Trent Frederic

Flyers 5: Takeaways from Thursday’s Flyers-Bruins Preseason Game
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Thursday’s Flyers-Bruins Preseason Game
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Thursday’s Flyers-Bruins Preseason Game
You can imagine how the result looked when the Boston Bruins, playing in their first preseason home game, took the opportunity to load up with roughly 90 percent of the NHL roster. It's hardly a way to evaluate how one team looks against another. It did present some early warning signs that need to be addressed and cleaned up with exactly two weeks remaining until the regular season opener.
Marchand’s Shorthanded Tally Sinks Flyers
Marchand’s Shorthanded Tally Sinks Flyers
Marchand’s Shorthanded Tally Sinks Flyers
The Flyers got a third-period power play in a tie game with a chance to grab the lead. Instead, they gave it away, allowing a shorthanded goal to Brad Marchand that proved to be the game-winner in a 4-2 loss to the Bruins at Wells Fargo Center.
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Sunday’s Flyers-Bruins Game
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Sunday’s Flyers-Bruins Game
Flyers 5: Takeaways from Sunday’s Flyers-Bruins Game
While it may have been an expected result given the circumstances, there were things on display where the lineup didn’t really matter. The Bruins have had the Flyers number all season. So has David Pastrnak. That wasn’t changing no matter who was on the ice.
Hart Pulled After Bruins 4-Goal 2nd in Rout of Flyers
Hart Pulled After Bruins 4-Goal 2nd in Rout of Flyers
Hart Pulled After Bruins 4-Goal 2nd in Rout of Flyers
With a shorthanded lineup once again, the Bruins got another late second-period goal that started the unraveling. This time, it didn't even take until the third. Three goals for the Bruins in 1:39 capped off a four-goal period, as the Flyers were routed in the outdoor game at Lake Tahoe by a score of 7-3 on Sunday night.
Bruins Hand Flyers Another Ugly Loss
Bruins Hand Flyers Another Ugly Loss
Bruins Hand Flyers Another Ugly Loss
Saturday's game in Boston further exposed the Flyers flaws. The Bruins struck for the first goal of the game in the first and out-shot the Flyers, 10-4, in the opening period. A late second-period goal put the Bruins up by two, then everything unraveled again, as the Flyers were routed for the second time this week, losing 6-1.