konecny is the most improved player.<\/p>Fans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>Konecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>The Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>His confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>Whatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>Statistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>Not to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>With Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>However, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>Before being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>Lindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? 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By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhen it comes to most improved from last season, Travis Konecny is the first that comes to mind. He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>\nBefore the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>\nKonecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>\nNot to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nKonecny is the most improved player.<\/p>\nFans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>\nKonecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>\nThe Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>\nHis confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>\nWhatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>\nStatistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>\nNot to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nHowever, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>\nBefore being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>\nLindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? Hartnell sure didn't<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-playoff-odds-first-round-flyers-penguins\">If Flyers and Penguins played in 2020 playoffs, who would win?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/all-time-flyers-roster\">Our all-time Flyers team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player. 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Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"797856","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1587745889","changed":"1587758509","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587758100","revision_timestamp":"1587758509","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Not only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>This would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>Both of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>Once he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>It\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Who could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>He played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>Though he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>My vote is yes.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>I mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>Recchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>If you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>Recchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Another interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>The Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>He doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>\nThis would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>\nBoth of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>\nOnce he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWho could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>\nHe played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>\nMy vote is yes.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nI mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>\nRecchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>\nIf you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>\nRecchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>\nThe Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>\nHe doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-24 19:55:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"193906","uid":"681","filename":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/24\/ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"357361","status":"1","timestamp":"1587745889","origname":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"19546"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790031"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Mark Recchi, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers Hall of Fame, Jordan Hall, Joe Fordyce, Taryn Hatcher, Katie Emmer, Brooke Destra"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794541","entity":{"vid":"843426","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Rick Tocchet make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794541","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586374260","changed":"1587664242","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1587663600","revision_timestamp":"1587664242","revision_uid":"31941","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>Even though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>It\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>Now, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely.  <\/p>Throughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>The 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>Though he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>Tocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>A combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>Tocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> <\/i>his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Tocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>Not to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>If anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>He was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>Tocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>Tocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Maybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>Don't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>But with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>A really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Rick Tocchet make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet not only has a strong case to make the Flyers Hall of Fame but he also has the potential for the Hockey Hall of Fame in the future. <\/p>\nEven though his 18 seasons in the NHL had been spaced out across a handful of teams, he did some of his best work in Philadelphia \u2014 starting and ending his career as a Flyer.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s curious to think about where he would\u2019ve ended in the franchise leaderboards if he spent his whole time in Philadelphia, but he's currently 15th overall in points. He also ranks in the top 20 for every other main category, including games played, goals and assists. <\/p>\nNow, he also found success in Pittsburgh, posting his career high in points for a single season (48 goals, 61 assists, 109 points) and also coming back and winning two Stanley Cups behind the bench. (That was making the case for the Hockey Hall of Fame, of course.) <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely.  <\/p>\nThroughout his 10 seasons with the orange and black, he made quite the impact, whether it was on the score sheet or being the reliable enforcer the team needed.  <\/p>\nThe 1988-89 season was one of Tocchet\u2019s best scoring seasons with the Flyers \u2014 he had the seventh-highest goals per game average in the league with a 0.68 mark, and behind Tim Kerr, Tocchet was the team\u2019s second top scorer that season with 81 points (45 goals, 36 assists). <\/p>\nThough he didn\u2019t have numerous high-scoring seasons with the Flyers, Tocchet consistently made an impact in other ways with his hockey smarts or hockey fists.  <\/p>\nTocchet had a combined 1,713 PIM with the Flyers. He was the true definition of Philly tough.  <\/p>\nA combination of his abilities, toughness and hockey IQ helped the Flyers to two Stanley Cup Final appearances (1985, 1987). <\/p>\nTocchet started<\/em> and finished<\/em> his 18-year NHL career in Philadelphia, he had a passion for the city and a passion for the fans. He deserves to be in the Flyers HOF.