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By now, it's apparent that the Philadelphia Flyers have more faith in Sergei Bobrovsky than Ilya Bryzgalov. This isn't some feeling or notion to that effect; this is Kimmo Timonen telling CSN Philly on Monday: "He plays with confidence, you can tell when he gets in net," Timonen said of Bobrovsky last week. "He's calm. Every save he makes, you see the confidence. He has control, he knows where the puck is, even if he doesn't make the first save. He knows where the rebound is." "He helps the defense, like he made a couple of breakup passes under pressure. That obviously helps. His puck-handling skills are way better. I don't know what he did over the summer. When a goalie plays with confidence, you can tell as a player." When have you heard a player say that about Bryzgalov? Not recently; like, as a Flyer? The only thing Bryzgalov has successfully established in Philly is that (a) he's an eccentric to the point where he should hav...
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