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Monday, October 26, 2009
Gagne sidelined; Caps eye revenge

  When the Flyers play the host Washington Capitals Tuesday, veteran left winger Simon Gagne is not expected to be in the lineup.

   Gagne missed practice Monday because of lower-body discomfort. He had an ultrasound _ results will be available Tuesday, the Flyers said _ to figure out why he has been having pain.

  GM Paul Holmgren said the Flyers want to learn if Gagne's problem is related to his off-season hip surgery _ or to a groin injury he suffered in the summer and re-aggravated at Team Canada workouts.

   Gagne is off to the worst start of his 10-year career _ one goal in nine games.

   In recent games, Gane has been on a line with Mike Richards and Arron Asham. In Monday's practice, Richards centered Scott Hartnell and Mika Pyorala.

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  In case you missed it, Anaheim sent former Flyer Luca Sbisa to Lethbridge of the Wetsern Hockey League. Acquired from the Flyers in the Chris Pronger deal, Sbisa was scoreless in eight games with the Ducks and was minus-1.

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 The Flyers' power play (11 for 44) has been clicking at a 25 percent rate, while the Caps are only 8 for 48 (16.7 percent). Both teams are among the NHL's elite in penalty killing _ the Flyers are at 85.4 percent, the Caps at 83.7 percent.

   Alex Ovechkin, the game's best all-around player, already has nine goals and eight assists for the 6-2-2 Capitals.

    The Flyers (5-3-1) scored a 6-5 overtime win over Washington on Oct. 6. In that game,Richards had a hat trick and Matt Carle equaled an NHL record for defensemen with four assists in one period.

    Richards, by the way, has ended his silent treatment of the media.

 

Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 11:16 PM  Permalink | 3 comments
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Posted 05:46 AM, 10/27/2009
Tonyazucar
Gagne hurt, Richards talking, Giroux to center Asham & Carcillo, Coburn planning on remembering how to play defense, Kimmo promises to use his stick more and not try to emulate Pronger, Boucher promises to try harder, Pronger agrees team needs to stop taking periods off and play harder, Carter promises to convert on a breakaway soon, Hartnell promises to try and remember how he scored thirty goals last year, Forwards promise that someone will step up and replace Knuble in front of the net, centers promise they will learn how to win a faceoff without Betts, Stevens promises to speak up, Holmgren & Snider promise that if these promises aren't delivered soon changes will be in order " NEWS @ ELEVEN "
Posted 09:21 AM, 10/27/2009
DCExpat
nice summary.
Posted 02:20 PM, 10/27/2009
irockthered
One thing's for sure, it's going to be an interesting night at the Phone Booth! I popped on over here out of curiosity to see what was being said on the blogs, and to read comments; so far, this entry's been pretty quiet. While I am not a Flyers fan, I am not here to troll, or to insult Flyers fans or the Flyers team. I will, however, be honest. Sorry to hear about Gagne's issues, and I hope he's feeling better and back in the lineup soon. Hip surgery and its aftermath is no joke. Hopefully, they will figure out what's going on and get him all patched up.
About Sam Carchidi
Sam Carchidi, who has covered primarily South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies for three decades, is in his second year as the Flyers’ beat writer. He has followed the Flyers since their inception in 1967-68, and remembers when only the third periods of their games were broadcast on the radio - just seven years before they became the city's most popular franchise.

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.

A lifelong South Jersey resident, Carchidi lives in Wenonah, N.J., with his wife, JoAnn, and he is a passionate sports fan of the colleges attended by his daughter, Sara (tiny Mount St. Mary’s in Maryland, which qualified for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last season and is unbeaten in football since 1951) and his son, Sammy (West Virginia, an annual challenger for the nation’s No. 1 ranking in football and men’s basketball).
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