Archive: March, 2011
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Flyers coach Peter Laviolette is giving rookie goalie Sergei Bobrovsky a chance to redeem himself.
Bobrovsky will start Thursday against the Penguins.
On Tuesday, Bobrovsky was yanked early in the second period after allowing three goals against Washington, which won, 5-4, in a shootout.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger was able to shoot the puck at practice Wednesday _ albeit not at full strength _ and continues to make progress as he recovers from surgery to his right hand.
GM Paul Holmgren said he hopes to have Pronger back for the final two games of the regular season: April 8 in Buffalo, and April 9 against the visiting Islanders.
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The Inquirer's Sam Carchidi breaks down the Flyers 5-4 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
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Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Some Flyers called Tuesday’s performance against the shorthanded Washington Capitals their best in the last two months.
The Flyers outhit the Capitals, 29-17. They outshot them, 33-23, and they won 56 percent of the faceoffs.
The numbers aside, the Flyers had their cycle working better than it has in at least a month. They spent most of the night in the Capitals’ end, and they played solidly for all 65 minutes.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
UPDATE: Winger Jody Shelley will have surgery on Thursday to repair a broken orbital bone on the left side of his face. The injury occurred in practice on Monday. The surgery will be performed by Guy Lanzi, and Shelley will be sidelined four weeks, said GM Paul Holmgren, whose team is promoting D Danny Syvret from the Phantoms.
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The Flyers will be playing a depleted Washington team when they meet in Tuesday night’s showdown at the Wells Fargo Center.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
DALLAS -- Except for a somewhat shaky stretch in the last few weeks, Flyers goalies Sergei Bobrovsky and Brian Boucher have been consistently good this season.
Yet, you could count on one hand the number of times they had stolen a game.
Saturday was one of those rare occurences.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Video: Flyers coach Peter Laviolette talks about his goalies for the playoffs and lineup changes for his team's game against Dallas.
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Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
Video: Flyers center Danny Briere examines the team's 4-3 shootout loss in Atlanta on Thursday. Briere scored two goals, including one that sent the game into overtime with 1:28 left.
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Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
ATLANTA _ Two days after he had surgery to repair a small fracture in his right hand, Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger reiterated he will be 100 percent for the playoffs.
In a conference call with reporters Thursday, Pronger said doctors feel he will be back in his normal form for the postseason. "But none of us are Kreskin," he said.
Pronger, 36, said he would have the bandages taken off his swollen hand Sunday. A short time later, he will have a splint placed on the hand and hopes to begin skating and riding an exercise bike.
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
SUNRISE, Fla. _ Defenseman Erik Gustafsson, recalled from Adirondack because of an injury to Chris Pronger, will be used during the Flyers' three-game road trip, coach Peter Laviolette said after Tuesday's practice.
Laviolette hinted that Gustafsson will play Thursday in Atlanta and Satrurday in Dallas.
No word on whether he will replace Nick Boynton or Sean O'Donnell, the two most likely candidates.
