Philadelphia Flyers

9 March 2010

Ray Emery was brought in to be the goaltending answer in Philadelphia.  How things change in just a few months.

Emery signed a deal on July 1 by the Flyers for one year, spelling the end for former Flyer goalies Martin Biron and Antero Niittymaki, whose contracts had let out on the same day.  The Flyers then signed Brian Boucher as a back-up, so it was apparent that the team was ready to commit to Emery as the starting goalie.

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9 October 2009

The rivalry between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers got hot again last night. Last night there were a few fights and a scrum.

The game started out rough with a penalty to Philly in the first minute of the game. The Pens would capitalize on the power play very quickly. Only a minute and a half into the game, the first fight started between Adams and Laperriere. Adams would win pretty quickly.

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28 May 2009

>In the Eastern Quarterfinal Series, Versus and NBC broadcasted every game between the Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers.  The reasoning that Versus would give the fans is that these two teams are bitter division rivals.  Could the same have not been said about the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, or the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks?

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