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Carcillo a Vital Part of the Flyers

Last night the Flyers took on the Toronto Maple Leafs and there was a ton of action.  The Flyers since coming back from the Olympic break were 1-2 going into last nights game.  Now they are 2-2 and last night showed a lot of things about the team.  From defense to offense the Flyers played an exceptional game and I can only hope that they can continue to play at that level.

I saw three things from last nights game that I was impressed with:

3) Leighton has what it takes to be the goalie that can push the Flyers through the post season.  He made all the Read the rest of this entry »

Flyers Struggle…but Have a Break

The Philadelphia Flyers started off the season HOT.  Their first three games were wins.  After the third game, I was very confident that this team was going to be a force.  However, after their past two games, it is very clear that a lot of things need to be fixed.  I am by no means saying that this team is no longer a force haha, it is only 5 games into the season.  I am saying though that they are not perfect (no team is), and need to play consistently.

In the first two games, new goaltender Ray Emery only let up a total of two goals.  In the last three games, he let up a total of twelve.  That cannot happen.  It is not all his fault though.  The defense has been playing sloppy at times and they have been allowing shooting lanes to develop.  I did Read the rest of this entry »