It looks like the Flyers are looking to make some moves.
Rumors, they are a flying!
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Although not exactly what I was hoping for, it is about time SOMETHING happened. Finally, the Flyers signed Antero Niittymaki to a two year deal. They expect him to back up the newly signed Marty Biron. For most normal NHL teams, the backup goalie doesn’t tend to see a lot of ice time. However, with the non-normal Flyers, they tend to split the duty about 60%-40%. Of course, with a completely new coaching and administrative staff, things may change. Let’s just hope the future will be bright for the Flyers.
If I have to go through what I did last season, I’m not sure how long my heart will last.
Woohoo, the Anaheim Ducks win the cup. The Cup stays in the States!
It was amazing, but the Flyers actually won the last game of the season. They beat the NHL leading Buffalo Sabres 4-3. It was actually a really great game to watch.
They finished the season with 22 wins, 48 losses, and 12 OT losses for 56 points. 56 POINTS. That is the lowest point total in their 40 year history. That sounds bad at first, but lets not forget the old days when the league only played 72 games a year versus the current 82.
This season really does redefine the word Suck.
Well we all know the Flyers really, really, really, suck this year, but for some reason they have the Atlanta Thrashers this season. The orange and black have won their last 5 games over the Thrashers, with 3 of them this season.
It also turns out that it has been quite the Finnish goalie battle. All games have pitted Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki versus the Thrashers Kari Lehtonen. Both goalies are from Finland.
Better still is that Lehtonen was the main net minder for the Chicago Wolves and Niittymaki was the goalie for the Phantoms when they won the cup two seasons ago. They did, by the way, win the final cup series by sweeping the Wolves four to zip.
My guess is that the Flyers will trade Peter Forsberg soon. Even he is getting angry over the Flyers and how their total suckage:
“I’ve been frustrated lately – every single game,” Forsberg told reporters after the game. “I told [Mike] Knuble before the game to drag me out of there and keep me quiet. I’ve been frustrated at losing and not playing good. It’s something I have to work on.”
He was even benched for the last three minutes of the second period in yesterday’s game. I’m sure that went over well.
Sometimes it doesn’t take much to excite me, but when the Flyers have gone 9 games without having a win, I think this is a good reason.
Although the Flyers still really suck, it seems they have been playing a lot better lately. The games have been much closer and losses aren’t generally by 3-5 goals. Again, baby steps.
It was a great Sunday afternoon game that was very close throughout. Jeff Carter scored both Philadelphia goals with the second coming with 1:03 left in the third period.
They are still 11-32-5…