Posted: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:40 AM | 13 comments |
 

Flyers try to rebound vs. Phoenix; Emery getting start
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   It'll be interesting to see how the Flyers respond to Friday night's demoralizing 6-3 loss in San Jose.

  Tonight, they'll meet Scottie Upshall and the Phoenix Coyotes at 8 p.m. It'll be the first meeting between the teams since Upshall was swapped for Dan Carcillo, a fan favorite in Phoenix, last season.

     Friday's loss in San Jose wasn't as one-sided as the final score indicates. San Jose scored two late goals to pull away from a 4-3 lead.

    Still, there were plenty of shortcomings for the Flyers _ especially their defense, which allowed too many odd-man rushes. Oh, and the Flyers were outscored, 3-0, on special teams.

    Coach John Stevens hinted he would go with Brian Boucher in goal tonight, but has decided to start Ray Emery.

     Maybe he wants Emery to get the bad taste out of his mouth from Friday's game in San Jose.

    Emery was sharp in Friday's first period, then allowed five goals the rest of the way. Again, his defense gave him little help, and the Sharks benefitted from some strange bounces.

    After he walked off the ice following the game, Emery smashed his goalie's stick against a runway wall, shattering it into several pieces.

    For the Flyers, there was a bright spot: Claude Giroux, who scored just once in the first 18 games, had the first two-goal game of his career, including one tally that was put into the net by a Shark.  

   
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 11:40 AM  Permalink | 13 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:32 PM, 11/21/2009
    any word on powe? guess he's ok?
    — wantthecup
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:59 PM, 11/21/2009
    Powe is out, Mr Useless is in.
    — JSaq
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:21 PM, 11/21/2009
    We'll be fine. It's still relatively early in the season.
    — WPhillyguy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:23 PM, 11/21/2009
    EDVANIMP THERE IS AN OLD SAYING. BETTER TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND HAVE PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE AN IDIOT THEN OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND ERASE ALL DOUBT. YOU JUST PROVED EVERYTHING ABOUT YOURSELF AND RANGER FANS
    — TBagger28
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:25 PM, 11/21/2009
    GEORGE IF YOU DID NOT CARE WHY DID YOU OPEN A HOCKEY LINK AND MAKE A POST AT THE END OF A HOCKEY STORY? YOU MUST BE EDVANIMP'S PARTNER
    — TBagger28
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:46 PM, 11/21/2009
    Edvanimpe is your typical moronic Rump Rangers fan. The Rump Rangers have NO shot of winning the cup this year, let alone the next Two. It is only a matter of time before Gaborik is out of the lineup with another groin injury. RANGERS SUCK!!!!!!!
    — Bill Avoider
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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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