The Philadelphia Flyers entered training camp with an open competition in the crease. Sam Ersson, who started 94 games over the last two seasons, was the presumed starter — or at least 1A in the tandem — with free-agent addition Daniel Vladar competing with him for starts.
Well, Vladar looked better than Ersson in the preseason, and that earned him the starting nod on opening night against the Panthers. Since then, Ersson and Vladar have alternated starts through the Flyers’ first five ga...
From Broad Street Hockey
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You have to love the early weeks of an NHL season. One week ago, in our first rankings of the year, we had the Panthers in the top spot because they were 3-0-0, were wondering if anyone could beat the Bruins, and were trying to figure out if the Sabres would ever score again. Things can change quickly, you might say. And every night of NHL action is trying to tell us something. The question is how much of it is real, and how much we should ignore. This week, let’s use our bonus five to plant a...
From In the Pressbox
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It’s the second week of the season, and the team’s centers have been taking center (ha!) stage in all three games: a victory in a rematch over the Florida Panthers, a snooze of a loss to the Winnipeg Jets, and a tight overtime win against the Minnesota Wild. That puts the Flyers at 2-1-0 on the week, with all three games played at the Wells Far – er, Xfinity Mobile Arena. That’s not too shabby a start for a Philadelphia Flyers team that wasn’t expected to do much by the general hockey media sp...
From Broad Street Hockey
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This one had all the makings of a trap game. The New Jersey Devils were coming home for the first time this season after winning two of three on the road. The opponent – the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers – was shorthanded, short on rest, and starting a back-up goalie with an […]
From All About The Jersey
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The Matchup: The New Jersey Devils (2-1-0) versus the Florida Panthers (3-2-0) The Time: 7:00 PM ET The Broadcast: TV — MSGSN, Radio — Devils Hockey Network The Game Preview: Matt wrote one for this morning. The Song of the Day: Today is the day of the New Jersey Devils home opener. So I had […]
From All About The Jersey
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Last Devils Game On Monday, the Devils defeated the Blue Jackets by a score of 3-2. However, the victory did come with a cost, yet again (more on that later). Dawson Mercer scored 2 goals and Timo Meier put up his 2nd goal of the season, and his 2nd goal in his last 2 games. […]
From All About The Jersey
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Pinto's Best Efforts Minimized by Penalty Kill Issues
From Silver Seven
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The Sens look to extend their winning streak to two!
From Silver Seven
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