In Part 2 of our interview with Brière, the Flyers general manager provided updates on several key prospects and how the team plans to address its lack of a No. 1 center.
"I'm gonna flush it down the toilet," John Tortorella said of the Flyers' loss to Calgary. With the trade deadline looming and narrow postseason hopes still in play, there's no time to dwell.
Last night, only one goal was scored in the game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Calgary Flames. This goal was scored by Joel Farabee, in a game that reminded us how painful and frustrating it is to face the Flames,
The Flyers got two straight wins by a combined 12 goals and having outshot their opponents by a margin of 70-42. At the start of February, they had limped into the month banged up, on a run of three straight shutout losses, and losses in seven of their last eight until they salvaged a 3-2 win over the Penguins and finally got a rest.
Last night, the CH was in action, but rivals of the club in the race for the playoffs were also in action. The Red Wings, Bruins, Blue Jackets, and Flyers all lost in regulation, which greatly helped Montreal.
Matvei Michkov's resurgence out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break led to the 20-year-old winger being named the NHL's rookie of the month for February. It's Michkov second rookie of the month nod.
Yeah, sure, some guys sashay into the NHL as teenagers and immediately start skating around like they own the place. Gretzky, Ovechkin, Crosby, Lemieux, Hawerchuk, Orr, Murphy, Barrasso. Freaks, every last one of them.
Matvei Michkov scored ... In fifth place is Joel Quenneville at 1,768. ... Up next The Flyers will practice on Monday before welcoming back Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost on Tuesday when the ...