01-11-2015, 10:14 PM
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#74
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MVP
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Re: Rebuilding Broad Street(NHL15 PS4)
FLYERS SURVIVE INJURY PLAGUED OCTOBER
Fans and "Experts" alike weren't coming into the 2015-16 season with high hopes for the Philadelphia Flyers, but the Flyers weren't listening as they shot out of the gate posting a 5-2-3 record in the month of October including going 3-1-2 to start. Injuries played a part in the later part of the month as Philip Larsen(Bruised Foot/Returned), Luke Schenn(Broken Hand/Nov 23) and Michael Del Zotto(MIld Concussion/Returned) were all injured around the same time forcing the Flyers to call up rookies Mark Alt and Samuel Morin. Alt would go down shortly after his call up with a broken hand and is out till Nov 20th, but Samuel Morin performed admirably in his three games he played in place of Mark Alt.
Claude Giroux led the way with 7 goals and 3 assists while Jakub Silfverberg led the team in assists with 7. Rookie defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere chipped in 2 goals and Scott Laughton added 5 of his own. Back up Peter Budaj holds a 3-0-1 record, but went down in the Oct 31st showdown vs Chicago with a Separated shoulder that has him out until early December. Steve Mason holds a 2-3 Record with a 2.61GAA and .922SV% and has given the Flyers chances to win games, an improvement over last season.
GM Ron Hextall was a little busy filling out the minor leagues as he made two trades. First he sent Derek Mathers and Petr Straka to Minnesota for a 2016 6th Rounder and then sent Oliver Lauridsen and Brandon Manning to St. Louis for another 2016 6th round pick. This freed up roster space to add some undrafted players. The Minnesota Wild also claimed Zac Rinaldo off waivers. The following players signed ELCs with the Flyers along with the signing of Andrey Makarov to back up Mason while Peter Budaj is out with his injury
Free Agent Signings
| Player | Age | Position | Overall | Potential | Acquired | Sebastien Auger | 21 | Goalie | 72 | Med NHL Backup | Undrafted Free Agent | Riley Sheen | 20 | Left Wing | 69 | Med Top 6 F | Undrafted Free Agent | Nikolas Brouillard | 20 | Defense | 68 | High Top 6 D | Undrafted Free Agent | Davis Brown | 20 | Left Wing | 67 | Med Top 9F | Undrafted Free Agent | Jacob Ringuette | 21 | Defense | 64 | High Top 6 D | Undrafted Free Agent | Andrey Makarov | 22 | Goalie | 78 | Low NHL Backup | Free Agent |
In the NHL, the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators have shot out like a cannon posting 11-2 and 10-2 records respectively. On the other end of the spectrum, the defending Stanley Cup Champions New York Islanders have limped out with a 3-7-2 record to start the 2015-16 Campaign. Henrik Lundqvist has picked up where he left off from his Vezina winning season posting a 7-2 record with a cool 1.62GAA and 94.4SV%, while Ben Bishop is right on his coat-tails with a 7-4, 1.79GAA and 936SV%. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins leads the NHL with 17 points, while Jeff Skinner leads the NHL with 12 goals. Teams have been quiet with the wheeling and dealing, so nothing to report there
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8, 2015 @ Winnipeg Jets W, 4-0
Oct 10, 2015 @ New Jersey Devils L, 4-1
Oct 11, 2015 vs Boston Bruins W, 5-4
Oct 13, 2015 vs New York Rangers W, 3-2
Oct 15, 2015 vs Columbus Blue Jackets L, 3-2 (OT)
Oct 18, 2015 vs Vancouver Canucks L, 4-5 (SO)
Oct 20, 2015 @ New York Islanders W, 4-2
Oct 24, 2015 @ Ottawa Senators L, 2-1 (OT)
Oct 26, 2015 vs Nashville Predators L, 4-2
Oct 31, 2015 vs Chicago Blackhawks W, 2-1
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