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTocchet 100 percent gets my vote. He worked his way up from being a bottom-six guy to a player who posted back-to-back-to-back-to-back 30-plus-goal seasons, highlighted by a 45-goal season in 1988-89. He ended his Flyers career with 232 goals and 508 points. Both of those statistics put him in the franchise's top-15 all-time in those respective categories.<\/p>\nNot to mention he\u2019s the Flyers' all-time leader in penalty minutes, which means he accomplished all that while spending a fair amount of time in the sin bin. Iconic.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf anyone not named Bobby Clarke embodied the face of Flyers hockey more than Tocchet, let me know. My dad is one of the biggest Flyers fans I know and the first hockey player he ever told me about was Tocchet.<\/p>\nHe was tough, a great teammate, a goal-scorer and an enforcer. Whatever the orange and black needed him to be, he was. Tocchet\u2019s three-year run from 1988-1991 is up there with anyone in franchise history, scoring 45, 37 and 40 goals, respectively, during those three seasons.<\/p>\nTocchet was one of the most prominent players on the Flyers' teams that stood toe to toe with the 80s Edmonton Oilers, one of the greatest dynasties in sports history. Tocchet also served as captain for one season and later in his career returned to the Flyers as a glue guy, part of the team that beat his former team (the Penguins) in five overtimes during the 2000 playoffs. Unfortunately, Tocchet\u2019s best season and his one Stanley Cup ring as a player came with the hated rival Penguins in between his two Flyers tenures.<\/p>\nTocchet is hands down a Flyers Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nMaybe it's just me but I find it odd to induct a player into a franchise's Hall of Fame when he won a Stanley Cup with the organization's rival team. In fact, Tocchet has won three Cups with the Penguins \u2014 two as an assistant coach and one as a player. And good for him.<\/p>\nDon't get me wrong, Tocchet had a heck of a career and could have a shot at the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was that old-school power forward, a leader and a winner with impressive numbers.<\/p>\nBut with the Flyers, he doesn't rank in the organization's top 10 for games, goals or points, and he wasn't able to hoist the Cup in Philly.<\/p>\nA really good Flyer and a great player, but not sure he'll get into the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/32745570-1487-413d-9b83-53c9834fecea\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/latest-news-coronavirus-2019-20-nhl-season-sites-flyers\">A look at the latest buzz on NHL season and what it means for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-talk-podcast-scott-hartnell-philly-can-rely-claude-giroux\">'From a punk little kid to a father' \u2014 Hartnell knows Philly can rely on Giroux<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/mark-recchi-high-praise-flyers-penguins-preparing-dogfight-stanley-cup-playoffs\">Recchi gives high praise to Flyers, says Penguins are preparing for 'dogfight'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-angelos-pizzeria-support-philly-workers-front-line-coronavirus-outbreak\">Awesome gesture from Hayes to support Philly's workers on front line<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/former-general-manager-ron-hextall-mixed-feelings-flyers-success-future\">Hextall discusses mixed feelings on Flyers' success, future<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Rick Tocchet will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-23 17:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP 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organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>There were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>And let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YIVNVwoEgyo<\/a><\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WbAwzDNpmtA<\/a><\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>While Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>He had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>The 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p><h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p><h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>While it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>Could he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>He should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>Gagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>In 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>Another attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>Plain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>A telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>Gagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>It would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>That should get him in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Simon Gagne make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you don\u2019t think Gagne deserves to be in the Flyers Hall of Fame, did you even watch him play? <\/p>\nDuring his time in Philadelphia, he became one of the most well-respected athletes to ever come through the organization. On top of that, his performance night in and night out was some of the best we\u2019ve seen since the century turned.<\/p>\nThere were three separate times during his career when he led the team in goals \u2014 two of those coming in back-to-back seasons in 2005-06 and 2006-07 (when he also led in points overall). His 47-goal season is the best by a Flyer since 1997-98 when John LeClair finished with 51 goals.<\/p>\nAnd let\u2019s be honest \u2026 these two goals alone should rightfully earn him a spot. <\/p>\n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIVNVwoEgyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<iframe width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WbAwzDNpmtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile Gagne wasn\u2019t the most consistent point-getter throughout his 11 seasons, the fact that the Flyers were in the playoffs 10 out of his 11 seasons goes without saying \u2014 this guy made a difference.  <\/p>\nHe had some great seasons in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nThe 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons were some of his best: <\/p>\n<h3>2005-06<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 33 even strength goals (most in NHL)  \u2022 47 goals (seventh most in NHL)  \u2022 0.65 goals per game (fourth best in NHL)  \u2022 plus-31 (tied for sixth best in NHL)  \u2022 334 shots (fifth most in NHL) <\/p>\n<h3>2006-07<\/strong><\/h3>\n\u2022 26 even strength goals (tied for eighth most in NHL)  \u2022 41 goals (ninth most in NHL)  \u2022 0.54 goals per game (seventh best in NHL)  \u2022 2007 All-Star Game <\/p>\nWhile it would have been nice to see consistent production from Gagne, he still managed to help the Flyers achieve postseason runs every single year he played in Philadelphia except for one and had 524 total points with the club from 1999-00 to 2009-10.<\/p>\nCould he have done more? Maybe, but he gave the majority of his NHL career to the Flyers, he had some ups and some downs, like all good players do.<\/p>\nHe should land in the Flyers Hall of Fame.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nLet\u2019s take a trip down memory lane to the 2010 Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne misses the Flyers' first three games in a best-of-seven series against the Bruins with an injured toe and the Flyers fail to record a single win while he\u2019s sidelined. Gagne comes back for Games 4-7 and everything\u2019s different. He scored game-winning and game-changing goals multiple times in the remainder of that series, a series the Flyers went on to win.<\/p>\nGagne was an impact player for the Flyers for more than a decade. He accumulated 535 points and tallied 264 goals during that time, which (statistically speaking) puts him alongside Flyers left wing legends like Bill Barber, Brian Propp and LeClair.