Meltzer’s Musings: 12/26/11

Starting tomorrow, the Flyers face two difficult road games leading into the Winter Classic, traveling to Tampa Bay and then Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Rangers, who are in action tonight against the Islanders, play in Washington on Wednesday and Sunrise, FL on Friday. The Flyers, of course, had the last two days off for Christmas

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Meltzer’s Musings: Happy Hockeydays!

Merry Christmas to all HockeyBuzz readers who celebrate the holiday, and happy sixth night of Hannukah to readers of the Jewish faith. On this day, I thought it would be a good time to take stock of just how far the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team has come since a summer filled with uncertainty and question marks. On Christmas Day, the Flyers are right in the thick of the chase for the top spo

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Meltzer’s Musings 12/24/11

If the Flyers were not a team that is competing for the top spot in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference, last night's 4-2 loss at Madison Square Garden would have one where it would be easier to be philosophical in the aftermath. The effort was certainly there and the execution wasn't even all that bad but the winning side simply did a little better job at making its own breaks by get

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