"No - no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should've sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful..." - Ellie Arroway, talking about the amazing spring day we have here in Philadelphia. OPEN STAGE NIGHT AT COMEDY CABARET You know the deal. Show up and pound a few so you can convince yourself that people want to see you try to sing or be funny or do that weird thing where you put......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Warren Ellis reveals which comic hooked him on the medium. (Via) The best invention ever? You decide. (Via Sarah) Uwe Boll on the internet petition we mentioned yesterday. Turns out he can make an entertaining movie! The top 25 child stars of all time, according to Moviefone. The NHL is recruiting famous fans to write blogs about hockey. Included are Jason Reitman and......

We recently posted about the promising state of the Philadelphia Flyers this season, but we never thought they would be this good. Sure, we like sports. But even more, we like sports where teams beat the hell out of each other and don't hesitate to run the score up until their opponents are growling through desperately-held-back tears. The Flyers rocked the Pittsburgh Penguins 8 to 2 on Tuesday night, prompting the coach of the tuxedo-clad......

by Jon Brouse After one month and three suspensions, the Flyers sit atop the Atlantic division for the first time since the ‘05-‘06 campaign. With production coming from the top three lines and a hot goalie, the team is showing a winning finish that was clearly lacking last year. Jeff Carter has stepped up his game and is developing into a quality second-line center. Joffrey Lupul is looking more like the budding star from the......

From the very start of the off-season, Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren has been aggressively and effectively re-tooling a franchise in need of a do-over. In other words, the current team is the product of a plan that seems a little too smart for the Flyers, with one transaction win coming after the other. The orange and black have always been able to bring in big names, but have they ever been this good at......

June 23: The Flyers selected James vanRiemsdyk with the second overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft. Scouts project vanRiemsdyk, a 6’3” left-winger from Middletown, New Jersey, to be a solid power forward that can make plays all over the ice, gaining some comparisons to John LeClair and Rick Nash. Experts were saying this was the most mystifying draft in quite some time, with some speculation as to who would go where in the......

The Second Coming wasn’t supposed to be like this. On his return to Philadelphia, the Flyers seemed set to dominate the league. Prior to the NHL returning from the 2004-2005 season, Bob Clarke assembled what had appeared to be a sure Cup contender. Former 30-plus goal scorer Mike Knuble was added along with versatile forward Turner Stevenson. The signing of massive and proven defensemen Mike Rathje and Derian Hatcher was announced on the same day......

Editor's note: It's rare that we step out of our collective voice/pants to let someone steal the spotlight. In our history, we've only done it when (a) the Pope did a guest spot in our 30 Days of Easter series, (b) we put up a "Day as Phillyist Editor" for bid and Singularist won, (c) we just felt like wingin' it. Today, we let Tom Durso, the newest member of our team, don the slim-fit......

The Philadelphia Flyers return to the ice tonight, playing a nationally broadcast game to kick off the NHL's new season. The NHL, as you may remember (or, well, maybe not), cancelled its 2004-05 season due to the inability of the players and owners to come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. With that all in the past, however, the Flyers will begin their new season tonight at 7 p.m. at the Wachovia......

As the Flyers practice without the injured Peter Forsberg and the injured Derian Hatcher, we have to get our hockey fix in other fashions since Comcast Sportsnet inexplicably doesn't cover preseason hockey practices in HD. And so, McSweeney's Internet Tendency steps to the plate and delivers the latest installment in their hockey series, The Philadelphia Flyers Have A Time Machine. There are four other installments (1, 2, 3, 4) and they are all as inspirational......

ESPN is reporting that Peter Forsberg, former center for the Colorado Avalanche, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers for 2 years and over $10 million dollars. The move will put the Flyers over the salary cap, thus reports are surfacing that the Flyers will deal center Jeremy Roenick, the team's highest paid player, to the Los Angeles Kings for draft picks. Roenick, you might recall, was outspoken during the lockout. Forsberg was once a Flyer,......

The Flyers held a press conference on Saturday announcing their return to the city. The NHL Owners and Players have each ratified the new collective bargaining agreement, paving the way for the 2005-2006 season of hockey. Ed Snider kicked things off by announcing that the team would slash many ticket prices in order to bring fans back to the game. The cheapest tickets will cost $20 for adults and $10 for kids in a new......

It's over. It's over. It's all finally over. Today, the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players Association agreed, in principle, to the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement. All that stands in the way of the 2005-6 season of NHL hockey is the players' ratification of the new CBA, which is expected to happen without a hitch. The CBA, as currently written, will last for six years. The players will see......