philly.com - 5/16/2008
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MOMENTS BEFORE the start of what could have been the Flyers' final game, injured defenseman Kimmo Timonen was led into the locker room by coach John Stevens. "John told us Kimmo was going to take over for him," said center R.J. Umberger. "He stepped into the room and read our starting lineup. The way he did it, with the emotion he showed, it gave me goose bumps." It did more than that. ...
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Flyers Win One for the Timonen-er
PuckUpdate :: The Hockey Blog —
... Stevens made two bold moves, one strategic and one emotional. Emotionally, he had injured defenseman Kimmo Timonen address the team before the game, which seemed to ramp up the Flyers (Timonen, who was supposed to be out the rest of the season might actually be back Sunday, which would be a tremendous boost for Philadelphia). Strategically, ...
Flyers put the 'battle' back in the Battle of Pennsylvania
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I've spoken to Kimmo Timonen on a few occasions, and he's one of those great postgame ambassadors for a team: Soft-spoken but jovial, filling reporters' notebooks with well-reasoned insight while always keeping the focus on the rest of his teammates. If that's one of the virtues of being a strong leader, then the Philadelphia Flyers have one hell of a strong leader in Timonen. So while I'm sure Timonen's surprise pregame speech in the Flyers' locker room last night wasn't going to make anyone forget Pacino in "Any Given Sunday" ...
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hockeybuzz.com 5/16/2008 — Timonen speaks to reporters and tells them he is out of danger, will skate tomorrow and likely play game 5. Various Flyers players also are telling me that Timonen will be in the line-up.
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flyers.nhl.com 5/16/2008 — May 16 --- NHL.com: When he went to see Dr. Ronald Fairman at the University of Pennsylvania hospital on Thursday, the Flyers’ defenseman was already resigned to the fact that the blood clot in his left foot would keep him out of action for at least the rest of the Eastern Conference Final series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. --- Now, he is back on the ice, and could return for Sunday’s Game 5...
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NHL.com News in English 5/16/2008
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -Kimmo Timonen's return from injury suddenly seems much closer than that of Philadelphia Flyers defense partner Braydon Coburn.
The All-Star was all but ruled out for the season a week ago, on the eve of the Eastern Conferenc...
