Author: Eric Tulsky

Remaining schedule not helpful in Flyers' playoff chase

By Eric Tulsky | Apr 6th 2013 | 4 min read |

Tyler Dellow published an interesting look yesterday at the impact of scheduling on a team’s results. Here are the key points: The home team has...

Who's the Flyers best player? Answer not as clear as you'd think

By Eric Tulsky | Mar 31st 2013 | 3 min read |

“Who’s the best player on the Flyers?” Claude Giroux seems like a no-brainer answer. He was the third-highest scoring player in the ...

Rick Nash goal video breakdown: Is the line change to blame?

By Eric Tulsky | Mar 8th 2013 | 6 min read |

On the Rangers’ last goal Tuesday night, everyone blamed a bad line change. I don’t think the line change was the primary problem, though....

A trip to the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, where everybody trolls the Flyers

By Eric Tulsky | Mar 7th 2013 | 4 min read |

Last week, I went to Boston to present a poster on zone entries at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Here’s a link to that if you’re ...

Sean Couturier's continued evolution as an elite defensive player

By Eric Tulsky | Feb 27th 2013 | 5 min read |

Small sample sizes give more extreme results than larger samples, where luck evens out a bit, but in a shortened NHL season (or early in any NHL year)...

Eric Wellwood deserves to play

By Eric Tulsky | Jan 28th 2013 | 6 min read |

The season is young, but the Flyers have struggled thus far to bring the puck into the offensive zone with possession. The average team dumps the puck...

Mike Knuble signs with Flyers: Analyzing the acquisition through zone entries

By Eric Tulsky | Jan 25th 2013 | 3 min read |

One of the tools that we have developed at Broad Street Hockey for assessing player performance is the monitoring of zone entries. Each time the puck ...

Flyers vs. Rangers: Scouting the officials!

By Eric Tulsky | Jan 24th 2013 | 2 min read |

Tonight’s Flyers game will be refereed by Paul Devorski and Kyle Rehman. Let’s get to know them a little. Devorski is the senior member of...

Flyers vs. Devils: A referee scouting report

By Eric Tulsky | Jan 22nd 2013 | 2 min read |

The referees for tonight’s Flyers vs. Devils game are Brad Watson and Jean Hebert. Given Travis’ concerns about the officiating in the las...

Zac Rinaldo: Still not a goal scorer, but is he making progress?

By Eric Tulsky | Nov 28th 2012 | 6 min read |

Back in training camp, Travis noted that for the second year in a row, Zac Rinaldo wanting to become a complete player was a hot September story. Rina...