Overall I would say it was a pretty good effort for the boys last night as they prevailed 2-1 in Carolina. It wasn't easy and Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward stopped 35 of 37 shots in a loss.
Sergei Bobrovsky had a busy night in net. He stopped all but 1 that came his way gathering 35 on the night as well. Furthermore, I am convinced that Bob will never get a shut out. Last nights spoiler was Jerome Samson. It was his first career NHL goal for the the second time in a three games a player has scored his first career goal on Flyers goalies.
Two more goals from rookies last night and three more points. Braydon Schenn slammed a rebound home for the second goal of his promising career to give the Flyers a 1-0 lead in the second. A little later in the period Carolina would connect on the power play to tie it at one.
Then just over three minutes into the third period Sean Couturier took a pass from Harry Zolnierczyk and beat Ward over his right shoulder to take back the lead for the Flyers, 2-1.
The rest of the game proved to be relatively uneventful with the exception of a skirmish that took place at the 18:18 mark that may prove interesting later in the season. This was the last time the Flyers and 'Canes would play this season so there was some expected aggression out on the ice. After Cam Ward covered up the puck Schenn was being aggressive and going for the puck. In doing so, he gave Hurricanes defensemen Tim Gleason a pretty good cross check to the back that was failed to be called. Gleason got up and gave Schenn a piece of his mind. Gleason got 2 for roughing which proved to be no big deal.
So why is this interesting to me?
Well, all along I have been avoiding the Shea Weber trade talks as best I could. I think it would a trade not worth making and I feel that they can get a more affordable D-man at a better price.
If I were Paul Holmgren, with the trade deadline approaching I would be looking at a few key names.
1. Ryan Suter, Nashville
2. Tim Gleason, Carolina
3. Erik Johnson, Colorado
Anyone of those three defensemen would fit our system very well, in my opinion. But if Gleason is taking shots at a guy who has a slight chance to be his future teammate. That might not be that smart of an idea. Its hard to welcome a guy to the locker room that leaves a bad taste in your mouth and to me, that was a player who I wouldn't necessarily welcome with open arms.
Other than that the game was pretty uneventful. Zac Rinaldo was a healthy scratch. Matt Carle was a +1 after being a -4 in Ottawa on Sunday. Scott Hartnell failed to register a shot for his second straight game in over 20 minutes of ice time.
The Flyers next game will be Thursday when the go to New York to face the Islanders. Ilya Bryzgalov will presumably be in net and will be looking rebound from his 6-4 loss against Ottawa. If Bobrovsky is in net again he will look to continue contributing to the team. He has looked great in his last few games and has looked good in losses as well.
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