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer, Gagne\u2019s name belongs in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\nIn 11 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne eclipsed 25 goals five different times, twice scoring more than 40 goals, including the 2005-06 season when Gagne scored 47 goals in just 72 games played. Gagne played 80 games in his rookie season as a 19-year-old scoring 20 goals and registering 28 assists, and was in the top five in voting for the Calder Trophy as the league\u2019s best rookie.  <\/p>\nAnother attribute to Gagne\u2019s robust Flyers r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was his tendency to score big goals. In 2004, he forced a Game 7 against the eventual Stanley Cup champs the Tampa Bay Lightning by scoring the game-winner in overtime of Game 6. His return from injury during the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Bruins in 2010 marked the turning point in the series, as the Flyers became the third team to ever come from down 3-0 to win a playoff series, with Gagne netting the game-winner in Game 7.<\/p>\nPlain and simple, he\u2019s a Flyers Hall of Famer. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nA telltale sign Gagne is Flyers Hall of Fame bound can be found in the franchise's top-10 goal-scoring club.<\/p>\nGagne is No. 9 on the list with 264 goals, ahead of Claude Giroux at No. 10 with 257. Everyone among the top eight is in the Flyers Hall of Fame and we know Giroux will one day be inducted.<\/p>\nIt would be surprising to see one of the organization's top-10 goal-scorers not get in. Gagne was drafted and groomed by the Flyers, played a long time in Philly and is among the team's better all-time goal-scorers \u2014 both regular season and postseason.<\/p>\nThat should get him in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/7635c90d-5cf6-4384-b7fa-ad9996a698c2\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kris-versteeg-bikers-nearly-stopped-blackhawks-beating-flyers-game-6-2010-stanley-cup-final\">Philly bikers nearly stopped Kane, Blackhawks from beating Flyers in Game 6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/blues-coach-craig-berube-believes-nhl-playoffs-can-be-done-without-fans\">Former Flyer Berube believes playoffs can be done without fans <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kevin-hayes-flyers-lose-lightning-cocky-fan-nhl-20-simulation\">Flyers lose to Lightning (and a cocky fan) in NHL 20<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bobby-brink-flyers-prospect-elite-smarts-david-carle-denver-hockey\">An 'elite' quality makes for a smart bet on this Flyers prospect<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/alain-vigneault-one-year-philadelphia-fans-response-hysterical\">Looking back at hysterical responses to Vigneault coming to Philly<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Simon Gagne will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-17 21:35:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"125386","uid":"266","filename":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/08\/ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"86637","status":"1","timestamp":"1586373863","origname":"ap-simon-gagne-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"33061"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"466"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790771"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Philadelphia Flyers, Simon Gagne, Flyers Hall of Fame, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Jordan Hall, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"brookedestra","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"794526","entity":{"vid":"843411","uid":"2187531","title":"Should Kimmo Timonen make Flyers Hall of Fame?","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"794526","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1586373252","changed":"1586970569","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1586970300","revision_timestamp":"1586970569","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>This one is a no-brainer. <\/p>Timonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>One of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>Not to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Absolutely. <\/p>Timonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>He brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>His point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>Another place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>With the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>What Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>His 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>Timonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>One thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Not sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>However, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>But the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>Timonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Kimmo Timonen make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one is a no-brainer. <\/p>\nTimonen is easily one of the best defensemen to come through the Flyers' organization \u2014 he's without a doubt in the top five.<\/p>\nOne of the strongest physical games I\u2019ve ever seen in a Flyers uniform and even though I\u2019m pulling athlete clich\u00e9s, he was a warrior and a true work horse. It\u2019s scary to think about what the blue line would\u2019ve looked like all of those years without him. Seriously, I wonder if his back hurts after carrying the entire position for that long.<\/p>\nNot to mention, he was pivotal in the 2010 Cup run, appeared in four All-Star Games and became one of the most beloved players in Philadelphia during his seven years here. This is a matter of when, not if for the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nAbsolutely. <\/p>\nTimonen was a steady, well-rounded, hardworking defenseman and a well-liked guy around the league.  <\/p>\nHe brought light to Philadelphia during his seven seasons. The blueliner racked up 270 points (an average of 38 points per season) and was a plus-44 over those years.  <\/p>\nHis point totals weren\u2019t the highest in the league, but he compensated by consistently bringing his own 5-foot-10, 194-pound toughness to the ice every night. Timonen finished just 44 blocked shots short<\/em> of 1,000 with the Flyers. He was a true teammate.  <\/p>\nAnother place he really helped the Flyers was on special teams. The orange and black ranked 28th in the league on the man advantage in the season before he was signed, operating at 14.1 percent. With Timonen in the lineup the next year, the power play jumped up to second in the league (21.8 percent).<\/p>\nWith the exception of one season, the Flyers' power play continued to rank in the top 10 of the league throughout the rest of Timonen\u2019s time in Philadelphia \u2014 he had 15 goals and 135 assists on the man advantage with the Flyers. With that, he was a steady force on the penalty kill as well. <\/p>\nWhat Timonen displayed on and off the ice showed a deserving Flyers HOF defenseman.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen gets my vote for sure. On a personal level, so many memories I have of watching the Flyers through high school and college are of Timonen being an absolute rock on the blue line for the team. <\/p>\nHis 519 regular-season games played for the Flyers rank 10th among defensemen in franchise history in that category. He also racked up 270 points, third all-time among Flyers defensemen, and accumulated a plus-44 rating over the seven seasons he spent with the team.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nTimonen is almost a no-brainer for me. He was arguably the most important player on the Flyers for a six-year run that included a trip to the Stanley Cup Final. Timonen was an ultimate playmaker. When the Flyers acquired him from the Predators, he was known more as an offensive defenseman but he reshaped his game to be a two-way player once joining the team. In 519 games with the Flyers, Timonen was a plus-44 compared to a minus-6 in 573 games with the Predators prior.