Flyers to face Rookie of Year candidate

By CHUCK GORMLEY Courier-Post Staff VOORHEES Back in November, when he had won 11 of his first 14 starts, Sergei Bobrovsky looked like he might be the first Flyer to ever win a Calder Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year. And while a strong stretch run could put Bobrovsky back in the running, it might be difficult for him to catch a fleet-footed 18-year-old the Flyers will face tonight at the Wells Fargo Center. Already described by one of his teammates as the Justin Bieber of hockey, Jeff Skinner will make his second appearance in Philadelphia tonight when the Carolina Hurricanes make their second stop of a five-game road trip. Through 54 games, the 5-foot-11, 193-pound left wing from Markham, Ontario leads all NHL rookies with 43 points. His 20 goals and 23 assists rank him second on the Hurricanes behind Eric Staal, who seven years ago also came into the NHL as an 18-year-old manchild

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