On the 25th anniversary of Pelle Lindbergh's death, another young goaltender who resembles many aspects of Lindbergh's style continues to dominate.
Sergei Bobrovsky continues to astonish fans with his enviable speed between the pipes as the Philadelphia Flyers annihilated the Carolina Hurricanes 8-1 tonight in Raleigh, N.C.
The Flyers used a combination of speed and grit to pile on the goals tonight, the first half of their goals coming from creating traffic in front and burying rebounds. The second half came from great skill, passing, and hands to create opportunities for quality shots.
The main aspect on the game though that is going unnoticed is the defensive pairing of Andrej Meszaros and Sean O'Donnell. While this blog was quite critical of O'Donnell in the first few games, he has shown the stability that Flyers' GM Paul Holmgren saw in him playing alongside Drew Doughty with the Los Angeles Kings last year. The pair has allowed the top four to rest more and be fresh every night and that will be key when the playoffs come around to have three reliable defensive pairs.
The Flyers are back in action against the Florida Panthers at the Wells Fargo Center Saturday night. The Panthers are coming off a strong win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, so the Flyers need to come in focused and feast off this soft spot in their schedule.
Photo courtesy "bleacher report."
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