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Category: Philadelphia-Flyers

Video- They Say It Is Not Cheating Unless You Get Caught

by Paul on 04/04/13 at 08:51 PM ET
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Keep an eye on Adam Hall as he skates out from behind the net on this Sean Couturier goal which put the Flyers up 4-2 late in the 2nd period.

There will be more videos on this, the overhead shot really shows wht Hall did and I will post when available.

update 8:54pm, Damn, NHL.com pulled the video, will try to find it so when you see this removed, the video is working.

update 8:58pm, The goal is now being awarded to Jay Rosehill, that is why it was pulled, but no video of it yet.

updated 10:23pm, Found a video at CSN Philly but it really doesn' show Hall grabbing the top of Reimer's stick and pulling and throwing him off-balance, hopefully the video will pop up soon.

Watch it below and audio auto play is on off, figured out how to turn it off.

added 8:05am 4/5/13, you will see the stick hold.

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Video- Joffrey Lupul Leaves The Ice Very Woozy

by Paul on 04/04/13 at 07:56 PM ET
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Lupul found himself between Adam Hall and Jay Rosehill and you can see Lupul's head snap back but I don't really see anything flagrant on the play and no penalty was called.

Lupul went to the dressing room and has not returned.

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A New Start For Mason, Perhaps The End For Bryzgalov

by Paul on 04/03/13 at 08:28 PM ET
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from Sam Carchidi of Broad Street Bull,

“We still think there’s a tremendous upside there,” Holmgren said, adding that goalie coach Jeff Reese was high on Mason.

"Every goaltender wants a fresh start,” Mason said.

Mason is viewed as an upgrade over Leighton, but he is also a lot more expensive. If the Flyers keep Bryzgalov next year _ that’s a big (ital)if(end ital) at the moment _ and Mason re-signs for around his current salary, the Flyers will have about $8.6 million committed to their goalies next season.

They probably would not be getting enough bang for their buck.

Acquiring Mason could mean the Flyers will “amnesty” Bryzgalov next year and try to sign an unrestricted free agent goalie in the off-season. The most attractive candidates: Ray Emery, Jimmy Howard, Mike Smith and Niklas Backstrom.

After this year, Bryzgalov, 32, will be owed a total of $34.5 million over the last seven years. If he is bought out, the Flyers would have to pay two-thirds of that salary, but none of that would count against their cap.

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Video- Max Talbot Injury

by Paul on 03/31/13 at 09:43 PM ET
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Talbot injury was not a cut.
— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) April 1, 2013

Nothing official, but players make it sound as if Talbot will be out for a while. #Flyers
— Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) April 1, 2013

Watch below the play Talbot received his injury. Not the best video since it was taken from the other end, but the best we have right now.

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Video- Flyers Unveil Statue Saluting Their Two Cup Wins

by Paul on 03/31/13 at 10:10 AM ET
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The Philadelphia Flyers unveiled a statue yesterday to commemorate the 1974 and the 1975 Stanley Cup champs.

Watch the ceremony below.

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All Ed Snider

by Paul on 03/30/13 at 12:57 PM ET
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from Randy Miller of the Courier-Post,

When you did realize this team was in trouble?

“You always hope that you’re going to get it together, but look at our record. We haven’t won one game where we were behind 1-0 after the first period or something like that. We haven’t had more than a two-game winning streak all year. I mean, it’s been a disappointment the entire season. Let’s hope that we can change it suddenly and some miracle will happen and we win all the remaining games. I’m not giving up. But you have to be realistic and look at what we’ve accomplished so far. We have to do an awful lot to change that pattern.”

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Options For The Flyers

by Paul on 03/30/13 at 10:18 AM ET
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from Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News,

Here are five things the Flyers can do to make the last month of the season a lot more interesting:

Fight

When Claude Giroux was pounded, face-first in the boards in the third period Thursday night against a docile Islanders team, the Flyers did not react. When their captain and most important asset was lying on the ice, it was embarrassing that two players within grabbing distance - Jake Voracek and Matt Read - did not go after the offending Lubomir Visnovsky. It was more embarrassing that players who actually are paid to play with edge didn't follow up on the questionable hit on subsequent shifts.

The Flyers should be defending every questionable hit with vigor, regardless of the victim. Especially for Giroux. Instead, the sequence seemed to say a lot about the overall fight of this team. They don't need to fight more, though most hockey fans would enjoy it. They need to fight for one another.

Find out about No. 14

During the lockout, the talk around Sean Couturier was that the Flyers wanted to bring out more of his offensive game. He quarterbacked the power play and skated on the first line in his 31 AHL games, netting 28 points.

Back in the NHL since the 119-day lockout ended on Jan. 19, Couturier has seen his numbers drop, even from his rookie season. His minutes are up by 2 per game. He is averaging 0.23 points per game, off from 0.35 last season. He is averaging 0.06 goals per game, down from 0.17. His plus/minus has gone from plus-18 to minus-13.

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Flyers Admit They Were Not Ready To Play

by Paul on 03/27/13 at 08:28 AM ET
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from Sam Carchidi of Broad Street Bull,

The Flyers played without emotion and dropped a 5-2 decision, slipping into 14th place in the 15-team Eastern Conference, seven points behind the Rangers, who sit in the eighth and final playoff spot.

The Flyers should have played each shift with desperation because their playoff lives are hanging by a thread.

Instead, they showed all the life of a department-store mannequin while losing for the seventh time in their last nine games.

In short, they played like they can’t wait for the regular season to end.

Afterward, the quotes coming from the losers’ locker room were damning. Many Flyers said they weren’t ready to play.

Again, how can that happen when so much was at stake, when the Flyers had a chance to climb within three points of a playoff spot with 16 games left?

read on

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How The Flyers Can Make The Playoffs

by Paul on 03/26/13 at 11:10 AM ET
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from Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News,

The overall math is simple. The Flyers are almost guaranteed a playoff spot with an 11-4-2 run in their final 17 games. A mark of 11-5-1 will give them a strong chance. They have a prayer at 9-4-4 or 10-5-2. And they're toast at 9-5-3 or worse. This season, it's not necessarily about the Flyers' overall record, but their record in the games that matter most.

Of the Flyers' final 18 games (including Sunday's loss), the only two teams in the East they do not face are the two teams below them in the standings (Tampa Bay and Florida), which have little bearing on how this season plays out, anyway.

Barring any epic collapses, the top six or seven seeds in the Eastern Conference are largely already set in stone - even with a month left in the season. The nine games against those teams - Pittsburgh, Montreal, Winnipeg, Boston, Toronto and Ottawa - go in the "Gravy" category. Essentially, any points earned against those teams are a bonus:

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Briere Out With A Concussion

by Paul on 03/25/13 at 02:03 PM ET
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from the Philadelphia Flyers website,

Flyers GM Paul Holmgren announced that forward Danny Briere is out indefinitely with a concussion.

Briere missed last night's game at Pittsburgh, his first missed game, since being out a four-game span at the start of the season.

The injury occured during one of the team's practices within their five-day break between games from Mar. 19-23.

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