Hey Charlie, as a Philly phan, for me in interest, the Flyers are 4. The Sixers, Eagles, and Phightins are pretty much equal to me. I subscribed to the Athletic due to the superior beat coverage you provided for our Flyers. Once you left the Athletic, I subscribed to allphly.com for my beat coverage. As a hockey newb, I appreciate your down to earth writing style and helping readers like me understand hockey much better. Keep up the good work, just remember the majority of your readers are like me parents, patient, and do not have time to troll you or the interest too.

Charlie: I would rate you as the best Flyers beat reporter, by a solid margin, with an impressive combination of analytics knowledge, insider information, and ability to communicate. I think you’ve improved over time, as all the best sports writers do. I hope you and All Phly continue to grow and prosper.

Great stuff as always, but Mark Howe was easily the best dman to never win the Norris despite coming so close! Absolute star, vocal and on ice leader, took this team to two finals in three years. Can’t rank G higher IMO 🙂

Charlie, you left 88 out of your top FIVE Captains in Flyers history?!? My 5:
1 – Clarkie
2 – Poulin
3 – G
4 – 88
5 – Richie