Flyers Odds and Ends

So Holmgren had a press conference today on the state of the Flyers organization. He was asked a lot of questions about the goalie situation, the cap, the defense, et al. He didn't really answer any of them. At least not in the part I watched before I fell asleep. I mean, took my lunch break. I have transcribed what I remember from it:

Reporter: Do you think Biron is your goalie of the future?
PH: That's something we need to look at and talk about in the offseason.

Reporter: Is the cap going to hinder you this offseason?
PH: That's going to be something we are going to look at and talk about. We're not sure where the cap number is going to be, so I can't comment further.

Reporter: Are you going to be able to sign Biron and Niittymaki?
PH: We've had talks with both their agents, and we'll have to see with the cap and all.
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Good news for Richards: He is up for the Selke.
Bad news: He will probably not win it. Oh, and he is due to have surgery on at least one shoulder (maybe both). Plus, amazon is apparently trying to sell him:

AND, the old lady syndrome is still alive and well in the locker room - everyone has hip problems. I wonder what else will come out in regards to injuries, since they are so secretive about that stuff...

So They Lost...

The Flyers lost the "must-win" game tonight. What does that mean? Well, nothing good, that's for sure. I'm too frustrated to do an analysis, so I just have some random stuff.

- Congrats to Carcillo on his first goal as a Flyer. I still would rather have Upshall.
- Richards played like a mad man. Bill Clement compared him to a swiss army knife, and I can see the comparison.
- Fleury was ... well I don't even want to talk about it.

Have I mentioned that I hate the Penguins? Well I do. What a bunch of whining cavemen-looking creatures. Yeah, I'm pretty mad right now. Why don't I have steam coming out of my ears? (Well maybe I do, but since this is the internet, you can't see it. So you'll have to believe me when I say I don't.) One word: Failblog. (You can read irony into this if you want to.) Some of that stuff is hardcore funny. I sometimes wonder if the pics are real, but then realize that I don't care because they are flipping funny.

One down... Many to Go

Getty Images by way of Yahoo! Sports

So, the Flyers pulled it off (phew). They won a big game and looked like a team for most of the contest. Many of the players (Giroux, Richards, Carter, Timonen, Parent, the list goes on...) really stepped up and played a good game. Also, congrats to Ross and Giroux for their first NHL playoff goals.

The detractors will say that the team still managed to take some time off in the middle of the game. And they'd be right. But overall, they played their game and they played it well. I think that if this team played every game like the fans know they can, then they would be a lock for the finals. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I feel good about the way they played today, and I hope they can keep it up.

Was it just me, or did the orange unis look better than normal? They looked like they went back to the blood orange 70's shade, rather than the construction cone orange of this season. Let's hope that it really was different and not just a trick of the lighting.

The Phillies managed a come-from-behind win with a walk-off HR by Ibanez. Exciting finish to a game that I (mostly) missed since I was busy being nervous during the Flyers game.

The Sixers look like they are going to lose, but who really cares about them anyway? In my opinion, it's a good day for Philadelphia sports. Hey, like Meatloaf said, "two out of three ain't bad." (Who hates me for getting that song in their head? I think I hate myself on that one...)

Let's hope the Flyers keep it up for the rest of the week. Let's Go Flyers!