Jeff Carter was excused from practice today to allow him to return home to Ontario for the death of his grandfather. Carter, who sat out Thursday night’s game with the flu, is questionable for Saturday’s game against the Buffalo Sabres.
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Today at 2 pm, Flyers defenseman Matt Carle and his wife Clancy will present a $10,000 check to The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) at their outpatient care facility in Voorhees. After a recent visit to CHOP with his teammates, Carle began a twitter account and shortly announced that if he reached 10,000 followers, he would donate $10,000 to CHOP, which he reached in just 10 days.
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There were plenty of mistakes to go around, from defenseman Andrei Meszaros taking three penalties to his defense partner, Sean O’Donnell, losing a battle in the corner that resulted in Darryl Boyce’s game-winning goal with 4:30 remaining in the third period. Mike Richards set up a pair of Kris Versteeg goals, but it couldn’t stop the Flyers from losing two in a row for the first time since Christmas and see their eight-point lead in the Eastern Conference standings whittled to three. NOTES, QUOTES — The Flyers have blown third-period leads in two of their last three games and have been outscored 11-3 (minus empty-net goals) in their last six. “We’re supposed to get better every period and take over in the third period and dominate like we have in the past,†Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger said.
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Last week, it was Mike Richards who couldn’t pull himself out of bed. On Thursday it was Jeff Carter and Darroll Powe missing their first games of the season with flu symptoms, along with Dan Carcillo. Carter and Powe reported their illnesses early on Thursday, allowing the Flyers to recall center Ben Holmstrom from the AHL Phantoms
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The Flyers have recalled 6-1, 180-lb center Ben Holmstrom from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, according to General Manager Paul Holmgren. Holmstrom will wear #34 and will be available to make his NHL debut tonight when the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Holmstrom, 23 (4/9/1987), has posted 10 goals and 17 assists for 27 points while appearing in all 60 games for the Phantoms this season, the only player on the roster to do so. His most recent goal, in the third period of Sunday’s game vs. Binghamton, broke a 2-2 tie en route to a 5-2 win over the Senators.
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The Flyers have signed right wing Jason Akeson of the Ontario Hockey League’s Kitchener Rangers and center Tyler Brown of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers to entry-level contracts that will begin at the start of the 2011-12 season, according to General Manager Paul Holmgren. Akeson, 20 (6/3/90), currently leads the OHL in scoring with 24 goals and 79 assists for 103 points. He also has a plus/minus rating of +26 over his 59 games played this season with the Rangers. Last season, Akeson recorded 80 points (24G, 56A) in 65 regular season games.
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Chris Pronger (bruised hand) and Blair Betts (lacerated ring finger) are expected to return to the lineup tomorrow against the Maple Leafs. James van Riemsdyk (groin) practiced today, but not on a regular line.
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The NHL trade deadline came and went without incident for the Flyers today, meaning GM Paul Holmgren is satisfied his conference-leading club is good enough to go all the way this season. There were strong rumors the Flyers might acquire Minnesota Wild forward Chuck Kobasew and at least one player supported the idea, but Holmgren stuck to his guns, which means the Flyers look like this heading into the playoffs: GOALTENDERS: –Brian Boucher –Sergei Bobrovsky DEFENSE PAIRINGS: –Chris Pronger, Matt Carle –Kimmo Timonen, Braydon Coburn –Andrej Meszaros, Sean O’Donnell FIRST LINE: –LW Scott Hartnell, C Danny Briere, RW Ville Leino SECOND LINE: –LW James van Riemsdyk, C Claude Giroux, RW Jeff Carter THIRD LINE: –Andreas Nodl, C Mike Richards, RW Kris Versteeg FOURTH LINE: –LW Dan Carcillo, C Blair Betts, RW Darroll Powe EXTRAS: LW Jody Shelley, RW Nik Zherdev, D Nick Boynton
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The Flyers addressed their need for a depth defenseman Saturday when they claimed 6-foot-1, 218-pound defenseman Nick Boynton off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks. “Nick is a right shot defenseman that will bring experience and depth to our team,†Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren said. Boynton was unavailable to play Saturday night in Ottawa, forcing rookie Erik Gustafsson to make his NHL debut in place of Chris Pronger, who sat out with a bruised right hand. To make room for Boynton on their 24-man roster, the Flyers temporarily assigned left wing James van Riemsdyk to the AHL Phantoms and inserted Nik Zherdev into the lineup for the first time in eight games
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Looks like Chris Pronger’s right wrist may be a little worse than the Flyers let on last night. Pronger did not practice with the team on Friday and is likely to sit out Saturday night’s game in Ottawa. Pronger blocked a shot with about 6 minutes to go in Thursday night’s’ 4-3 OT win over the Islanders and an X-ray after th egajme showed no fracture. Pronger’s wrist swelled up overnight, so the Flyers called up defenseman Erik Gustafsson from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms. Gustafsson is joining the team today and will be available for tomorrow night’s game against the Senators.
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