Posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010, 11:18 PM | 33 comments |
 

Giroux gets x-ray on ankle
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Giroux could have an ankle injury.

PITTSBURGH -- Claude Giroux received an x-ray on his ankle post-game, after being hit in the skate with a shot in the Flyers’ 3-2 opening night win over division-rival Pittsburgh.

Giroux declined to talk about the injury but was seen visibly favoring his ankle while walking back to the locker room.

Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said Giroux’s injury was “nothing,” less than five minutes after Giroux returned from the x-ray room. Holmgren had not even received the results yet.

Giroux will be re-evaluated on Friday in St. Louis but Holmgren said he will be fine for Saturday night’s game against the Blues.

Then again, we’ve heard this before - just last week regarding Michael Leighton’s lower back injury.

Check Twitter on Friday for updates from practice in St. Louis at http://twitter.com/DNFlyers.

STAT OF THE NIGHT: Jeff Carter, who was a minus-1 with three shots on goal, played just 15:20. That’s a full 5:22 less than linemate Mike Richards. Carter, who has been a fixture in the past on the penalty kill, did not play a single second shorthanded last night. The Flyers were 4-for-5 on the penalty kill, including the biggest kill of the night in the final 74 seconds.
Posted by Frank Seravalli @ 11:18 PM  Permalink | 33 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:32 PM, 10/07/2010
    Carter used to be on the penalty kill? I don't remember ever seeing him out there on the PK.
    — elpel
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:39 PM, 10/07/2010
    elpel, you need to watch more games. he was always killing penalties.
    — hey buddy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:02 AM, 10/08/2010
    I am only a casual watcher of the flyers and remember Carter on the penalty kill
    — streetjustice
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:33 AM, 10/08/2010
    Homer blew it by not trading Carter last year. Now in a free agent year he is mostly untradeable. They have always overrated him.
    — fmc023
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:38 AM, 10/08/2010
    fmc023 - Carter will be an RFA after this season. He's not unrestricted. If another team goes after him, Flyers will get compensated with draft picks.
    — Zeb
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:02 AM, 10/08/2010
    Carter is 6-3 fast and strong, not to mention he has a nice knack for putting puck into the net, why would we want to trade him
    — tsump
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 AM, 10/08/2010
    Because he doesn't play defense and for the 2nd game in a row couldn't bury the puck in front of a mostly open net - just like game 6 of the finals.
    — Danno
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:08 AM, 10/08/2010
    when Homer says "its nothing" it means its bad.
    — Inchon
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:39 AM, 10/08/2010
    Danno - you hit the nail right on the head
    — shadesofdeath
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:14 AM, 10/08/2010
    @fmc023 - theres nothing overrated about a guy who scored 29+ goals the past 3 seasons; not being a clutch or smart player is another story...but he does have 31 GW gaols in his career...hes ranked 4th best on his team..hes not overrated
    — dennis14
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:14 AM, 10/08/2010
    @fmc023 - theres nothing overrated about a guy who scored 29+ goals the past 3 seasons; not being a clutch or smart player is another story...but he does have 31 GW gaols in his career...hes ranked 4th best on his team..hes not overrated
    — dennis14
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:27 AM, 10/08/2010
    my thoughts exactly Inchon, there's quite a track record of that.
    — potus
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:28 AM, 10/08/2010
    Carter is the poster boy for soft. The Canadian's didn't over rate him. No Olympic invite and no trade considerations.
    — LaCroix,Nolet,Gendron
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:20 AM, 10/08/2010
    dennis - review Carter's playoff stats and you will get a better idea of what people are talking about. He has never put up postseason numbers. He is the perfect example of a guy needing time and space to be effective.
    — ant8817
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:21 AM, 10/08/2010
    I have no problem with the way Carter played in the preseason. He should have scored last night. I think he may work out, even though I would have liked to see him traded.
    — HandNik


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Frank Seravalli is in his fourth year with the Daily News and third season covering the Flyers. He started at the Daily News as an intern writing about the boozing legends of the Lincoln Financial Field lots and hasn't left. Since joining the Flyers beat, he has covered everything from the Winter Classic to the Stanley Cup Final and everything in between. Prior to joining the Daily News, the Bucks County native did a large amount of freelance work for local media outlets, covering high schools, colleges and all four of Philly's major sports teams. He resides in Center City. E-mail Frank at seravaf@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter @DNFlyers.

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