Al Morganti

Al Morganti is a co-host on The WIP Morning Show and a nationally renowned NHL expert, providing news and analysis on the Flyers for Comcast SportsNet. Morganti’s background includes serving as a Flyers beat reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a hockey analyst on ESPN and a hockey news columnist and regular contributor to SportsNet 960. He also wrote for The Boston Globe and The Atlanta Constitution. Follow him on Twitter @nufced

February 7, 2017

Opinion

There is no way the Flyers are a better team with Shayne Gostisbehere in street clothes

by Al Morganti

One of the most bizarre stories through the first month of this year is that of Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, who was once again a healthy scratch on Monday night when the Flyers were shut out at home, 2-0, by the St Louis Blues.

January 31, 2017

Opinion

For Joel Embiid and the Sixers, sit has to happen

by Al Morganti

Despite an energetic and exhilarating victory at home Monday night against the Sacramento Kings, the Philadelphia 76ers surprise season of playoff hopes pretty much turned hopeless when it was announced that Joel Embiid would not play that night – and that he would also miss the following two games this week in Texas against the Mavericks and Spurs.

January 24, 2017

Opinion

Will Goodell obsession make the Patriots vulnerable to Falcons in Super Bowl LI?

by Al Morganti

The Atlanta Falcons are about to enter a bizarre twilight zone in which their biggest advantage preparing for the Super Bowl is also a curse.

January 17, 2017

Opinion

Why Andy Reid's clock mismanagement still resonates in Philadelphia

by Al Morganti

Once you play as a professional athlete or coach in the city of Philadelphia, it is much like checking into the legendary Hotel California – you can check out, but you can never leave.

January 10, 2017

Opinion

Embiid’s playoff proclamation music to the ears of long-suffering Sixers fans

by Al Morganti

The biggest sports story in Philadelphia in this very new year came from the mouth of Joel Embiid, who declared that the Philadelphia 76ers have a chance to make the playoffs.

January 3, 2017

Flyers

Flyers' fortunes sit squarely on Wayne Simmonds' Broad Street shoulders

by Al Morganti

The captain of the Philadelphia Flyers is Claude Giroux, but as this season grinds into the first month of 2017 and a crucial game with the New York Rangers at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night, it is becoming increasingly evident that the heartbeat of the Flyers is provided by forward Wayne Simmonds.

December 27, 2016

Opinion

Here’s hoping days are numbered for glut of sports metrics

by Al Morganti

The calendar is about the flip to 2017 and the only sports resolution being made from this side of the computer screen is to stop trying so hard to embrace analytics.

December 20, 2016

Opinion

Thursday Night Football: NFL's garbage time comes to Philly

by Al Morganti

This had to be the worst season in recent memory for hardcore fans of the Philadelphia Eagles and not just because the team was out of playoff contention before the winter holiday season.

December 13, 2016

Opinion

Flyers rookie Ivan Provorov already proving to be a generational talent

by Al Morganti

If you take a quick look past the big, green shadow of the Philadelphia Eagles and rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, and then get around the every-other-game saga of Sixers rookie Joel Embiid, you’ll find another emerging star of the Philadelphia sports scene in orange and black.

December 6, 2016

Opinion

November loss to Senators may have turned Flyers' season around

by Al Morganti

Almost a month ago, it appeared the Flyers season could be derailed by Thanksgiving, and the up-and-down career of goalie Steve Mason would take another dip.