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If former Flyers GM Bobby Clarke had his way, Claude Giroux never would have been drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers. Entering the 2006 draft, the Flyers, who held the 22nd overall pick were hoping to grab Trenton New Jersey’s Bobby Sanguinetti.
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If you’ve read my previous posts or listened to our Flyers Pre-Game Live show last night, you knew I had a bad feeling that the Michael Leighton bulging disc injury would be more than the “one month” that they initially said. It turns out I was right, as today the Flyers announced that Leighton will miss 6-8 weeks after he undergoes back surgery on Monday October 11.
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Flyers rookie netminder, Sergei Bobrovsky, stunned the Pens 3-2 to notch his first career NHL victory. Photo/Getty This is why I love sports, you just never know what’s going to happen. Thursday night, the Flyers traveled to Pittsburgh to battle with their fiercest rival. The orange and black started rookie goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky against arguably the best team in the east. Common sense would say that the Pens would have their way with us, but as the saying goes, “that’s why they play the game” “Bob” stopped 29 of 31 shots as the Flyers spoiled the opening of the new Consol Energy Center with a 3-2 win
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Claude Giroux scores a third period shorthanded goal, beating the Penguins' Marc-Andre Fleury. Photo/Getty The 2010-11 NHL Season started off with a surprise for the Flyers, in net was not incumbent backup Brian Boucher who was expected to hold down the fort while Michael Leighton was out with lower back problems. But instead Coach Peter Laviolette decided to roll the dice and go with the 22-year old Russian phenom Sergei Bobrovsky.  With a line that was at 9-22-3 – with a sub-3.00 goals-against average for Novokvznetsk of Russia’s KHL last season, Bobrobsky became the youngest goalie to start a Flyers opener  since Ron Hextall. However, the coach was not wrong in his choice to play the kid.
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They say in life, that bad things always happen to good people. That was proven today as the Flyers announced that Ian Laperriere will miss the entire 2010-11 season with lingering post concussion syndrome dating back to the severe concussion he suffered back in April. At 36-years old, it is widely believed that “Lappy” has played his last NHL game. If you look up “Flyers hockey” in the dictionary, you’ll likely find a picture of Laperriere
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Let’s start off with the Atlantic division: one that is chock full of impressive talent and outstanding teams. The Atlantic was the only division in the East to have two 100 point scoring teams in the Devils and Penguins and two others that having played to their potential last year could have hit the 100 point mark as well. Sidney Crosby, Ilya Kovalchuk, Mike Richards and Marian Gaborik are just some of the names that grace this division, making it a very competitive division and one to look out for this season.
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Photo/Getty A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how Bill Guerin made all the sense in the world for the Flyers. In theory, I was right. unfortunately for Mr. Guerin, he was released from his tryout contract Monday afternoon, meaning that if he plays in the NHL this season it wont be for the Flyers. Honestly this doesn’t come as much of a surprise to me
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Photo/Getty Brian Boucher once again comes into another predicament he didn’t expect to happen, this quickly anyway. Boucher will open the Flyers season as the club’s number one netminder due to a back injury to initial starter, Michael Leighton. For Boucher, 33, it’s another chance to prove he’s still a number one option for a team who might need him more often than they originally thought. “I feel like I’ve had a good camp,” Boucher said after Friday’s 3-1 win over the Islanders.
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Hey Flyers fans, Tonight, I will be trying something new on Faceoff with Chris. I want to hold a LIVE chat from the Wells Fargo Center Press box with all my readers and fans of the orange and black. Click the link below to attend the chat.
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Photo/Getty There are some things you can guarantee in Philadelphia sports; Eagles fans will continue to hate Donovan McNabb, the Phillies will catch fire every September, and most of all, the Flyers will always have goaltender issues. After the news yesterday that Michael Leighton will miss a month with a bulging disc in his back, the Flyers are back in a goaltending quagmire. I’m one of the many who are on the Leighton bandwagon, I feel that, especially with our upgraded defense, he is more than capable of taking us back to the finals. Now, i’ve followed the Flyers for a long time and we’ve seen numerous “minor” injuries to key players be downplayed. It turned out they were much more severe than the front office wanted you to believe.
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