Posted: Monday, October 27, 2008, 6:09 PM | 2 comments |
 

Sbisa is staying with Flyers
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Luca Sbisa, the Flyers' 18-year-old defenseman, is staying with the club, general manager Paul Holmgren said tonight.

 After he plays in his 10th game Thursday, Sbisa would have to remain on the club's 50-man roster. There had been conjecture he would go back to juniors after Tuesday's game, but Holmgren said that's not going to happen.

Sbisa has improved with each game and is now on the power play. The Flyers could still send him to juniors during the season, but he would count against their 50-man roster and limit their flexibility.

Look for Sbisa to stay here until at least December, when Randy Jones and Ryan Parent could return from injuries.

And don't be surprised if he's here all season.

_ Sam Carchidi

 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 6:09 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:17 AM, 10/28/2008
    I believe he can still go back to juniors, he will just count against the 50 man roster. The Phantoms is the only place he can't go.
    — dave-tx


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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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