Danny Briere will come into training camp at the same weight he departed after last spring's playoffs - 170 pounds. It's the lightest he will be in several years coming to camp. He says he feels lighter and quicker on the ice at that weight and played much of the season at it. Ironically, he admits that personal issues off the ice was the catalyst for him losing weight. He wasn't eating. A
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First off, Danny Briere tells me he and his son are "fine" after his accident in upstate NY. Briere is very lucky he was in a Ranger Rover when he sideswiped a tractor trailer. Anything else we might have had a double tragedy. Very lucky. ** My first thought on Jaroslav Halak ... A conversation with someone from the Flyers over the winter who felt that Halak wasn't legit. I felt in the
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 Ray Emery? I wish...(Courtesy: YardBarker) We’re not capable of changing the past (yet). We know what happened. Chicago won the Stanley cup, on Philadelphia ice. Leighton let in a soft goal, and was pretty bad in the Finals. But sports fans always love playing the “what if?” game. If this were different, that were different, the outcome would be different. It’s a fun argument, but one that can never be resolved. Still, here goes… What if… Ray Emery never got hurt?: He’s already played in a Cup Finals.
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CHICAGO _ This is what I love about Danny Briere. He speaks his mind, he doesn't bullwinkle, and if he can't say something that is going to really offend someone, he politely tells you, I better now say this. He is a consummate pro, one of the most congenial men I have met in 35 years of covering sports So how does Briere feel about this Stanley Cup Final which begins tonight between t
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One great night! The little Canadiens that could (or so they thought) came into Philadelphia hoping to steal a game, maybe even two. Instead, the Flyers shut them out for the second straight game, and are halfway to the Stanley Cup Finals. Last nights 3-0 win was not the result of a dominating effort, but at least we got the results we needed. More importantly, Halak has not lived up to the expectations that he built up during the first two rounds. With a packed house the fun started early with a few video highlights that covered everything from the playoff clinching shootout up until Game 1 of this series. After some respectful applause for the Canadian Anthem, we were once again treated to a God Bless America duet by Lauren Hart and Kate Smith. With the way things had gone for the last week and a half, you knew things had to go well. Unfortunately the team came out a bit flat, and were nailed on an early penalty on Krajicek . That lasted a minute though as Gomez went to the box on a hooking call. So after some 4 on 4, the Flyers finally went a man up. Giroux carried it up and dished to Briere
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And so it is... one game to decide it all. One game to make history. One game to move one step closer to Lord Stanley's cup. While it's probably not my preferred way of seeing the team win, they always seem to surge back when everyone has written them off. I don't know what this means for the next two series, but for right now we're just focused on Friday. Last night's game wasn't the best effort by the Flyers but they played a tight defensive game and took advantage of the opportunities that were presented
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Satan hates the Flyers. Contrary to most folks, this doesn't bother me one bit. Because, if it's true, that means we've got the all-powerful God, the creator of heaven and earth, on our side. Sounds to me like we've got the better end of the deal on that one. Besides, contrary to how most depictions of Satan being this big, muscley red dude with horns, it turns out he's little weasly, manipulative punk who likes to act big. He's the weenie from high school that got shoved into lockers and always tried to skip gym class. Well, Satan, we've got an answer for you. His name is Michael Leighton and he's an angel from heaven.
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Something strange is going on... this Flyers team has been looking completely gassed at the end of these past two games. How can that be? The team had over a week off to rest and recover following the Devils series. Chock up that first period in game 1 as shaking the rust off, but why this sucking wind stuff at the end of both of these games? Isn't Laviolette's system supposed to be built around high-energy, well-conditioned athletes
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Once again the Flyers got behind in a game (twice this time) and once again they found a way to get back into it, and this time they ended up on top. Strange stat: super-doucheweed Ott has more goals (15) than Hartnell (14) Better stat: Hartnell's butt won the game last night Of course, as predicted, Boosh stood tall in net. He looked a bit shaky early on but closed up shop from the second period on. Everyone's talking about the game being a confidence booster... okay, sure.
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