The Philadelphia Flyers have now won five games in a row and are sitting atop the Eastern Conference standings with 39 points and 101 goals scored, being the first team in the NHL to reach 100 goals this season. Peter Laviolette’s club has overcome a lot of criticism and adversity through these first 28 games to get to this point, but they may have to push forward without two more of their best players in Claude Giroux and Ilya Bryzgalov. Giroux is currently leading the NHL in scoring with 39 points, three points ahead of resurgent Toronto Maple Leafs winger …
Santa Jágr? Christmas ad by #68
It’s Christmas time. And even Jaromír Jágr wants to celebrate this holiday and he could make people happy, especially children. So he became Santa Claus for a while. Here’s his new ad for Sazka TV-spot. Here’s the transcript for the commercial: “We wish for you in the next year that you could do just that what you really enjoy. Sazka. Make your dreams come true.”
Flyers win fifth in a row…at a cost to be determined
It seems so unfair that for everything good that has happened to the Philadelphia Flyers this season, there’s a constant shadow waiting to envelop the light. On Saturday in South Philadelphia, the Orange and Black reeled off their fifth consecutive win with a 5-2 decision over the Tampa Bay Lightning, but lost star forward Claude Giroux in the second period to what appears to be a head injury. As if the hockey gods wanted to give us something more substantive to worry about than the moaning over the Bolts’ vaunted 1-3-1 defense, Giroux was taken off the ice late in …
Holmgren talks Pronger, Schenn
Courtesy of the Philadelphia Flyers Q: What changed with Chris? “I think over the last few days he’s had some difficulties… a fairly persistent headache, just sluggish feeling – so we’re just trying to do the right thing here and get him checked out by the doctors in Pittsburgh and just see what we’re dealing with. Is it a concussion? I don’t know that we know that. We want to get a better idea, obviously.” Q: There’s still no idea what it might have stemmed from? The high stick? “I don’t know. I looked yesterday and I think he played …
Pronger out indefinitely
Breaking news out of Flyers camp this afternoon… General manager Paul Holmgren said that defenseman Chris Pronger will be out of commission indefinitely. “While Chris’ knee is improving, he has struggled with other issues that are concussion-like symptoms,” Holmgren revealed in a statement Friday morning. “Chris will see Dr. Joe Maroon and Dr. Mickey Collins on Wednesday, December 14th in Pittsburgh for further evaluation. Chris will be out indefinitely.” The news didn’t get any better for youngster Brayden Schenn. “Brayden reported ‘not feeling himself’ on December 5th,” Holmgren added. “Our doctors believe he has a mild concussion. Brayden will be …
Very Superstitious
I am not watching the game (Penguins vs Flyers 12/8/11) right now for several reasons. One: It’s on NHL Network and that means it’s blacked out on GameCenter Live. I don’t have cable. I hate streams too, which is lame, I know, but they bug me. Two: I have work to do and Finals are next week, so my regular busyness has been ramped up. Three: I, for a variety of reasons, have been unable to watch the last three games previous and the Flyers have won all three. I am not about to kill that streak. Yeah, I’m superstitious. …
You Won’t Like Him…
The Lulz feature was originally inspired by the lolcats site but features hockey pictures with funny, quirky, ironic or just plain mean captions. This feature should run weekly on Fridays; TGIFWL (Thank Goodness It’s Friday With Lulz).
Hartnell Gets Game-Winner, Flyers Edge Pens, 3-2
The Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the last ten minutes of the game, but Jaromir Jagr and Max Talbot got the last laugh against their former team as the Flyers produced enough offense in the first two periods to earn a 3-2 win in Philly tonight. Scott Hartnell tapped home his 13th goal of the season in the crease halfway through the game for his third game-winner of the season. Wayne Simmonds led the way with a goal and an assist, while Ilya Bryzgalov made 25 saves in his fourth straight win. The victory, coupled with Florida’s 2-0 win at Boston, propelled the Flyers into the top spot in both the Atlantic Division and …
Ed Snider recognized by Congress
Philadelphia Flyers chairman Ed Snider will be honored once again by the hockey community, as he will be enshrined into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame this weekend. In a surprise move, the U.S. House of Representatives paused to honor the Washington D.C. native who built the franchise from the ground up. Hit the link to watch the proceedings.
Five Reasons I Love the Flyers: Marc Siciliano
Marc Siciliano runs the blog The Orange & Black Breakdown on Kukla’s Korner. He worked on the production crew for HBO’s “24/7 Penguins/Capitals” and “Hard Knocks: Bengals”. He also runs the ticker for Versus. You can follow him on Twitter here. Below, he gives us the top five reasons he loves the Flyers. 1. Passion Does it come as any surprise that the team with the Flying ‘P’ on its chest is synonymous with as much passion as the Flyers? But for me, it’s not just the organization – it’s pretty much everything and everyone that is associated with the …