The Week Ahead

It's great to be back after a few tough weeks for midterms. Now it's time to get back to business.

The Philadelphia Flyers will have a few days off to rest after playing four games in six nights. They return to action on Wednesday night in Carolina to face the Hurricanes and then have a home tilt on Saturday against the Florida Panthers.

The Flyers should come away with no less than 3 points in those two games. They dominated the Hurricanes in their first meeting this season despite giving up a goal in garbage time to win 3-2. The Panthers game has the ominous feeling of a trap game. Florida has some offensive weapons and a solid goaltender in Tomas Vokun. They are low in the standings and the Flyers have to make sure they do not play down to their competition.

Look for Brian Boucher to get a start in one of these two games. While Sergei "Bob" Bobrovsky has been sensational, it would benefit the Flyers to get Boucher a game in this week to keep him sharp and also there is less risk against teams lower in the standings.

Check back for updates during the week.