Posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008, 2:11 AM | 2 comments |
 

Biron to the rescue
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BUFFALO _ Late last month, this space said goalie Marty Biron needed to step up, needed to win some games on his own to help get the Flyers out of their doldrums.

Consider it done.

The Flyers weren't brilliant last night.

Biron was.

The 31-year-old goalie made 40 saves and nothced his 24th career shutout, defeating hios former club, Buffalo, 3-0.

Biron was coming off a superb effort in a 2-1 win in Montreal.

After a rocky first few weeks, Biron has regained the form he displayed in carrying the Flyers to the Eastern Conference finals last season.

Truth be told, the Flyers were just so-so tonight; they didn't have many scoring chances and they gave Buffalo far too many opportunities.

But Biron saved the night. Literally.

Look for John Stevens to stay with his hot goalie Saturday night against visiting Phoenix.

* * * * * * * * * *

   I've received a lot of e-mails from folks who wondered why I referred to Joffrey Lupul as "Vanilla Thunder" in Friday's Inquirer.

   I guess I'm getting older than I realized. I figured most people would get the reference, but younger readers apparently never heard of  "Chocolate Thunder." That would be former 76er Darryl Dawkins, who was known for breaking glass backboards with his thunderous dunks.

So when Lupul shattered the glass with a slap shot during practice the other day, he became "Vanilla Thunder."

   Actually, he was given the label by Delco Times sports editor Rob Parent, who mentioned it in the press room. I told him I liked it and asked him if I could steal it. "All yours," he said.

  Despite the readers' puzzlement, I STILL like it.

_ Sam Carchidi

 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 2:11 AM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:59 PM, 11/22/2008
    Retro Darryl Dawkins would look excellent in a Sixers uni right now, with Dalembert on the bench, a wanna-be center.
    — gulls3012
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:51 PM, 11/28/2008
    Don't worry too much Sam. I'm young and I still know Dawkins. Drafted out of high school too, wasn't he?
    — HandNik


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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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