Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 10:45 AM | 53 comments |
 

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Flyers forward Claude Giroux is sidelined with a concussion. (David Maialetti/Staff Photographer)

Claude Giroux, who leads the NHL with 39 points, will be sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, the Flyers announced.

 
"Claude reported not feeling very good today. Over the past few days, his symptoms have gradually gotten worse," GM Paul Holmgren said in a statement.

  Holmgren contradicted the statement he realeased Monday, saying Giroux was "continuing to feel better."

  Giroux was accidentally kneed to the back of the head by teammate Wayne Simmonds in Saturday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay.

   With Giroux sidelined, 19-year-old rookie Sean Couturier will get a chance to dispaly his offensive skills on the top line, centering Jaromir Jar and Scott Hartnell.

  Giroux is the second Flyer with a concussion; Brayden Schenn also has one, and Chris Pronger is experiencing concussion-like symptoms. Pronger will be evaluated by two concussion doctors in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

  Schenn was scheduled to skate after the regulars had a workout Tuesday morning at the Verizon Center. There is not timetable for his return.

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  The injury-plagued Flyers' five-game winning streak will be in severe jeopardy when they face Washington on Tuesday night at the Verizon Center.

   The Flyers will be without their top offensive player, Giroux (39 points, best in NHL) and their best defender, Pronger.

   Washington's Alex Ovechkin has 37 points (22 goals, 15 assist) in career 23 games against the Flyers. The Caps have won two straight.

   This is the first meeting between the Eastern Conference rivals in D.C. this season. The Caps won at the WFC, 5-2, on Oct. 20. In that game, Ovechkin scored a pair of goals, and three of the Caps' goals deflected off a Flyer.

   Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov will start for the Flyers and face Tomas Vokoun. Bryz left Saturday's win over Tampa Bay with a lower-body injury, but practiced Monday.

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Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 10:45 AM  Permalink | 53 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:55 AM, 12/13/2011
    you reporters are lousy the flyers lost 5-2 in october to the crapitals you bobo
    — kyle856
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:19 PM, 12/13/2011
    Maybe that's why the column is called "Broad Street Bull." Half of what's in it IS "bull."
    — wmichael
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:56 PM, 12/13/2011
    Read carefully what's written...the first meeting between the eastern conference rivals >> IN << DC. ;}
    — mean mean pride,mean mean pride.
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:10 PM, 12/13/2011
    Aww... leave Kyle and WMichael alone. Reading comprehension isn't their strong suit. Maybe if we all pitched in and bought them "Hooked on Phonics" they might be able to read the Daily News without moving their lips in a year or two!
    — ItsMark
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:00 PM, 12/13/2011
    first game was at WFC, this is first game in DC... pay attention
    — recoveryroad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:56 PM, 12/13/2011
    The article ORIGINALLY said it was the first meeting this year. After Sam was trounced by a number of comments (check the time of the comments), the article was corrected. This happens FREQUENTLY, as we are apparently the editors for Philly.com now.
    — snipesmorris
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:25 AM, 12/13/2011
    I was thinking the same thing. I know we already played them this year. Ever since journalism (or lack thereof) went predominantly online, it seems like there is a total lack of fact checking. Especially in the sports section. Are these guys too underpaid to fact check, or just lazy or both? It's inexcusable. I have no training and could do a much better job. I have no doubt.
    — Nichols1088
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:01 PM, 12/13/2011
    first game IN DC this year... pay attention
    — recoveryroad
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:31 AM, 12/13/2011
    The Flyers played the Caps a little over a month ago. How does this guy continue to cover hockey? A year or 2 ago, he thought there were shootouts in the playoffs.
    — Bundini25
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:07 PM, 12/13/2011
    How are the Flyers ever going to replace the goals from Carter and Richards?
    — Jeff in Langhorne
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:08 PM, 12/13/2011
    If Wayne Simmonds didn't try to stupidly jump over Claude as he was getting up as opposed to simply skating around him, none of this would have happened. Wayne Simmonds single handedly may have ruined this potentially magical season, not to mention Grioux's shot at rising to NHL stardom. Go back to LA!
    — shmu u 92
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:26 PM, 12/13/2011
    This is absolutely Simmonds fault. They teach you as a kid in any organized hockey league NEVER to try to jump over anyone, for OBVIOUS reasons - you have BLADES ON YOUR FEET! Simmonds proved he is a worthless wrecking ball and a fool. I hope they dump him ASAP.
    — icarus
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 8:26 PM, 12/13/2011
    That's what you get with Simmonds, complete moron with no hockey sense or any clue how to skate. He was already a liability to this team, now he's responsible for ruining a season.
    — n62
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:11 PM, 12/13/2011
    I'll be at the game tonight. Looking forward to seeing how Couturier responds to being on the top line with the likes of Jagr & Hartnell. Can't wait to see his more offensive side.
    — JimboECU
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:24 PM, 12/13/2011
    What a surprise! I dont think anyone thought he did not have a concussion we can only hope and pray he comes back soon and is ok. On a side note, why is that consussions in the NHL are so much worse than in NFL? I mean save for Aikman or Young, players in NFL seem to return rather quickly from concussions. Rodgers had two last year and hasnt suffered one since.
    — shanehockey28


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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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