Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 2:00 PM | 16 comments |
 

Boucher headed to IR; Betts still unsigned
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   Backup goalie Brian Boucher will go on the injured-reserve list, which will open a spot on the Flyers' opening-night roster.

   A player must sit out seven days from his last game _ in Boucher's case, it was last Saturday in New Jersey _ after he is placed on injured reserve. Boucher has a lower-body injury and figures to miss Friday's game in Carolina and Saturday's game in New Jersey. Beyond that, his status is unknown.

    When a player goes on the injured-reserve list (as opposed to the long-term injury list), his salary counts against the cap but his roster spot does not.

    Without Boucher, the Flyers will have 24 players; they could get down to 23 players (the maximum allowed) if they send Randy Jones to the AHL Phantoms, though the team is concerned by Ole-Kristian Tollefsen's troublesome hip.

    Center Blair Betts is expected to be among the 23. GM Paul Holmgren and Betts' agent are still trying to finalize a deal. That should get done by 3 p.m. Wednesday, when teams must submit their NHL rosters.

    The Flyers play host to Minnesota Tuesday night in their final preseason game. Goalie Ray Emery, who was testy in the locker room this morning when asked a question about his past, will play the first half of tonight's game. Johan Backlund will be his replacement.

   The Flyers open the regular season Friday in Carolina.

 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 2:00 PM  Permalink | 16 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:42 PM, 09/29/2009
    seriously, the guy has all the talent and is trying to turn a new leaf but these idiots cant help but pry.
    — R Mexico
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:08 PM, 09/29/2009
    I'd love to know who asked that question- I really hope it wasn't want of the local guys.
    — flyer77
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:38 PM, 09/29/2009
    TRs post is encouraging.
    — J.H.S.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:38 PM, 09/29/2009
    TRs post is encouraging.
    — J.H.S.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:01 PM, 09/29/2009
    i wish i was kidding too, it was over labor day weekend
    — TR
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:05 PM, 09/29/2009
    i wish i was kidding too JHS. it was over labor day weekend
    — TR
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:10 PM, 09/29/2009
    TRS posts encourage me to hang out with rob emery more...yeah! -not bob levy (well, maybe this time)
    — remyy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:13 PM, 09/29/2009
    He was pulling tubes with ME in the Pocono's over Labor Day weekend dude
    — TommyGun
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:20 PM, 09/29/2009
    Typical philly sports writers. Emery's past is a dead issue, but they keep digging it up in hopes that he will do somthing "news worth" in response. Concentrate on the here and now, and do your job the right way. I couldn't care less about what happened in the past, he is a Flyer now and, unless he does something verifiably detrimental to this team, this year, your just beating a dead horse. Go Emery and Go Fly Guys. Let's kick some Pittsburgh a** this year.
    — flyerdup
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:36 PM, 09/29/2009
    Move on!!!
    — phillyfan14
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:36 PM, 09/29/2009
    Move on!!!
    — phillyfan14
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:58 PM, 09/29/2009
    Not possible. Emery was bungee jumping with heather Locklear in Jackson Hole on Labor Day Weekend. No wait, I beat him in a high-stakes poker tournament at the Palm in Vegas. Oops, I'm sorry, he chartered my fishing boat and battled Marlin all day in the Gulf of Mexico. I delivered a pizza to his crib (anchovies) and he tipped me a $50. I'm full of it. And so is TR.
    — 88etrain
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:36 PM, 09/29/2009
    sam is the same guy that tried to get Myer's stirred up when he knew Myers couldn't defend himself withpout getting susupended because of his earlier domestic altercation. Pat Burrell had to save Sam's life and Brett's career that night. Sam, act like a professional and maybe someday the players will treat you like one.
    — drbob1


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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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