<\/p>\nOne thing that cannot be measured by a stat is toughness and Timonen embodied it, playing through numerous injuries during his Flyers tenure. One more note on Timonen \u2014 never before has a player made shooting the puck wide of the net (on purpose) look so beautiful. Timonen for Flyers HOF.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot sure this is a slam dunk and that's not a knock on Timonen. Everyone knows what he has meant to the organization.<\/p>\nHowever, you can argue some of Timonen's best seasons came during his days in Nashville, at least from an offensive production standpoint.<\/p>\nBut the main point of why Timonen might not be a surefire selection is there are a few really good defensemen who have yet to get into the Flyers Hall of Fame. For example, Tom Bladon was a two-time All-Star in Philly, won two Stanley Cups and is third all-time among Flyers defensemen in goals (behind only Mark Howe and Eric Desjardins). Bob Dailey also had an impressive career in Philadelphia as a two-time All-Star and with 40 points over 56 playoff games, the third-highest postseason scorer all-time among Flyers defensemen (behind only Howe and Desjardins).<\/p>\nTimonen is also right up there among the franchise's best and beloved blueliners. Will he get in, though? It feels like he will eventually, but not sure when.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/sean-couturier-looming-questions-nhl-2019-20-season-coronavirus-outbreak\">Laundry, dishes and good points by Couturier on looming questions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/bill-clement-flyers-talk-podcast-1974-stanley-cup-celebration-philadelphia\">Wait, where did that go? Clement shares story from wild 1974 Cup celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere\u2019s Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Kimmo Timonen will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of 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Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>Looking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>I think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>What makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>Briere was most of those things.<\/p>Despite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>Where he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>On top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>I can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Some people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>In terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>Briere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>And so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>I'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>Briere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Briere has an interesting case.<\/p>The most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>With 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>Briere will get in.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-injury-news-2019-20-season-james-van-riemsdyk-philippe-myers-nate-thompson\">Flyers get good news on injury front for this season and next<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/carter-hart-nhl-goalies-discusses-flyers-2019-20-season-team\">Does Hart deserve to be in this group of NHL goalies?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if fan favorite Danny Briere will find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Danny Briere make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nI owe a lot of my knowledge about hockey to Briere and the Flyers era he was a part of. Watching him showcased the type of athletes you hope to have on your team \u2014 and luckily, he spent six years of his career here in Philadelphia.<\/p>\nLooking at the names of those currently inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, you see names that have impacted the team both on and off the ice. Briere was a fan favorite for many reasons \u2014 being fearless during games, how he came alive during the playoffs and his community outreach was always above and beyond. The fans and city became a priority. <\/p>\nI think Briere would be a nice addition to the growing list, as he checks off just about everything needed to even be considered. While part of it could be my nostalgia talking \u2014 hearing the phrase, \u201cDanny Briere will be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame,\u201d just sounds right. Right? <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhat makes a Flyers Hall of Famer is someone who played an extensive amount of time in the NHL, had a high peak during their career, was sensational at his position and what I believe most important \u2014 added a ton of value to his team. <\/p>\nBriere was most of those things.<\/p>\nDespite a share of injuries throughout his time with the Flyers, Briere still managed to average just under 50 points a season throughout his six years in Philadelphia. <\/p>\nWhere he really proved to be elite was when playing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Briere had a combined 72 points throughout five postseason runs with the orange and black. Flyers fans will remember the 2010 playoffs for many reasons \u2014 Briere was one of them, notching 30 points, the most by any player in the NHL playoffs that year.<\/p>\nOn top of his accomplishments on the ice, Briere was also a fan favorite in Philadelphia. He always made time for fans, charity events and community events \u2014 and a player with those qualities is a player to value, truly. <\/p>\nI can\u2019t say for sure if Briere will be a Flyers Hall of Famer, but if there was a Hall of Fame for best postseason performers in franchise history, he certainly would be at the top of the list.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nSome people like numbers, for those I\u2019ll start here: 53 playoff goals, 63 playoff assists for 116 total postseason points. Briere is one of the highest-level postseason performers of his era. He averaged nearly a point per playoff game, which puts him in the top-100 players all-time<\/em> in that category. <\/p>\nIn terms of who he is, I think Briere has an even stronger argument. No secret, at the start of his career there were serious questions about his size and potential durability in a league that loved the big, the strong and the fast. But, the man put in the work.<\/p>\nBriere bounced around the AHL, NHL and IHL for four seasons before getting his shot at a full calendar year in the NHL. He went from that rocky start to being a guy who \u2014 in his own words, \u201cwhen the game was on the line ... wanted to be the guy who was going to make the play ... wanted to have the puck ... wanted to find a way to make it happen.\" <\/p>\nAnd so many times he managed to do exactly that.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nI'm a huge Briere fan, but this is a no for me. Parts of six seasons with the Flyers and two 30-plus-goal seasons is impressive no doubt, but I don\u2019t feel like Briere was ever the best player on his team during his Flyers tenure.<\/p>\nBriere\u2019s Flyers career will always be remembered for his playoff performances, but I don\u2019t believe his tenure as a whole is Flyers HOF worthy. He was a very good Flyer, but I believe Hall of Famers need to be great. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nBriere has an interesting case.<\/p>\nThe most compelling aspect to it is his work in the playoffs, which created a Briere aura for fans and the organization. That stuff goes a long way.<\/p>\nWith 37 goals and 35 assists in 68 postseason games for the orange and black, Briere has more playoff points in a Flyers jersey than guys like Tim Kerr, Reggie Leach, Eric Lindros, Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Desjardins and Dave Poulin \u2014 all Flyers Hall of Famers.<\/p>\nBriere will get in.