Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009, 1:53 PM | 2 comments |
 

Statement game for Flyers; want chance to attend Winter Classic?

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     SAN JOSE, Calif.  _ Before the season, I picked San Jose and Washington to play in the Stanley Cup Finals.

    But, it wouldn't be so far-fetched to imagine a Flyers-Sharks matchup, either.

    That's why tonight's 10 o'clock matchup between the Flyers and host San Jose could have long-range implications.

    Last month, the Flyers _ despite having a 38-28 advantage in shots _ were defeated by visiting San Jose, 4-1, in a matchup of the teams' backup goalies.

     Tonight, the Flyers and Sharkes will use their No. 1 netminders _ Ray Emery and Evgeni Nabokov _ in a matchup of two of the NHL's hottest teams.

    The Flyers have won seven of their last eight; the Sharkes are 9-1-3 in their last 13.

   This is the teams' final regular-season meeting, so if the Flyers want to make a statement, tonight is the time to do it. Should the teams meet in the Finals, a win would do wonders for the Flyers tonight.

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   Comcast SportsNet, together with the Flyers and Schuylkill Valley Sports, is holding a contest in which the grand prize is a trip to the Winter Classic _ the Jan. 1 meeting between the Flyers and Bruins at Boston’s Fenway Park.
    Fans can log onto www.CSNPhilly.com and enter keyword “Winter Classic” to register for a chance to win a package that includes two game tickets, travel via Amtrak, two nights of hotel accommodations, a Flyers Winter Classic jersey, and other items.

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    James van Riemsdyk has the game-winning goal in the Flyers' last three victories _ one shy of the NHL record for rookies. The left winger from Middletown, N.J., has scored at least a point in 12 of his 15 games.

 

  
 
Posted by Sam Carchidi @ 1:53 PM  Permalink | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:51 PM, 11/20/2009
    i wanna go
    — lukebonbon
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:15 PM, 11/20/2009
    statement game??? if they play again it will be in 7 months...they will be much diffent teams in 7 months...
    — storourke


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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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