The game fans have been waiting for is here (besides the opener against Pittsburgh of course).
Simon Gagne returns tonight to the Wells Fargo Center for the first time as a visiting player. He is sure to get an outstanding ovation, a sentiment that was echoed by Danny Briere and Scott Hartnell earlier today.
While it will be a festive night, a game still has to be played. Here are the keys to tonight's contest:
-Brian Boucher: 'Boosh' is getting the call after his stellar performance in St. Louis and looks to gain consistency early in the season. That way the Flyers can manage breaking in rookie Sergei Bobrovsky to the North American style of play.
TB's Top Six: The Lightning have a tremendous top six and have shown in their first couple games they can put the puck in the net. Along with Gagne are Vincent Lecavalier, Marty St. Louis, Ryan Malone, Steven Stamkos, and Steve Downie. The Flyers have to shut these guys down in order to pull out two points tonight.
Andrej Meszaros-Do not forget this is Meszaros's first game against his former team that lost patience with him. It will be interesting to see if there is a difference in his game tonight. Meszaros and defensive partner Sean O'Donnell had their best games of the season in their first game being able to play with each other.
That's all for now. It's midterm time here at Mason so I will be off and on the next couple of weeks.
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