FLYERS 3, CANUCKS 2: Having lost back-to-back games by a combined score of 8-1, the travel-weary Flyers were in desperate need of practice and they finally had one in Vancouver on Monday. It was their first full practice in 10 days and was goaltender Martin Biron’s first good workout since he came down with the flu more than two weeks ago
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ROSTER REPORT GOALTENDERS: Marty Biron, Antero Niittymaki DEFENSEMEN: Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen, Braydon Coburn, Matt Carle, Randy Jones, Andrew Alberts FIRST LINE: Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, Mike Knuble SECOND LINE: Scott Hartnell, Jeff Carter, Joffrey Lupul THIRD LINE: Jonathon Kalinski, Glen Metropolit, Claude Giroux FOURTH LINE: Riley Cote, Darroll Powe, Josh Gratton PLAYER NOTES: –D Kimmo Timonen played well despite missing the previous game with a chip fracture in his ankle that was supposed to sideline him one week. –D Matt Carle also played well with a bone bruise to his ankle. With Timonen and Carle back in the lineup, rookie D Luca Sbisa and D Lasse Kukkonen were healthy scratches. –C Jeff Carter picked up his league-leading 27th goal and added an assist
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The Flyers’ longest road trip of the season, a 12-day, six-city tour, has gotten off to a terrible start in every conceivable way. First, their charter flight to Chicago had to be diverted, forcing them to play Dec. 26 without practicing in three days
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BLUE JACKETS 3, FLYERS 0: The banged-up Flyers realized just how much their offense misses defensemen Kimmo Timonen and Matt Carle when they are not in the lineup. With both players nursing injuries the Flyers’ offense sputtered in the defeat. Timonen and Carle do not have the offensive flair of some of the NHL’s top blue liners, but they move the puck quickly to the Flyers’ explosive forwards and that puck movement was sorely missed against the Blue Jackets.
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ROSTER REPORT GOALTENDERS: Antero Niittymaki, Marty Biron DEFENSEMEN: Braydon Coburn, Ossi Vaananen, Randy Jones, Luca Sbisa, Andrew Alberts, Lasse Kukkonen FIRST LINE: Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, Mike Knuble SECOND LINE: Scott Hartnell, Jeff Carter, Joffrey Lupul THIRD LINE: Arron Asham, Glen Metropolit, Claude Giroux FOURTH LINE: Riley Cote, Darroll Powe, Jonathon Kalinski PLAYER NOTES: –LW Scott Hartnell played with a broken left toe that was injured the night before when he blocked a shot. –In his second game of the season, Claude Giroux had two shots and two giveaways in 14:52 of ice time. –With D Kimmo Timonen and D Matt Carle sidelined, Braydon Coburn logged a game-high 27:02 of ice time and was a minus-1.
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Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen and forward Scott Hartnell both suffered injuries in Friday night’s 5-1 loss in Chicago, according to club general manager Paul Holmgren.
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INSIDE SHOTS It’s still a few days away, but the Flyers have some very serious and very expensive roster decisions to make. Aside from switching from Martin Biron to Antero Niittymaki, the Flyers are likely to have same lineup in Columbus Saturday night as they had in their 5-1 loss in Chicago on Friday. But as the week unfolds, they’ll need to make salary space for veteran center Daniel Briere and rookie defenseman Ryan Parent
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BLACKHAWKS 5, FLYERS 1: This is why the NHL has a policy that states all visiting teams must arrive in the host city the night before a game. With just two days off between games the Flyers encouraged their players to spend Christmas with their families then reconvene in Chicago for the morning skate on Friday morning. That practice was canceled when the Flyers’ flight was re-routed from Midway Airport to O’Hare, forcing them to miss practice.
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ROSTER REPORT GOALTENDERS: Marty Biron, Antero Niittymaki DEFENSEMEN: Braydon Coburn, Matt Carle, Kimmo Timonen, Ossi Vaananen, Randy Jones, Luca Sbisa FIRST LINE: Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, Mike Knuble SECOND LINE: Scott Hartnell, Jeff Carter, Joffrey Lupul THIRD LINE: Arron Asham, Glen Metropolit, Claude Girous FOURTH LINE: Riley Cote, Darroll Powe, Josh Gratton PLAYER NOTES: –The Flyers recalled RW Claude Giroux and played him on a third line. Giroux was leading the AHL Phantoms in goals (17) and points (33). –G Martin Biron played in his 400th NHL game and 100th game as a Flyer.
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As the youngest player to wear a Flyers uniform in 12 years, rookie Luca Sbisa has done everything the Flyers have asked of him. At least until Tuesday morning when the 18-year-old Swiss defenseman slept through his alarm, missed a 9:30 a.m
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