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Winger Dan Carcillo will replace rookie James van Riemsdyk and rookie defenseman Oskars Bartulis will replace Ryan Parent in tonight’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Fiinals. Carcillo has been a healthy scratch since Game 4 of the conference finals against the Montreal Canadiens when Jeff Carter replaced him in the lineup. Bartulis has not played since Game 2 of the first round series against the Devils. Look for Carcillo to be reunited with Simon Gagne and Mike Richards on the top line, while Jeff Carter slides down to a third line with Claude Giroux and Arron Asham. That would give the Flyers scoring threats on their top three lines while not disrupting the second line of Danny Briere, Ville Leino and Scott Hartnell. The return of Carcillo is no great surprise, but throwing Bartulis into a Stanley Cup Final is risky. Parent played just 41 seconds in Game 1, when Troy Brouwer scored on Parent’s only shift of the game. Bold and risky move by Peter Laviolette, who likely will play Bartulis sparingly tonight Continue reading →

There is a lot of Ogre in Philadelphia Flyers rookie defenseman Oskars Bartulis — Ogre, Latvia that is. It was in this central Latvian town of 26,500 people that the 22-year-old was born and raised. It’s a long way from the pinelands of Ogr… Continue reading →

BOSTON – Originally recalled from the Adirondack Phantoms on Nov. 9 as a hedge bet against injuries, Oskars Bartulis hasn’t just bumped other defensemen out of the Flyers’ lineup. Continue reading →

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have recalled 6’2’’, 195-pound defenseman Oskars Bartulis (AWZ-kahrs, bahr-TEW-lihs) from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to club General Mana… Continue reading →

The Philadelphia Flyers announced that they have recalled 6’2’’, 195-pound defenseman Oskars Bartulis Continue reading →