FIVE THINGS: Flyers at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Philadelphia Flyers (10-11-2–22pts)
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Tampa Bay Lightning (15-8-1–31pts)
TV: CSN RADIO: 93.3 WMMR

1. A TALE OF TWO TEAMS
The Flyers come into tonight after dropping their first game in regulation in the last eight games, going 6-1-1, and…

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HOMECOMING KING

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TAMPA – If there was going to be a Mount Rushmore of sports icons built in Tampa Bay, Vincent Lecavalier would certainly have to be on it.
Yes, the Buccaneers have been around since 1976 and they’ve had their share of major figures – from Lee Roy…

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NOT NORTH, BUT SOUTH

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SUNRISE, Fla. – It happens in professional sports all the time.
A team gets rolling, playing really well, winning a lot of games in a short period of time. Confidence grows. Then, all of the sudden, a very fine line is crossed.
If you are not c…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers at Florida Panthers

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Philadelphia Flyers (10-10-2–22pts)
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Florida Panthers (6-13-5–17pts)
TV: CSN RADIO: 93.3 WMMR

1. CRAZY EIGHT
The Flyers are looking to make it eight straight games earning a point in the standings, after going 6-0-1 in their last seven,…

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CLEAN SWEEP

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PHILADELPHIA – Matt Read’s parents picked a good week to fly in for a visit.
But, now that things are going so well, the superstitious Read is thinking about some home remodeling.
“I think I’m going to have to clean out the guest room for them s…

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs. NY Islanders

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Philadelphia Flyers (9-10-2–20 pts)
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New York Islanders (8-12-3–19 pts)
TV: TCN RADIO: 93.3 WMMR

1. FIGHT TO .500
At 9-10-2 the Flyers come into tonight’s game with a chance to hit the .500 mark for the first time since the second game …

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Downie paying dividends for Flyers

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On the internet, one can find a list of not very smart things that Steve Downie has done during his nine-season NHL career. And yet among the first things that people who have played with talk about is his intelligence.

Vinnie Lecavalier did ti…

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READ BETWEEN THE LINES

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PHILADELPHIA – Looking at the score sheet after the Flyers 4-1 win over Buffalo if you go to the column that shows the total time on ice for each player and scroll down the list, you may find some interesting numbers.
Ordinarily, among forwards, …

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FIVE THINGS: Flyers vs Buffalo Sabres

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1. POINT STREAK
The Flyers come into tonight’s game looking for points in six straight games, going 4-0-1 in that span… The Flyers have scored four or more goals in three of those contests and have out-scored their opponents 18-7 in that span… Br…

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DESERVES A LOOK

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VOORHEES, N.J. – When the Flyers traded for Steve Mason at the trade deadline last April, the jokes were bountiful.
Here they were getting the guy who was replaced by Sergei Bobrovsky in Columbus. The Flyers were basically getting the Blue Jacket…

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