The Flames have come to terms with their goalie of the future...David Rittich....2 Year/ 5.5M...
Strong signing.
Every summer I like to take stock on the NHL biggest rivalries and where they stand....Today looking at one of the best...top 3 in my opinion...
Flyers vs Penguins.
History All Time Regular Season: Flyers 156 Wins (1035 goals) Penguins 103 Wins (887 goals) Ties 30
All Time Playoffs: 7 series...Flyers have won 4.
This Rivalry is fabled to say the least, with each team taking turns at absolute dominance...For many, many years in the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s the Penguins couldn't win in Philly...
In the first 96 regular-season games these teams played in Philly, from 1967 through 2000, the teams tied 7 times. Of the 89 games that ended in decisions, how many games did the Penguins win?
Only 15. The Flyers won 74.
Recently... The Rivalry lost a bit of its luster during the Penguins lean years that landed the Pens top picks of Crosby, Malkin, Fleury, and Jordan Staal...But it has really picked up a ton in the Crosby/Giroux Rivalry (the two players are actually VERY good friends) culminating with some crazy high scoring playoff series...And then last year we saw another great chapter as the Pens and Flyers played maybe the most exciting outdoor game to date.
Who is better now?
Theses teams tend to take turns dominating...
In 2013-14 and 2014-15 the Flyers won 8 in a row. Then the Penguins won 9 of the next 11. The Flyers have won 3 of the last 4...the Penguins won 3 of the 4 prior to that...So they are 4-4 in the last 8.
Who will win this year's season series? Who is the better team in 2019-20?