After recording back-to-back shutouts, Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth’s spot as backup on the depth chart might seem curious.
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Philadelphia Flyers left wing Michael Raffl, center, of Austria… It’s a team.playing with a new found chemistry under a faster system and a head coach who demands respect behind the scenes.
Flyers goalie Steven Steve Mason (personal) is without a timetable for his return, Sam Carchidi of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. With a tie game on Hossa’s stick, Neuvirth made a butterfly save with his right pad to stone the 486-goal scorer. I knew it was going to be the last time I’m going to see them probably.
It was the kind of sleepy effort you expect to see in the dog days of winter, when mental and physical fatigue start setting in.
“I just wanted to get the puck past their first man. That’s all you can do”. “He’s stepped in and done a hell of a job for us, so kudos for him”.
This game was an absolute train wreck for the defending Stanley Cup Champions.
Kimmo Timonen was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings, developed into an all-star with the Nashville Predators and won the Stanley Cup last season with the Chicago Blackhawks. “You have to find a way to go out with a few energy when you get out there and find a way to help contribute”. If Read and Gagner can consistently find their way into the points column, this team will be that much better.
Gagner scored his first goal of the season and beat Corey Crawford on the power play. Back-to-back Flyers penalties then gave the Hawks a two-man advantage for 23 seconds. “We played fairly well”.
Nuclear NeuvirthMichal Neuvirth stopped all 30 Blackhawks shots to achieve his second straight shutout in his first two games, the first Flyer to achieve such a record since 2003.
Read scored his second goal of the season in the final minutes to secure the win.
Hakstol said the challenge of playing against an elite team such as Chicago or Tampa Bay comes down to his team’s execution and does not significantly change from opponent to opponent. It keeps the positive vibe and just overall good feeling about the on-ice performance lingering.
The Flyers killed off all five of the Blackhawks’ power plays, including three in the third period.
“We just need the four lines to be contributing”, Quenneville said. “We should be upset and excited about getting things right”.
He posted 43 points in 58 games for the Phantoms a year ago and was named an All-Star for the second consecutive season. The Flyers ended up winning 3-0. “Stepped up and he was on”.
Prior to the opening faceoff of the game, the Flyers held a special ceremony to honor recently retired defenseman Kimmo Timonen. The 40-year-old played 15 National Hockey League seasons, including seven with the Flyers.
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Before the game, rookie coach Dave Hakstol, whose team managed just four goals in the first three games, said he was unconcerned by the first line’s struggles. Blackhawks RW Kyle Baun and D David Rundblad were healthy scratches. Flyers C R.J. Umberger missed his second game in a row with an upper-body injury.
