Monthly Archives: March 2010

Inside Flyers’ 3-2 win in Dallas

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Brian Boucher was sharp when the Flyers needed him most and Scott Hartnell was in the right place at the right time, allowing the Flyers to snap a two-game losing streak with their first win in Dallas since 1996. Boucher stopped 25 shots, including a game-saver against Karlis Skrastins in the final minute of regulation while the Flyers were killing off a cross-checking penalty to Chris Pronger. Hartnell’s goal, his second in three games, bounced off his pants, off the goal post and behind Kari Lehtonen with 7:55 gone in the third period. NOTES, QUOTES --With the win the Flyers jumped from seventh in the Eastern Conference standings to fifth. The Flyers are tied in points with sixth-place Ottawa, but hold one game in hand on the Senators, who have lost four straight. --If the season ended today, the fifth-place Flyers would visit the fourth-place Devils in the first round of the playoffs

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Flyers Face a HUGE Challenge

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I’m sorry for the lack of updates, I just finished my spring break and classes are starting to push for the final stretch of the semester; much like the NHL season for the playoffs. We saw the Flyers win in stellar dramatic fashion on Saturday against the Hawks, and then come out flat against

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Leighton reacts to his injury news

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Below is a transcript from the Michael Leighton Conference Call today at5:30 p.m. ET - Mar. 18, 2010 Q: You’ve worked so hard for this moment, to do what you were about to do. How do you feel right now, what are your emotions? “Well I’m obviously disappointed. I knew when I first did it, it hurt pretty bad

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Crisis In Flyerdom: No Leighton For Months

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DALLAS _ The day the music died. By now, yawl know that Michael Leighton is done. HE will miss 8-10 weeks with a high ankle sprain that would take the Flyers through 2 playoff rounds - if they made it that far. I can't think of worse news. Can you? I asked Mr. Surly (Chris Pronger) at the morning skate whether it was unnerving for the players to know that they have lost their No. 1 (Ray

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Leighton out 8-10 weeks with ankle sprain

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Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren revealed today that goaltender Michael Leighton will be sidelined 8 to 10 weeks with a high ankle sprain. That means Brian Boucher will carry the goaltending duties through the remainder of the regular season and the playoffs. The earliest Leighton could return to the Flyers is likely the third round of the playoffs and if Boucher can get them that far, he would almost certainly be given the job the remainder of the post-season. More to come ...

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Mid-March catching up.

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What have we had since last I deigned to write?1) An OT loss to the Sabres. Well, it was Ryan Miller, probably still feeling pretty studly after the Olympics. What are you going to do? Can’t say as I was very much impressed by the Flyers. Actually, I can’t really say that at all, so far this post-Olympic stretch, but with maybe one or two exceptions.2) A 3-1 win over the Leafs, another game

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