Nikolay Zherdev Earning His Place

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(photo courtesy of phillysportsworld.com) Nikolay Zherdev is earning the admiration of Flyers fans this week. He is having a heck of a week with the Flyers, working hard to prove that he deserves a spot on this team. Zherdev has been in and out of the press box this season since signing with the Philadelphia Flyers in July.  Zherdev had a great pre-season leading the fans to believe that he would be a great addition to the Flyers offensive core. When the regular season began Zherdev’s play seemed to diminish

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Meltzer's Musings: 12/19/10

The Flyers have now five games in a row and grabbed 15 of a possible 18 points so far in December to elevate the club to its best start through 34 games (22-7-5) since the Mike Keenan era. What makes the current run so impressive is that the Flyers accomplished it against a gauntlet of top teams in the Eastern Conference, and all but the win against the Bruins were accomplished in regulation.

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