Briere sits and wonders

Flyers coach John Stevens tried to downplay it, saying Arron Asham had fresher legs. But when you bench your highest-paid player for important shifts in the third period of a one-goal game, alarms go off -- especially when that player is Danny Briere, who has missed 52 games with groin injuries. “We spotted Ash in there a little bit,” Flyers coach John Stevens said, downplaying his decision to bench Briere in the Flyers’ 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers Thursday night in Philadelphia

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flyers notes from Thursday’s loss

--The Flyers' 4-2 loss to the Panthers Thursday was just the second in regulation by the Flyers in games that are tied after two periods. They are now 12-2-5 when tied after 40 minutes. --The Flyers are 12-5-2 against the Southeast. --The Flyers have won the last three games in which they’ve scored a power play goal

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I said Backstrom, not Backlund

I'm not going to say much about last night's because 1) I didn't watch it so I'd be blowing smoke and 2) I don't want to say "I told you so".  From what I can tell of the highlights, the Panthers got some good bounces and the Flyers didn't.  I'm not going to do a chicken little impersonation and freak out that the season is going in the toilet (although the thought crossed my mind for second there).  What I am a bit surprised about is the Flyers signing Mr. Johan Backlund (I don't know how to say 'mister' in Swedish)

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