Thursday, January 20, 2011
Flyers/Sens Preview
While Chris Pronger's return is stealing the headlines after missing 13 games, the Flyers as a team have to weary about this game against the Ottawa Senators tonight at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Flyers are coming off an emotional overtime win against the Washington Capitals and are about to play three games in the next four days. This is a classic trap game and here is why:
-Spezza: Jason Spezza, arguably Ottawa's best player is out with an injury. A team that already struggles to score now know they have to work even harder to get production. The Flyers cannot take for granted that Spezza is out of the lineup or they will pay dearly for it.
-Bob: Sergei Bobrovsky has reverted back to his strong play from the beginning of the year and has had three strong starts in a row. He made 28 saves in an earlier 5-1 win over the Senators this season. Bob has to continue proving his consistency especially against basement dwellers like the Senators.
-Clouston: It's been no secret that the Senators head coach Cory Clouston's job security is in question. Despite how bad the Senators are statistically, they continue to go out and plug away for their blue-collar coach. This will be no different as nothing would make the Senators happier than to go into the best team in the Eastern Conference's building and beat them.
Look for how Pronger moves out on the ice tonight. He's looked good in the clips I've seen him in in practice, but this is real-time game speed now. I'll be at practice tomorrow and should have a video up by mid-afternoon. Until then, the puck drops in 45 minutes so in the words of the legendary Gene Hart, "Good night, and good hockey."
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