Posted: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 2:02 PM | 13 comments |
 

Carter and Laperriere return to Flyers' lineup
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MONTREAL _Center Jeff Carter and right winger Ian Laperriere will return to the Flyers' lineup Saturday afternoon for Game 4 of the conference finals against Montreal.

Carter has been sidelined since April 20 with a broken foot, while Laperriere hasn't played since breaking his orbital bone and suffering a brain bruise and concussion on April 22. Laperriere also needed about 70 stitches after blocking a shot above his right eye in a playoff game against New Jersey.

Andreas Nodl and Dan Carcillo are out of the lineup.
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 2:02 PM  Permalink | 13 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:06 PM, 05/22/2010
    Woohoo, welcome back guys! Let's win this thing.
    — BlairW
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:09 PM, 05/22/2010
    CARTER!!!!
    — trungy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:12 PM, 05/22/2010
    That's great news, because the team did horrible when they were out!
    — my3cents
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:21 PM, 05/22/2010
    Sitting Carcillo is a mistake...he was one of the few with any intestinal fortitude in game 3
    — wileecoyote
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:22 PM, 05/22/2010
    i kinda thought lappy, but carter back too? thats surprising. thought he was still days away and not in game shape. wonder how much time they get. should give an emotional edge. i dont expect much of a physical or scoring edge from carter today, just ease him back in. lappy tho may be a huge lift.
    — dave600000
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:25 PM, 05/22/2010
    I like Carcillo...isn't there someone else with similar talent that could have sat. I like how he stirs things up, even if he plays a little...
    — cange30
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:41 PM, 05/22/2010
    3cents - your statement is worth your name...they went 7-4 w/o Carter and 6-4 w/o Lappy, in both cases advancing the second round and up 2-1 in the conference finals...
    — bsbullie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:43 PM, 05/22/2010
    I love seeing that both Lappy and Carter are back, but why sit Carcillo? Especially after how the Flyers played in Game 3. Carter and Lappy will provide the lift the Flyers need.
    — buttermilk67
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:44 PM, 05/22/2010
    Flygirls? They completed one of the greatest comebacks in the hitory of sports. They deserve praise. Carcillo is worse off with his knee than Carts. Agree, I don't expect much from carter but it might pay dividendes if a game 6 is necessary.
    — Rabe56
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:46 PM, 05/22/2010
    Supposedly Carcillo has something going on with his knee. He hasn't been as effective in the last two series. If they need Carcillo for emotion in this game then they're cooked. Downside is that Laperierre and Carter may feel the effects of the pace late in the game. For a game like today you want a long, strong bench. Hopefully both teams will bring it - the first three games have been lopsided on way or another.
    — roadtriptoday
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:54 PM, 05/22/2010
    Told you that the Canadiens would come back to earth.... with a THUD. You're cooked Montreal. Show yourself Habs fans. Ole, Ole. its the FLYERS ALL THE WAY!!!
    — PhillyboyinNYC
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:54 PM, 05/22/2010
    Big Tom, the Flyers are winners. You are not.
    — tbone pickins


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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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