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/6a5c52e0-aed5-4fde-8370-3d3f63b1e1a4\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/katie-emmer-flyers-team-still-exciting-present-tense\">Emmer: This Flyers team is still exciting, present tense<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/brian-boucher-reflects-thrilling-2010-win-against-rangers-was-scared-death\">Boucher reflects on thrilling 2010 win against Rangers, was 'scared to death'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/how-mike-keenan-was-nearly-brought-back-flyers-ed-snider\">How Keenan was nearly brought back to Flyers by Snider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a 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straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>No one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>That doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>Since he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>Let\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>Among team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>Couturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>I think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>Earlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>His value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>This is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>Sure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>Throughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>On top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>The man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Couturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>Where would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>He signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>Suffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>Konecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>A glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>A glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>Konecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis one seems like a given but I\u2019m always more than willing to state my case for why I think Sean Couturier deserves this kind of recognition. <\/p>\nIf he wins, this will be the second straight season he will receive the Bobby Clarke Trophy. Like last season, he is second on the team in points but absolutely the most valuable asset for the Flyers. <\/p>\nNo one else on the team is able to drive play as effectively as Couturier \u2014 and that comes down to his abilities on both ends of the ice, his aggressive front when it comes to forechecking, how he sees the game five steps ahead of everyone else and his overall elite skill as one of the top centers in the league. <\/p>\nThat doesn\u2019t even cover his level of leadership within the locker room. A well-respected player no matter how you look at things. If there are any negatives to Couturier, it\u2019s that we aren\u2019t able to clone him and his contract. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers\u2019 most valuable player at the end of this season is Couturier.  <\/p>\nSince he was a Selke finalist in 2017-18, Couturier has been one of the most consistent players for the orange and black ... this season especially.  <\/p>\nLet\u2019s look at his stats shall we? <\/p>\nAmong team leaders through 69 games: <\/p>\n\u2022 Goals \u2014 22 (third)  \u2022 Assists \u2014 37 (tied for second)  \u2022 Points \u2014 59 (second) \u2022 Faceoff percentage \u2014 59.7 (first)  \u2022 Plus\/minus \u2014 plus-21 (first) <\/p>\nCouturier is well-known for his strong 200-foot abilities, among many other things, but above it all, I have to argue one of the reasons he\u2019s so valuable is how he can make everyone around him look good.  <\/p>\nI think a lot of that is proven by his plus-21 rating. Whenever Couturier is on the ice, usually something good happens.  <\/p>\nEarlier in the season, Alain Vigneault moved players that were struggling to get their offense going to a line with Couturier for that reason. Players like Jakub Voracek who needed to improve, did, I believe because of Couturier.  <\/p>\nHis value goes beyond the score sheet. He\u2019s been a key to the Flyers\u2019 success this season.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is a no-brainer for me. As it stands now, Couturier should win the Bobby Clarke Trophy.<\/p>\nSure, he\u2019s second on the team in points and third in goals with the best plus-minus at plus-21. And, if I had a dollar for every time we talked about the strength of his 200-foot game when it comes to Coots, I\u2019d be sitting on a small fortune right now. But his value goes so far beyond that.  <\/p>\nThroughout this season, we\u2019ve literally watched Vigneault move players who are struggling to Couturier\u2019s line because \u201canyone who plays with Coots seems to get going,\u201d as A.V. has told us in multiple interviews.<\/p>\nOn top of his ability to act as a catalyst for guys to turn it around, he\u2019s also the team\u2019s go-to guy when it comes to containing the opposition's top line. In the broadcasters\u2019 pregame meetings with the coaching staff, whenever there\u2019s a question of \u201chow do you try to slow this guy down?\u201d the answer is nearly always, \u201cWe\u2019ll try to get Coots matched up with him out there as much as possible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe man is a (French Canadian) Swiss army knife, with zero ego to boot.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nCouturier is the clear front-runner, but how about Travis Konecny? He's not just a dark-horse candidate \u2014 he should be right there in consideration.<\/p>\nWhere would the Flyers be without his signifcant jump in production? At only 22 years old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-players-celebrate-travis-konecny-birthday-practice\" target=\"_blank\">(he recently turned 23)<\/a>, Konecny faced all forms of pressure to make that jump.<\/p>\nHe signed a new six-year, $33 million deal before the season. The Flyers were coming off a letdown 2018-19 campaign and desperately needed their young foundation pieces to make big strides in 2019-20. With fellow youngster and first-round pick Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder) out before training camp had started followed by the absence of Oskar Lindblom (Ewing's sarcoma diagnosis) in mid-December, even greater focus was on Konecny to answer the bell.<\/p>\nSuffice it to say he has delivered.<\/p>\nKonecny leads the Flyers with 24 goals and 61 points through 66 games, while his 37 assists are a career high and he's one marker away from a new personal best.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his growth: Konecny has six three-point performances this season after having a combined two over his first three NHL seasons.<\/p>\nA glimpse of his importance: the Flyers are 31-9-2 when he records at least a point and 10-9-5 when he has gone scoreless.<\/p>\nKonecny has been the Flyers' energizer bunny and most consistent scorer in a season with all eyes on him.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/a10cc909-061b-4f6e-a3b9-91629523a30a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-rangers-shootout-2010-clinch-playoff-spot-best-game-i-ever-saw-live\">Flyers' playoff-clinching win in 2010 was Best Game I Ever Saw Live<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/top-10-goals-flyers-playoff-history-all-time\">Top 10 goals in Flyers playoff history<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/gritty-flyers-hygiene-tips-twitter-hilarious-terrifying-nhl\">Gritty's hygiene tips are hilariously terrifying<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-sign-prospect-tanner-laczynski-contract-wade-allison-next\">Flyers sign impressive college player, have another one ahead<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-analyzing-flyers-2019-20-coaching-staff-roster\">Biggest impact on Flyers' turnaround: New staff, roster additions or both?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy as team MVP. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"32996"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-03-25 18:40:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"USA Today Images\/AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"2244756","uid":"156","filename":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/03\/25\/usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"1328655","status":"1","timestamp":"1585156808","origname":"usa_ap_sean_couturier_travis_konecny.