Thursday, October 16, 2008

Flyers @ Colorado tonight



9:00 @ The Pepsi Center in Denver

Lost in the euphoria that was last night's National League clinching win by the Phillies is the fact that the Flyers are 0-3. Yeah I know they got a point in Pittsburgh, but that still doesn't make up for dropping their first three games for the first time since 1994. The Avalanche are also 0-3 and need a win, but I can't worry about them.

Flyers coach John Stevens announced today that he will be shaking up the lines tonight, putting Joffrey Lupul at center along with Steve Downie and Scott Hartnell. Glenn Metropolit will center the fourth line with Riley Cote and Aaron Asham on his wings. Lupul is usually a second-line wing player, so we'll see how well he adjusts to playing in the middle tonight.

Martin Biron will be back in net while Antero Nittymaki, who did pretty well in Pittsburgh, sits out with the flu. That's all we need right now, the flu bug going around the locker room.

**Now that the Phillies have booked their spot in the World Series, Game 3 will be next Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park. However, the Flyers are scheduled to host the New Jersey Devils at 7:00 at the Wachovia Center, which is right across the street for all you not familiar with the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. This means that if the Flyers game is moved to 1:00 (I'm guessing it will), the parking lots are going to be an absolute madhouse. It'll be even worse on Sunday when the Eagles host the Atlanta Falcons with all the tailgaters in attendance. Man, I'd hate to be a Philly cop working on Broad Street that weekend.

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