Emery in goal vs. Columbus
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Emery in goal vs. Columbus
Sam Carchidi, Inquirer Staff Writer
We interrupt Captaingate to bring some news: Goalie Ray Emery will make his second straight start Tuesday when the Flyers host Columbus.
Emery, in his first NHL appearance since Dec. 5, wasn't sharp in a 5-3 loss in Washington Sunday.
Coach Peter Laviolette defended Emery's performance.
"Ray has to get back in there and get some games, and this is an opportunity for him to jump right back in there," the coach said after Monday's practice in Voorhees. "We need to do a little better job of taking care of the puck in front of him. Some of those goals, we put him in a bad position _ the ones that go cross ice, the backdoor goals are hard to handle, breakaways, a penalty shot against (Alex) Ovechkin. We want to give him a better game in front of him."
On Tuesday, the Flyers start a critical six-game homestand, their longest of the season.
"These six games could potentially make or break our season," center Jeff Carter said.
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Ian Laperriere, observing the media flap with Mike Richards, walked through the locker room making peace signs with his fingers. "Peace and love. Let's all be friends here," he said with a toothless smile.
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About 1,500 tickets remain for Tuesday's game against Ken Hitchcock's Blue Jackets. Fans will be given Orange Crush baseball caps.
so apparentely carter knows these next 6 games can make or break their season. lets hope he PLAYS like he comprehends what that means.— pop pop- so 1 "poor" game where 3 goals couldn't have been stopped by even Brodeur is enough for a replacement when one bad game 5 goals were given up and 2 should have been saved by a farm system goalie equals another game in net?— Stanley Cup
- if i have to watch Carter swing wide-right and shoot from the bottom of the circle again i'm going to puke!!— mattk
- Carter is a cherry picker and doesn't hustle, and for his size he is NOT physical AT ALL, this guy could be a beast but he just doesn't posess the hustle— angrycitizen
- Captaingate? How cute, Sam. Again with the alterior moves. Your hidden agendas sicken me. Please stick to REPORTING, and leave the drama to the loser Eagles.— UncleEddie
- Package Carter together with someone else who makes financial sense and try to land Kovalchuk. He doesn't know the meaning of the word defense either, but at least he can put the puck in the net. He also passes. Carter's next NHL pass will be his first.— stefek23
- I don't understand why Emery started the Caps game in the first place. Gotta stick with the hottest hand. Especially when they're in danger of not making the playoffs.— BigShow
- Seriously Sam. First you got your poor feelings hurt when Emery dissed you, now its captaingate? You belong in a city like Indianapolis or Kansas City— duffers
- Captaingate? Grow up Carchidi.— MBFlyerfan
- this should boost his confidence— easy
- I'd prefer they stick with the hot hand, but if the coach feels that Leighton is "just lucky" and the only way they can get deep is if Emery is sharp, I guess you play Emery. Does this team seriously believe it can do any damage in the playoffs? I don't see it.— MXWest
- After reading this........How do you clean vomit off a monitor?— jibberjabber
- I don't know why people are attacking Sam. I'm not a fan of his, but the captain of a hockey team should not be going after the media. Focus on your team that now has a losing streak and let the writers write whatever they want. They're doing their jobs, so go play hockey.— HandNik
Comment removed.- Geniuses. The team sucks so attack the guy reporting how and why they suck. Brilliant.— schnitzelboy