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":845,"width":1500},"height":"845","width":"1500","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy","format":null,"safe_value":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"506"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"6141"},{"tid":"3861"},{"tid":"33101"},{"tid":"33106"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"801431"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude_from_yahoo":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":{"und":{"robots":{"value":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","noindex":0,"nofollow":0,"noarchive":0,"nosnippet":0,"noodp":0,"noydir":0,"noimageindex":0,"notranslate":0}},"news_keywords":{"value":"Bobby Clarke Trophy, Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall, Philadelphia Flyers, Flyers End to End, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny"}}},"path":{"pathauto":"0"},"name":"JHall","picture":"0","data":"b:0;"},"access":true},{"target_id":"791806","entity":{"vid":"840676","uid":"156","title":"Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy","log":"","status":"1","comment":"0","promote":"0","sticky":"0","nid":"791806","type":"article","language":"und","created":"1585168514","changed":"1589319369","tnid":"0","translate":"0","published":"1585324080","revision_timestamp":"1589319369","revision_uid":"156","body":{"und":[{"value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>The topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p><h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>After he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>Thanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>Now, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>This would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>The defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>Provorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>He\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>Provorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>Lastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?s=20<\/p>He\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>He should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>Another no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>The numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>Granted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Provorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>However, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>Niskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>Provorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>Head coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>To boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nAfter he struggled for the majority of last season, it has really been a joy seeing Ivan Provorov play to his true potential. It seemed like his 2018-19 slump was just a season deferred, since last year he truly didn\u2019t look like himself in all aspects of his game.<\/p>\nThanks to the combination of adding Matt Niskanen, another season under his belt and always wanting to improve, it only made sense for Provorov to bounce back in 2019-20. <\/p>\nNow, I haven\u2019t seen a blue line on the Flyers this solid in a very long time and there\u2019s honestly a few other defensemen who could rightfully be awarded this trophy \u2014 but my gut is saying Provorov (with an honorable mention to Robert Hagg, who has done his job quite well as a bottom-pair defenseman). <\/p>\nThis would be the second time Provorov would be awarded the Barry Ashbee trophy, his first dating back to his 2016-17 rookie season.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe defensive group has improved so much this season, and I think a big helper in that has been Provorov.<\/p>\nProvorov is a reliable, efficient and productive blueliner.  <\/p>\nHe\u2019s reliable because of his iron-man abilities. Provorov is a player you can count on to not miss a beat and be there in your lineup every given night. In his four-year career, he hasn\u2019t missed one single game \u2014 he\u2019s currently at 315 straight played. That being said, can he catch Chris Therien on the Flyers' all-time list for most games played by a defenseman? It\u2019s possible. What\u2019s most important now, though, is how much his determination to play impacts the game and team.  <\/p>\nProvorov is an efficient defenseman. Through 69 games, he\u2019s recorded 111 blocks, 16 takeaways and 84 hits. He\u2019s found success on the top pairing with Niskanen and I believe the two work phenomenally together because of their defensive styles.<\/p>\nLastly, Provorov is a productive defenseman. Not only does he hold it down and limit the opposition's top players, but he can also take the puck to the net \u2014 most notably this past November, when he went coast to coast in OT and got the game-winner in Montreal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">PROVOROV WITH THE OT WINNER! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/thHmolv1MH\">pic.twitter.com\/thHmolv1MH<\/a><\/p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSPhilly\/status\/1200907942679191552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\nHe\u2019s productive at 5-on-5, he\u2019s productive on the power play and really a key component to the team this season as he leads Flyers defensemen in scoring with 36 points. <\/p>\nHe should get the Barry Ashbee Trophy.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother no-brainer for me, this one is going to Provorov. I think he had a great case for the Bobby Clarke Trophy, as well, and if Sean Couturier wasn\u2019t having a Selke-quality year, that\u2019d be Provorov\u2019s to take home, too. There\u2019s no doubt Provorov took the step that most fans were hoping<\/em> to see last season, and turned it into a giant<\/em> leap this year. <\/p>\nThe numbers speak for themselves as he\u2019s nearly doubled his goal total from last season already, jumping from seven goals in 2018-19 to 13 this year with 13 games still left to play in 2019-20. And, after failing to score a single power play goal last season, he\u2019s now tied with Claude Giroux to lead the team with seven this year. <\/p>\nGranted, last season was a down year for Provy, who seemed to be gripping his stick a bit too tightly as the team struggled. Even his numbers compared to 2017-18 show just how dangerous he has become on the power play. And, as a huge fan of the eyeball test coupled with stats, his game and comfort level playing against the league's top forwards have gone to another level since he\u2019s been paired with Niskanen this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nProvorov is 100 percent deserving. He's the team's Couturier on the blue line.<\/p>\nHowever, similar to what we did with the Bobby Clarke Trophy debate, let's look at another candidate who should rightfully be considered for most outstanding defenseman.<\/p>\nNiskanen has served as integral piece to not only the Flyers' turnaround, but also Provorov's anticipated rebound from a disappointing 2018-19 performance.<\/p>\nProvorov, who turned only 23 years old in January, needed some help, some weight taken off of his shoulders. Niskanen, a Stanley Cup champion with 125 games of postseason experience, has helped alleviate the pressure with his smarts and abilities in all situations.<\/p>\nHead coach Alain Vigneault has mentioned Niskanen's importance to Provorov and we've seen it across the board, especially at even strength when the two are side by side. Niskanen also plays big minutes on the penalty kill and power play.<\/p>\nTo boot, with eight goals and 25 assists, the 33-year-old has a chance to crack 40 points for just the second time in his well-established career.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/2b4eeca0-e760-4459-afa0-db425cb69a09\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-update-claude-giroux-message-2019-20-season\">Giroux's message to fans \u2014 not just the Flyers' group chat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/claude-giroux-not-happy-after-playing-xbox-scott-laughton\">Giroux not happy after playing Xbox with Laughton, so 'old-school workouts' it is<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/flyers-kevin-hayes-allen-iverson-habit-spittin-chiclets-podcast\">Hayes details his one Iverson-like habit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-season-nhl-postpones-2020-draft-combine-awards\">NHL makes slew of postponements amid coronavirus outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\">Predictions for who wins Flyers' 2019-20 Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Barry Ashbee Trophy as the team's most outstanding defenseman. 