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Bryzgalov thriving as mistake eraser for Philadelphia Flyers

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Bryzgalov thriving as mistake eraser for Philadelphia Flyers

By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) As Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal raced into the Philadelphia Flyers’ zone on a shorthanded breakaway, the Wells Fargo Center went quiet, filled with dread that yet another special teams debacle was in the making. Ilya Bryzgalov, however, had other ideas. Showing no signs of fatigue while starting his second game [...]

TheHockeyGuys 2012 NHL Award Results

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TheHockeyGuys 2012 NHL Award Results

Since none of us here, at TheHockeyGuys.net, have the privilege to vote for the real NHL Awards, I thought it would be a great idea if all of the writers on this website made picks for each major award and I posted the results here. There’s an interesting twist in this ballot, though. The writers [...]

Earning Capital Gains : One-on-One’s More Fun

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Earning Capital Gains : One-on-One’s More Fun

By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) As the final seconds ticked away in overtime, a collective groan echoed throughout the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The fans knew what was on the horizon. The dreaded shootout. Hockey purists take issue with the shootout due to its gimmicky, skills-competition nature. But in Philadelphia, the antipathy from the fanbase [...]

Flyers Catch A Predator

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Flyers Catch A Predator

Photo Courtesy of AP By Charlie O’Connor (@THG_Charlie) Tight checking, opportunistic goal-scoring, stellar goaltending. After signing Ilya Bryzgalov and anointing him the presumptive franchise netminder, this was the type of game that the Philadelphia Flyers were expected to play, and win, on a regular basis. Coming out of the all-star break, they may have finally [...]

Winter Classic: Success

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Winter Classic: Success

By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris)   It was cold; it was intense; and it lived up to its hype. The 2012 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic was one that many will most likely never forget. After the initial 1 p.m. start time was pushed back to 3 p.m. due to weather conditions, there were concerns that the [...]

A Classic Rivalry

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A Classic Rivalry

By Christopher Decker (@HockeyGuy_Chris)   The sound of swooshing ice skates; the slap of sticks meeting vulcanized rubber; and the water vapor protruding from the mouths of bundled up hockey players on a cold winter day are what most fans associate with ice hockey, and are a culmination of the things that bring out the [...]

Flyers Injury Update

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Flyers Injury Update

  By Tyler J. Altemose (@TJamesAltemose) Bad news has befallen the Philadelphia Flyers for a good portion of the season. The team has suffered four concussions–none the result of foul plays, they have lost their top scorer and defenseman, and have had to call up a number of rookies just to fill the void. It’s [...]

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Concussions: Being Proactive Instead of Reactive

By Bob Haynes (@BobHaynesJr) The list is growing. Sidney Crosby, Chris Pronger, Claude Giroux, Jeff Skinner, Ryan Miller, Milan Michalek, Janni Pitkanen, and others are all currently injured with concussions or post-concussion issues. It is time to treat this as a serious threat to the game. If the players keep dropping the attendance will as [...]

Read, Flyers Use Big First Period to Top Coyotes, 4-2

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Read, Flyers Use Big First Period to Top Coyotes, 4-2

  By David Strehle (@David_Strehle) Hockey can be a funny game sometimes, taking predominant trends and throwing them right out the window. Such was the case Saturday night, as rookie Matt Read and the Philadelphia Flyers used a blistering first period to overpower the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena by a score of 4-2. Coming [...]

Flyers Score Early and Often, Bomb Jackets, 9-2

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Flyers Score Early and Often, Bomb Jackets, 9-2

By David Strehle (@David_Strehle) The Columbus Blue Jackets have had a tough go of it in the 2011-12 season and just when it seemed that things couldn’t get much worse, it got a lot worse in South Philadelphia tonight, as the Flyers bombarded hapless Columbus by a 9-2 score. Philadelphia has had issues over the past [...]

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