Flyers face decisions with Gagne sidelined for sports hernias

WASHINGTON - There was a method to Simon Gagne's madness. It turns out that it wasn't just demons from a goal-scoring drought that were dancing in Gagne's head. There was actually a physical problem that was causing him discomfort every time he skated.

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Well alrighty then. Flyers lose.

Okay, the sky is falling, everyone wants John Stevens head on a post, we suck, etc etc. It's easy to get caught up in the negativity after a game like that. It's just hard to watch the same thing happen over and over again. Instead of the new guys elevating the core guys play, the core guys are dragging the new guys down to the same mediocre/inconsistent level. I'm not ready to press the panic button yet. A few wins or better efforts and we'll all be praising Homer and Stevens again, right?

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Well alrighty then. Flyers lose.

Flyers Give up Four Straight Goals to Lose 4-2 in Washington

10/27/09 4-2 Loss SCORING 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total PHI 0 2 0 - - 2 WSH 0 2 2 - - 4 _______________________________ SHOTS 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total PHI 10 13 20 - - 43 WSH 11 15 10 - - 36 *** PostGame Interviews & Coach’s Press Conference *** _______________________________________________________________________________ Washington, DC (Sports Network) -- Alexander Semin returned to the lineup and notched the game-winning goal in the third period, as Washington extended its winning streak to five games with a 4-2 win over

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Inside the Flyers’ 4-2 loss in Washington

--The Flyers have outshot their opponents in eight of their first 10 games. --Over their past 10 games against the Capitals during the last three regular seasons the Flyers and Caps have alternated victories. The two teams also went the distance in their playoff meeting in 2008, with the Flyers prevailing in seven

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Disaffected and Disenchanted

That's about how I'd characterize the Flyers fan feelings toward Coach Stevens lately.Some days, I'm fine with Johnny standing behind the bench. Other days, not so much. But I've yet to call for his head on a pike.Folks, this post is going to ramble something fierce. I'm processing as I write, while the game is tied-up at 2 all, which is a very dangerous thing to do when you have a sports blog.

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