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He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>Before the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>Konecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>Not to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Konecny is the most improved player.<\/p>Fans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>Konecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>The Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>His confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>Whatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>The Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>Statistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>Not to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>With Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>However, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>Before being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>Lindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? Hartnell sure didn't<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-playoff-odds-first-round-flyers-penguins\">If Flyers and Penguins played in 2020 playoffs, who would win?<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/all-time-flyers-roster\">Our all-time Flyers team<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player. By Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Jordan Hall<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Predicting who wins the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhen it comes to most improved from last season, Travis Konecny is the first that comes to mind. He didn\u2019t have a poor 2018-19 season by any means but when looking back and the leaps and bounds he has made since then, it just makes sense to award him the Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy. <\/p>\nBefore the season started, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/why-travis-konecny-may-be-most-important-factor-successful-flyers-season\" target=\"_blank\">I noted that Konecny was the most important puzzle piece for a successful year<\/a> and he has continued to prove that with every game played. <\/p>\nKonecny bettered his two-way game, cleaned up his puck work in the neutral zone and can be on a line with just about anyone and still find a way to drive play. He\u2019s grown every aspect of his game and now leads the team in points, as well. <\/p>\nNot to mention, he\u2019s also a pest to play against, a ton of fun to watch, made his first All-Star appearance back in January \u2026 and he\u2019s only 23 years old. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nKonecny is the most improved player.<\/p>\nFans were expecting a breakout season from Konecny and he\u2019s having it. With 61 points through 66 games, he\u2019s already 12 points past his previous career high of 49 points in 82 games last year. <\/p>\nKonecny\u2019s average ice time has gone up by almost two minutes more than last season and he has continued to dominate in his 5-on-5 play, while his presence on the Flyers' power-play units has grown as he leads the team in man advantage assists with 18.<\/p>\nThe Flyers' 2015 first-rounder obviously had talent from the start, but this season he really blossomed on the score sheet and grew that confidence Flyers fans had certainly seen hints of before, but now see it on another level. <\/p>\nHis confidence could have spiked for many reasons: his offensive success, his coaching staff and new linemates and maybe even that six-year, $33 million contract he inked at the start of the season.<\/p>\nWhatever it was, that confidence is hopefully here to stay. Konecny certainly improved the most this season and I think Flyers fans have plenty to look forward to out of this 23-year-old for the next five-plus years.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nThe Flyers have quite a few players who have taken the next step in their game this season, but Scott Laughton deserves this one in my opinion.<\/p>\nStatistically speaking, Laughton played 82 games last season, netting 12 goals and tallying 20 assists. After battling through two injuries this year (finger, groin), he\u2019s still managed to pass that goal total with 13 in just 49 games so far in 2019-20. Laughton has also jumped from a minus-11 rating last year to a plus-13. He\u2019s a key piece of the Flyers' significantly improved penalty kill.  <\/p>\nNot to mention, when Alain Vigneault has needed to shake up lines, Laughton has been able to find success as a top-six player. But, when called upon to contribute in the bottom six, he\u2019s assumed the role without issue. Laughton still finds ways to distribute the puck well and produce with a different cast of players.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nWith Konecny making such an important jump for the Flyers, he'll rightfully be the favorite for this award and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-coronavirus-suspension-flyers-2019-20-bobby-clarke-trophy-predictions\" target=\"_blank\">should even be in consideration for the Bobby Clarke Trophy<\/a>.<\/p>\nHowever, Oskar Lindblom won't be counted out for most improved. Don't be surprised if some teammates cast their votes for the 23-year-old forward \u2014 and those votes would be deserved.<\/p>\nBefore being diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma during mid-December, Lindblom was thriving in his biggest role yet, scoring 11 goals and 18 points through 30 games. He was projected to finish with 30 goals after a promising rookie season in which he recorded 17 while playing fewer minutes.<\/p>\nLindblom, who continues to undergo treatment, quickly won over Vigneault with his smarts and skill. His improvements were significant and evident.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/c5d4d944-3701-4e17-9f08-1d14690d190c\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/scott-laughton-thanks-workers-coronavirus-outbreak-2019-20-nhl-suspension\">Laughton keeping busy, says thank you to those 'putting their lives on the line'<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/coronavirus-outbreak-nhl-season-2019-20-chuck-fletcher-flyers-plans\">'Different times' create different challenges for Flyers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-hiatus-coronavirus-flyers-gritty-jenga-scott-hartnell\">Did you miss Gritty playing Jenga? Hartnell sure didn't<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/nhl-playoff-odds-first-round-flyers-penguins\">If Flyers and Penguins played in 2020 playoffs, who would win?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/all-time-flyers-roster\">Our all-time Flyers team<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we give our predictions for who will win the Flyers' 2019-20 Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy as most improved player. 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The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>Both of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>Once he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>It\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p><h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>Who could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>He played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>Though he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>My vote is yes.  <\/p><h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>I mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>Recchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p><h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>This is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>If you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>Recchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p><h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>Another interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>The Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>He doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>Subscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>[embed]<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>[\/embed]<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/b><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul>","summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>","format":"filtered_html","safe_value":"Going End to End today are NBC Sports Philadelphia's Brooke Destra, Katie Emmer, Taryn Hatcher, Joe Fordyce and Jordan Hall.