philly.com - 2/24/2009
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Center Mike Richards, the Flyers' first-year captain, blamed himself for Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The NHL didn't buy it. The league yesterday named Richards its first star of the week for the first time in his career."Sweet," said the soft-spoken Richards when told he had ...
philly.com - 2/23/2009
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philly.com —
THE SPECULATION hasn't gotten out of hand yet,
but give it a few days and the NHL...
trade-deadline buzz will kick into full swing as March 4 approaches and hockey GMs turn their "informal" talks into serious offers. There are some big names at the top ...
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Ed Moran: Flyers can't take the hit for Bouwmeester deal ...
philly.com - 2/24/2009
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philly.com —
In the NHL, a premeditated fight at the
opening whistle, such as the one that received national...
attention at a recent Phantoms game, has become a rarity. It didn't used to be that way. There were times in the 1970s when Flyers coach Fred Shero would ...
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Rule changes soften NHL tone | Philadelphia Inquirer | ...
philly.com - 2/24/2009
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philly.com —
Used to be that when the Flyers got
ready to play the Washington Capitals, most of the...
talk was about Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals' Russian star is one of the best players in the league and is a handful for any team all by himself. Beyond Ovechkin ...
(more)
Flyers prepare for Capitals, Green | Philadelphia Daily ...
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Bleatings From a Caps Nut —
... Flyers. The Flyers however have won all three games of their games on the road this month. What The Natives Are Saying: (Com)Post. Times: trying to stick, NHL Report. Caps.com. Neutral Views: NHL.com AP Wire. Open Source Intelligence: Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia Inquirer: first star, the bad old days. What Do We Expect Tonight?: ...
Morning Rounds, February 24th
The Sports Complex —
... Les Bowen reads the tea leaves and thinks this whole McNabb situation is bad. John Gonzalez has got McNabb’s back as the QB grabs for power. SKIP Peter Mucha reads a bunch of mock drafts. FLYERS READ Sam Carchidi looks back on the rule that changed the way hockey fights. Sam Carchidi reports that Mike Richards has picked up his first first star of the week. Wayne Fish says Mike ...
NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition): Lawton says Lecavalier isn’t going to be traded, Huselius returns to Calgary and more on Tortorella coming to NY
IllegalCurve.com —
... of last year’s first round matchup versus Washington, writes Ed Moran. Mike Richards was the NHL’s first star last week. ...
Broad Street Bits: Tuesday 2.24.09
Broad Street Hockey —
Sam Carchidi on how rule changes have "softened" the NHL.
Mike Richards was named the NHL's first star of the week.
Wayne Fish of the Bucks Co. Courier Times has more on Richie.
Ed Moran tells us the Flyers have to focus on more than just one Washington superstar tonight.
Bill Meltzer's game preview at Hockeybuzz (the only guy at that site who knows what he's talking about...)
Now that Ryan Miller is out, the ...
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Bleacher Report - NHL 2/23/2009
Hockey Day in Canada once again brought a nation together on Saturday. None of the Canadian matchups disappointed in my eyes. Obviously, the big story was Mats Sundin's return to Toronto in a Canucks jersey.
The Swede's shootout winner was the ...
NHL Stars of The Week —
NHL.com News in English 2/24/2009
First Star - C Mike Richards, Philadelphia
Second Star - G Tomas Vokoun, Florida
Third Star - G Cristobal Huet, Chicago
First Star - LW Zach Parise, New Jersey
Second Star - C Matthew Lombardi, Calgary
Third Star - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta...
NHL Stars of The Week —
NHL.com News in English 2/24/2009
First Star - C Mike Richards, Philadelphia
Second Star - G Tomas Vokoun, Florida
Third Star - G Cristobal Huet, Chicago
First Star - LW Zach Parise, New Jersey
Second Star - C Matthew Lombardi, Calgary
Third Star - LW Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta...
Washington's PP vs. Philly's PK —
Capitals Insider 2/24/2009
Washington's power play leads the Eastern Conference with a 24.1 percent success rate after going 13 of 36 (36.1-percent) in the past 11 games. But tonight that unit is going to face a pretty stout test in the Flyers, who have the eighth best penalty ...
