Flyers prove themselves in 4-2 win over Devils

[AP Recap] – [Boxscore] – [Extended Stats] – [NHL.com Highlights] If there was any doubt that the Flyers can’t hang with the best the Eastern Conference has to offer, it evaporated tonight. Led by a suddenly resurgent power play and an increasingly confident Martin Biron, Philadelphia shut down the best team in the Atlantic Division…

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Carcillo fight was not a game changer

Much of the hockey-loving public seems to believe that Dan Carcillo’s fight with Max Talbot in the early stages of Game 6 yesterday allowed the Penguins to get the boost which led to their five-goal comeback. The turning point of the game, Flyers up 3-0, Maxime Talbot of the Penguins battles Daniel Carcillo of the…

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Ticket prices to stay the same for 2009/10

Comcast-Spectacor said Monday it will not raise ticket prices for Philadelphia Flyers and Philadelphia 76ers games next season. In addition, the Philadelphia sports and entertainment company unveiled a “fan relief” program to “personally assist” season ticket holders, game plan holders and fans interested in attending Flyers, Sixers or Philadelphia Phantoms games. The program includes new…

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The Devils are reeling. We can catch them.

photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images via d.yimg.com As the Flyers fell to the Bruins last night, I convinced myself that it was time to close up shop on those Atlantic Division title dreams. They had squandered a perfect opportunity to gain ground on the idle Devils, as a win would’ve put them within four points…

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ECQF Game 3: Back against the wall?

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, Game 3#4 Pittsburgh Penguins at #5 Philadelphia FlyersFlyers trail best-of-seven series, 2-0Wachovia Center – 3:00 PM EDT – Philadelphia, PA TV: NBC HD, CBC HD, RDS HD Radio: 610 WIP, XM 205 Behind Enemy Lines: Pensburgh Here’s the deal. When you go down 0-2 in a series, you usually don’t win it….

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Jones out, are you happy?

image via cache.daylife.com Randy Jones will miss “about a week” with one of those dreaded lower body injuries. Jones is easily the biggest scapegoat in this corner of the internet. He turns over passes, he plays defense like a lost puppy, he gets way too much ice time and he makes way too much money….

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