<\/p>\nThe topic: Should Mark Recchi make the Flyers Hall of Fame?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Destra<\/strong><\/h2>\nNot only should Recchi be inducted into the Flyers Hall of Fame, he should also be the very next one in line. <\/p>\nThis would be just another accolade to his incredible 22-year career in the NHL \u2026 and that\u2019s just as a player. The Hall of Famer has three Stanley Cups \u2014 all accomplished with different teams \u2014 and became one of the top scorers in league history.<\/p>\nBoth of his stints with the Flyers were important to not only his career, but also the organization as well. He set the single-season record in Philadelphia in points with 123 \u2014 a record that still remains unbeaten. While he had back-to-back 100-point seasons, the trade of Recchi to to the Canadiens resulted in another Flyers legend in John LeClair.<\/p>\nOnce he returned to Philadelphia five seasons later, he led the entire NHL in assists with 63 in 1999-00 and helped push the Flyers to the Eastern Conference Final twice. With 602 games representing the orange and black, he ranks ninth overall in points with 627. <\/p>\nIt\u2019s only a matter of when,<\/em> not if<\/em> <\/em>for when he\u2019ll be inducted. <\/p>\n<h2>Emmer<\/strong><\/h2>\nWho could ever forget the \"Crazy Eights?\" Recchi was such a strong force with Eric Lindros and Brent Fedyk. In both of his stints with the Flyers, Recchi simply was a fierce competitor. <\/p>\nHe played parts of 10 seasons with the Flyers and had an astounding 232 goals and 395 assists for 627 points, 39 game-winning goals and finished with a plus-43 \u2014 his best plus\/minus rating out of the seven teams for which he played.<\/p>\nThough he wasn\u2019t a part of any Stanley Cup Final appearances with the orange and black, he was a part of six playoff runs in a row with the Flyers from 1999 to 2004.  <\/p>\nMy vote is yes.  <\/p>\n<h2>Hatcher<\/strong><\/h2>\nI mean, where to even begin with Recchi? I guess the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons seem like the logical place to begin. During his second and third seasons as a Flyer, he posted back-to-back 100-plus-point campaigns. He had 53 goals and 70 assists for 123 points in 1992-93, and 40 goals and 67 assists for 107 points in 1993-94. He joins two greats, Rick MacLeish and Bill Barber, as one of just three Flyers to ever post a 50-plus-goal, 100-plus-point season. <\/p>\nRecchi ranks in the franchise\u2019s top-10 all-time in points (627) and power play points (230). He was named to multiple All-Star Games as a Flyer. He also won multiple Bobby Clarke team MVP awards. So, yeah. No doubt. Recchi is a Flyers Hall of Famer 100 percent.<\/p>\n<h2>Fordyce<\/strong><\/h2>\nThis is another no-brainer for me. Recchi is in the Hockey Hall of Fame and he played more games with the Flyers than he did with any other team. Unfortunately, Recchi\u2019s three Stanley Cups as a player came with other teams, but that only speaks to the type of player Recchi was.  <\/p>\nIf you look at the Flyers franchise\u2019s all-time leaders, you won\u2019t have to go too far to find Recchi\u2019s name in any of the stats that matter. He played 602 games with the Flyers, good for 20th all-time.  Here\u2019s where the case is really made though. In his time as a Flyer, Recchi tied for 12th in total goals in franchise history with 232, is fifth all-time with 395 assists and ninth with 627 points.  <\/p>\nRecchi, like Rick Tocchet, played two tenures with the Flyers. Twice in his first tenure he eclipsed the 100-point mark, including a 123-point season in 1992-93 in which he scored 53 goals and had 70 assists, the best season in team history. There is no doubt his name belongs in the rafters with the Flyers\u2019 all-time greats. <\/p>\n<h2>Hall<\/strong><\/h2>\nAnother interesting case, but how can you deny some of Recchi's accolades in orange and black?<\/p>\nThe Hockey Hall of Famer holds the club's single-season record for points at 123, is fifth in franchise history with 395 assists and scored 1.04 points per game wearing a Flyers sweater, just behind Clarke's 1.06.<\/p>\nHe doesn't have the Flyers playoff r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of others (players such as Mike Richards, Scott Hartnell, Pelle Eklund and Bob Dailey have more postseason points with the franchise), but Recchi's ageless game and overall body of work warrants his Flyers Hall of Fame induction.<\/p>\nSubscribe and rate Flyers Talk: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/id1497383342\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/ps\/I4q7bjepqw6wbbaca4ezrva264e\" target=\"_blank\">Google Play<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\" target=\"_blank\">Art19<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCXenWaHGZz4Ey4BObUUIyZQ\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/flyers-talk-a-philadelphia-flyers-podcast\/episodes\/dd96579f-22ae-4e04-9c1c-c3d02bd4214a\/embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe> \n<a href=\"https:\/\/smart.link\/5bb788a3d5b83?site_id=Web_NBCS_Philly&creative_id=nbcsphi1356&cp_4=www.nbcsports.com&cp_1=washington&cp_2=myteams-nbc-sports&cp_3=nbcsphi1356\">Click here<\/a> to download the MyTeams App by NBC Sports! Receive comprehensive coverage of your teams and stream the Flyers, Sixers and Phillies games easily on your device.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">More on the Flyers Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/rick-tocchet-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Tocchet's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/simon-gagne-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Gagne's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/kimmo-timonen-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Timonen's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/philadelphia\/flyers\/danny-briere-flyers-hall-of-fame-candidate\">Debating Briere's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","safe_summary":"With the NHL on hiatus, we look to the future and discuss if Mark Recchi will one day find himself in the Flyers Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n"}]},"field_author_reference":{"und":[{"tid":"33306"}]},"field_bean_single_col":{"und":[{"target_id":"3671"}]},"field_chrome_page":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_date_published":{"und":[{"value":"2020-04-24 19:55:00","timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_db":"UTC","date_type":"datetime"}]},"field_hero_image_credit":{"und":[{"value":"AP Images","format":null,"safe_value":"AP Images"}]},"field_image":{"und":[{"fid":"193906","uid":"681","filename":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","uri":"public:\/\/2020\/04\/24\/ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","filemime":"image\/jpeg","filesize":"357361","status":"1","timestamp":"1587745889","origname":"ap-mark-recchi-flyers.jpg","type":"image","field_file_image_alt_text":[],"field_file_image_title_text":[],"_drafty_revision_requested":"FIELD_LOAD_CURRENT","metatags":[],"metadata":{"height":360,"width":640},"height":"360","width":"640","alt":null,"title":null}]},"field_league":{"und":[{"tid":"196"}]},"field_section":{"und":[{"tid":"201"}]},"field_short_title":{"und":[{"value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy","format":null,"safe_value":"Debating Recchi's Flyers Hall of Fame candidacy"}]},"field_sponsor":[],"field_sport":{"und":[{"tid":"191"}]},"field_tags":{"und":[{"tid":"466"},{"tid":"31146"},{"tid":"31866"},{"tid":"31301"},{"tid":"33331"},{"tid":"27656"},{"tid":"32841"},{"tid":"19546"},{"tid":"506"}]},"field_team":{"und":[{"tid":"141"}]},"field_top_story":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_video_autoplay":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_videos":{"und":[{"target_id":"790031"}]},"field_tags_hide":[],"field_video_automute":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_editorial_category":{"und":[{"value":"analysis"}]},"field_allow_lld_domains":{"und":[{"value":"0"}]},"field_enable_stanza":{"und":[{"value":"1"}]},"field_exclude