Crisis In Flyerdom: No Leighton For Months

March 18, 2010

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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Flyers Gameday: 3-18-10 vs. Stars

March 18, 2010

PREVIEW (11:30 am) After the high ankle sprained Michael Leighton suffered on Tuesday, Brian Boucher will get an opportunity to shine. He'd better if the Flyers are to do anything more than continue their one-step-forward-one-step-back pattern during the stretch drive. The Flyers handled Dallas with ease at the Wachovia Center earlier this season but the Stars are a much better club on home

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Flyers Gameday: 3-16-10 vs. Preds

March 16, 2010

PREVIEW (11:15 AM) The one-step-forward-one-step-back Flyers will try to shake off their frustrating loss to the Rangers tonight when they travel to Nashville to take on a Predators club that appears likely to be the seventh seed in the Western Conference. Despite possessing a less talented roster than the Flyers, Nashville has 81 points to the Flyers' 76 -- in the tougher of the two NHL confer

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Flyers Gameday: 3-14-10 vs NYR

March 14, 2010

PREVIEW (11 AM) Coming off one of their most dramatic regular season victories in recent memory, the Flyers need to carry over the momentum of yesterday's win over the Blackhawks. A victory in today's divisional game today with the New York Rangers would further solidify the Flyers' playoff positioning. Landing the sixth seed and drawing either Ottawa or Buffalo is a preferable scenario to fini

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Flyers Gameday: 3-13-10 vs Chicago

March 13, 2010

PREVIEW (9:30 AM) As the Flyers get ready to conclude a four-game homestand with a matinee against the powerhouse Chicago Blackhawks. This will be a measuring stick game for Philly. The Flyers are coming off an ugly loss to the Bruins and have yet to put forth a playoff-caliber 60-minute effort since the Olympic break, despite the club's record since the break. The Flyers will have to be at t

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Meltzer’s Musings & Flyers Gameday (3-9-10) vs Islanders

March 8, 2010

The Flyers did what they had to do last night, getting a critical four-game homestand off on the right foot. It was good to see Simon Gagne continue his recent roll and even nicer to see Dan Carcillo get kudos for efforts. Say what you will about Carcillo's periodic meltdowns. With a couple much publicized exceptions -- and I still maintain that his nine-minute penalty and subsequent suspensio

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Flyers Gameday: 3-7-10 vs. Maple Leafs

March 7, 2010

PREVIEW (7:30 AM) With losses in their last two games, it's crucial for the Flyers to get back on the winning track in their fourth game of the post-Olympic stretch drive. Tonight, they return home to play the woeful Toronto Maple Leafs, who have already won a game against the Flyers this season (an ugly 4-0 shutout). Tonight's tilt is the third of four meetings and marks the start of a four-ga

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Meltzer’s Musings: 3-6-10

March 6, 2010

One of the most positive developments to emerge from the first three games of the post-Olympic stretch run has been the offensive play of Simon Gagne. The 30-year-old left winger seems to finally be recovering his timing and confidence in scoring three goals and four points in the last three games. Last night, especially early in the game, I thought the line of Ville Leino and Danny Briere fla

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Meltzer’s Musings: 3-4-10

March 5, 2010

There is nothing more deflating to a club than when a goalie allows a soft goal at a bad time. Last night, the Flyers didn't play a very good all-around game against the Florida Panthers but the single biggest culprit in the loss was Michael Leighton permitting a pair of preventable goals when his club had seemingly gotten back into the game. An extremely rusty Brian Boucher was no more effective.

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Flyers Gameday: 3-5-10 vs. Buffalo

March 5, 2010

PREVIEW (10 AM) The Flyers will play for the third time in four nights tonight when they travel to Buffalo to take on the struggling Sabres. Buffalo has been in a swoon that has seen the club drop eight of its last nine games and fall out of first place in the Northeast Division. Meanwhile, the Flyers had their five-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday in an ugly 7-4 loss to the Panthers.

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