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The Phillies are in the heat of another pennant race and they’ll hopefully be playing into October. However, besides them, the other 3 Philadelphia sports teams will be starting up and there are some exciting games that Philly sports fans might want to get tickets too.

The Flyers announced their schedule a few weeks ago and the NBA has yet to release a full schedule but the Sixers already know when they’ll be seeing the Heat. The Eagles have some good games at home as well. Here are the top three games in Philly this Fall (in no specific order). Save the dates.

1. Sixers vs Heat - October 27th

We don’t have to wait long to see the Miami Heat. The Sixers open the season with them on October 17th. It will be the first game of the year played in the newly named “Wells Fargo Center”. Read the rest of this entry »

So today’s the 1st birthday of Philly Sports Chat. It’s been a fun year and we’ve met some cool people along the way. So much has happened in the world of Philly sports over the past year. Here is my favorite post/moment from every pro team we write about. Click on the name of the post to read it:

Phillies: A Poem For the Spankees (October 28th, 2009)

By the end of October, the Phillies were in the heat of their 2nd World Series in a row. The Yankees, their fans and the New York media had been trashing Philadelphia for days. There were even some places dissing Harry Kalas. It made our hatred for the Yankees grow to a whole new level and it inspired Matt to throw together this epic rap dissing them. Read it!

Eagles: Do You Love DeSean As Much As He Loves Himself (video)?  (November 17th, 2009)

This post stood out to me even through all the other big moments that happened to the Birds the past year (like signing Vick). The video clip included in the post never get’s old. It’s a clip that first aired on ESPN in November. It’s basically 2 minutes of DeSean Jackson explaining to the world why he’s the man and why he can’t be stopped. Check it out if you missed it.

Sixers: Tonight’s the Night and It Was Fun While It Lasted (December 2009 - March 2010)

The biggest thing to happen to the Sixers in the existance of this blog was the coming and going of Allen Iverson. In December, we welcomed him to Philly with a post on the day of his first game and in March we said goodbye after 25 games. It was very exciting while it lasted and basically the only time the Sixers made serious news in the past year.

Flyers: From Underachievers to Overacheivers: Great Run Flyers  (June 10th, 2010)

This post was a recap of the greatest Flyers season in quite some time which is why it gets the nod as favorite Flyers post of the season. There were posts that were more entertaining but we couldn’t leave out a post about the Flyers coming 2 wins shy of being Stanley Cup Champions. One post that came close for me was this post full of inspirational Flyers videos that we put together right before game 6.

That’s a look back at the last year in Philly sports. Thanks for all your support over the past year. It’s been fun. Also, don’t forget to contact us if you have any comments or reccomendations at phillysportschat@yahoo.com

That’s what the mainstream media has been hinting at recently.

Nobody truly knows what will happen until it actually goes down but until then, there will be non-stop speculation. One rumor spreading around the league is that the Flyers may be without Jeff Carter next season.

They have a situation in which they have more centers than necessary - especially with Danny Briere excelling in the position during the playoffs. According to Holmgren, having 5 centers is “a good problem to have.”

They also need more money. If the Flyers don’t make a move, they’ll only have just over $9 million to sign a minimum of seven players. Is that even possible? Read the rest of this entry »

If the Flyers had a dominant goalie for the past 10 years, they would have won at least 2 Stanley Cups.

I know that’s a bold statement but just think about it for a minute. They’re known by fans and experts for having a goalie carousel year in and year out. They can never find a steady goalie and haven’t had a superstar in the net in quite some time.

Imagine if they had taken (or signed) a player like Martin Brodeur- a franchise player that they could rely on every season to put them in position to win. Add a goalie like him to the solid roster they put on the ice every year and think how much better they would be. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some videos to get you in the mood for game 6. Sorry that they get cut off a bit- I couldn’t leave out the Orange border. Enjoy.

Gagne’s OT Goal

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Game 2 was frustrating. The Flyers played hard but couldn’t overcome a short, 2nd period burst by the Blackhawks where they scored 2 goals in less than 30 seconds.

They also couldn’t get ANYTHING past Niemi. In the 3rd period, the Flyers outshot Chicago 15-4 but only managed to score just 1 goal. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Flyers and Blackhawks aren’t too familiar with eachother. They only played once this season in Philadelphia and the Blackhawks weren’t using their current goaltender. The Flyers won that game back on March 13th but it was anything but a blowout. Pronger’s goal with 2.1 seconds left in the third gave them the win.

One player the Flyers will need to familiarize themselves with before Saturday’s game is Dustin Byfuglien. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s game could be a series changer. The Flyers could win and have a commanding 3-1 series lead heading back to Philadelphia, or Montreal could win, taking all the momentum and tying the series up at 2 games a piece.

In game three, the Flyers experienced what the Canadiens went through in games 1 and 2 and it wasn’t pretty. Mike Richard’s statements after Thursday’s game summed it up pretty well:

“I don’t know what it is, but maybe we got a little cocky and a little full of ourselves thinking we can go out there and play and this was a long time coming,” Richards said. “We haven’t played that well over the first couple of games and relied heavily on our power play to win those.” Read the rest of this entry »

Leighton has been the savior for the Flyers this year and has been a huge part of their turn around. It looks like they will need to find a new savior to help carry them into the playoffs becasue Leighton is out 8-10 weeks with a severe high ankle sprain.

They are already thin at goalie since it was announced a few weeks ago that Ray Emery would miss the rest of the season. Luckily though they still had Leighton. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Eagles failed on us this year. We had high hopes for them going into the last week of the regular season and the playoffs but they completely fell apart and let us down. Now they’re sitting low in free agency and they don’t get another shot at the playoffs for about 10 months.

The Sixers seem to fail on us every year. They haven’t been out of the first round of the playoffs in 7 years and have had 6 different head coaches since 2003. This year they’re among the leagues worst Read the rest of this entry »