Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:45 PM | 13 comments |
 

Flyers recall goalie from AHL Phantoms
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The Flyers today recalled goaltender Jeremy Duchesne on an emergency basis from the Adirondack Phantoms, their AHL affiliate, according to general manager Paul Holmgren.

Duchesne replaces Michael Leighton, who suffered a high ankle sprain in Tuesday's shootout loss at Nashville. Duchesne's call-up was first reported in today's Daily News.

Duchesne, 23, has a 1-1-0 record with a 1.02 goals-against average and .981 save percentage for the Phantoms. His victory was a 4-0 shutout over the Providence Bruins on March 13. This is his first call-up to the NHL. He also has a 9-4-3-2 record with one shutout, a 3.20 GAA and .904 save percentage for the Kalamazoo Wings, the Flyers' ECHL affiliate.

Duchesne, a native of Silver Spring, Md., was picked by the Flyers in the fourth round of the 2005 draft.

 

 
Posted by Frank Seravalli @ 1:45 PM  Permalink | 13 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:11 PM, 03/17/2010
    at least you listened to me before editing your post and deleting my original comment, frank. good job.
    — djacobs5582
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:27 PM, 03/17/2010
    Go Duchesne! Welcome to the Bigs.
    — Bazalite
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:37 PM, 03/17/2010
    Good job djacobs....Frank's not the only one either...(no offense Frank)
    — rochaa3
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:24 PM, 03/17/2010
    Esche is in town
    — JohnnyN
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:34 PM, 03/17/2010
    "Duchesne's call-up was first reported in today's Daily News" Whoopdy friggin do. You get paid to cover this team full time. Are you and Carchidi in some sort of race?
    — duffers
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:45 PM, 03/17/2010
    WHEN WILL THE FLYERS DRAFT HIGH AND DEVELOP A GOALIE? THE LAST GUY THEY ACTUALLY DEVELOPED WAS #31 - LINDBERG.
    — master3g
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:00 PM, 03/17/2010
    @duffers Yes. He's in a race with EVERY other reporter. That's how the industry works.
    — phila7475
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:09 PM, 03/17/2010
    If Leighton is out for awhile, this team could miss the playoffs if they have to depend on Boucher. Agreed master3g, the Flyers build their teams from forward back, and not from goal out. Flyers had great success in their first 20 years (2 cups, 6 times to finals). Why becuase they built from goal out and had some pretty good golaies Parent, Favell, Peters, Lindbergh, and Hextall. What kind of success have they had in the following 23 years? 1 time in the finals, and they got swept. As long as they continue to sign the big name goal scorers, and put goaltending last in their priorities, they will never get back to the success they had from 1967 to 87. Flyers need to get back to the original game plan, but Homer is a Clarke clone and will continue to do what #16 did.
    — BobbyD
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:35 PM, 03/17/2010
    Note the user name...been a fan since I went to my first Flyers game in 67'...other than a couple good years by what was a "used" goalie in Parent, they had Lindberg. Hextall had a couple of "interesting" years, and the what? Answer is nothing, when will the Flyers learn? NEVER or at least not until the current leadership moves on. Let's not get an overpaid older guy (Turco/Vokoun), how about someone like Ellis or Mason?
    — 67Flyer
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:48 AM, 03/18/2010
    Ellis and Mason both had the opportunity in Nashville to be the guy after Vokuon left, neither has done it, so what makes you think they are the goalies to lead us to the cup. Lundqvist, Brodeur, Fleury, Kipprusoff, Miller, Bryzgalov, Quick and maybe Backstrom or a couple other guys are the goalies who can carry a team, the goalies who are better than what we have. Do you see any of them being available? No??? That's because good goalies don't get to free agency and they don't get traded, so stop crying for a stud goalie because there are never any available genius.
    — srf466
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:08 AM, 03/18/2010
    and Luongo and Nabokov. Only 3 of them have rings, or is it 2? Nabokov has never won a big game.
    — srf466


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About Frank Seravalli
Frank Seravalli is in his fourth year with the Daily News and third season covering the Flyers. He started at the Daily News as an intern writing about the boozing legends of the Lincoln Financial Field lots and hasn't left. Since joining the Flyers beat, he has covered everything from the Winter Classic to the Stanley Cup Final and everything in between. Prior to joining the Daily News, the Bucks County native did a large amount of freelance work for local media outlets, covering high schools, colleges and all four of Philly's major sports teams. He resides in Center City. E-mail Frank at seravaf@phillynews.com and follow him on Twitter @DNFlyers.

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