Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 3:42 PM | 8 comments |
 

Biron facing Flyers tonight; Laliberte demoted
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   Goalie Marty Biron, one of the NHL's all-time good guys, will face his ex-teammates Wednesday when the improved New York Islanders host the Flyers at 7.

   "He's a great guy who loved to be at the rink every day and loved to have fun," Flyers winger Scott Hartnell said. "Seeing him in between the pipes will be a little different. You shoot on him every day in practice so you think you may have his tendancies. It will be fun and we need to get ourselves back onto the winning ways."
   "It will be nice to see him again," captain Mike Richards said. "Obviously we have been through a lot the last couple of years when we were teammates. I know that he is having some success out here, which is nice to see."

   The Flyers have lost three straight on a 1-3 road trip that ends tonight.

     "It is obviously not going the way we wanted it to go," Richards said. "But if we win tonight, we could salvage a couple of points and head back home, where we feel more comfortable. I think (tonight) is going to be more mental than anything."

    Brian Boucher will be in the net for the Flyers, who loaned right winger David Laliberte back to the Phantoms. That means Arron Asham figures to be in tonight's lineup after missing four games with an injured side.

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    There are 1,750 tickets left for Friday's 1 p.m. game against visiting Buffalo. It will be televised by Comcast SportsNet.

 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 3:42 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:09 PM, 11/25/2009
    I swear to Fonzie that better not mean Cote is in.....jesus Stevens is infuriating.
    — JohnnyN
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:35 PM, 11/25/2009
    They've been losing just as much w/o Cote and Asham. Have been getting pushed around, Giroux fighting, and Briere getting suspended. I'm all for Cote, and Asham. At least they play with heart. Can't say that about the blue line.
    — HulkHogan
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:37 PM, 11/25/2009
    JohnnyN - Learn to read and comprehend. It clearly says Asham is figuring to be back in the lineup.
    — JS27
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:24 PM, 11/25/2009
    You know, the Flyers may have not won the cup in 35 years, but at least they did win in a couple of times. Some people - hint hint - are losers for life. That must be tough to deal with...
    — Hockey Al
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:34 PM, 11/25/2009
    Watching the Isles skate circles around the Flyers right now. Do the Flyers even game plan? They look disgraceful AGAIN! I think Stevens Plan is to try to clear the defensive zone and go get a goal. Thats it. What an idiot.
    — phillyj123


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About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi is in his fourth year as the Flyers' beat reporter. He became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat.

Carchidi has written three books _ the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story, which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show. He also contributed to a 1993 Inquirer book on the Phillies.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah with his wife, JoAnn, and their two children, Sara and Sammy.

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