The Flyers and Their Playoff Chances

The Flyers are one of the top teams of the NHL and are reflecting it in their play. They are first in their own division and conference and second in the NHL, only one point behind the Vancouver Canucks. The Flyers, as many know, will do very well in the Playoffs this year, if not win it all. In my opinion, the Flyers are the team to win it all. I believe, even though other teams have top goal scorers or top notch NHL goalies, the Flyers...well, they have something very unique and good about them.

The special thing the Flyers have is a nitty gritty style of hockey. By this I mean that the Flyers are a team who fights for their wins, and do not give up even when all odds are against them. The Flyers know all too well what it’s like to be behind in a series with all odds against them, but they too know well, how to overcome those obstacles and make it to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Flyers not only have that fighting until the end style of hockey, but also a huge confidence in their team and the players on it. How do I know this? Well, first of all the Flyers made absolutely no trades in the past couple of months. Also, their own GM said that he likes their team and intends to keep it the way it is.

The Flyers, have many other aspects that will help them go above and beyond in the playoffs this year and although a listed a few, they may be the most crucial and important to the team. So let us all root for the Flyers this year and help them achieve the ultimate hockey achievement, the Stanley Cup.

The Flyers vs. The Senators

The Flyer's lone goal scored by Scott Hartnell



On Saturday night, February 26th, the Flyers went up against Eastern Conference rivals the Ottawa Senators. The Ottawa Senators who are currently last in the Northeastern Division and Eastern Conference and barley holding on to 29th in the NHL, are a team looking for points from keeping from being the ridicule of the NHL. The Flyers, following quite the opposite path are first in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference. They are looking for points to still jump on top of the Vancouver Canucks, who hold 1st in the NHL.

The Flyers struck first with a half-breakaway goal from Scott Hartnell at 19:40 in the 1st period. The Senators, looking to tie the game up, took advantage of a power play and Nick Foligno scored a goal over the blocker side of Brian Boucher, at 12:18 in the 2nd. The Senators, looking for the lead, struck again with a well cycled puck that found Erik Condra, who found the back of the net at 16:10 in the 2nd. The Senators, once again found the back of the net with a goal scored by Chris Phillips from behind the right circle at 11:15 in the 3rd. Erik Condra, who plays for the Senators, scored again on the power play with a tip in at 18:35 in the 3rd.

The Flyers seemed to fall apart after the end of the 1^st and showed it. The Senators, a team who normally don’t play well, took advantage of this blessing and got the two-point, regulation win over the Flyers, 4-1.