Aside from the Boston Bruins, one of the only other teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference that might match up well with the Flyers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the New York Rangers. Yes… THOSE Rangers. The Rangers that the Flyers have not beaten in 5 meetings this season.
The Philadelphia Flyers are in a familiar situation. It’s just not one that they expected to be in after a rash of offseason moves to make the team better. Close, but still not quite there. Not sure if they are contenders or pretenders.
These Flyers were built to be strong on the defensive side of the puck. Signing the best available goaltender was designed to cement the team, since it probably wouldn’t score a lot of goals. Instead, the team has lost Chris Pronger for the season and has had so-so goaltending from its top-flight goalie, Ilya Bryzgalov. The team is also second in goals scored in the NHL. The offense was supposed to be the issue this season, but instead, the tables have turn...
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PLAYERS:
Chris Pronger,
Ilya Bryzgalov,
Claude Giroux,
Paul Holmgren
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers
TEAMS: Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers
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