Tonight the Flyers kick off a 5 game road trip against Flyers west, better known as the L.A. Kings. There are so many Flyers connections to the Kings. Terry Murray, the last coach to take the Flyers to the finals, is the head coach of the Kings. Ron Hextall, the last goalie (albeit splitting the starts) to take the Flyers to the finals is their Assistant G.M. Do you guys remember Michael Handzus? If you dont, all you need to know is that he was Scott Hartnell, before Scott Hartnell was Hartnell. Seriously, they look like they could be seperated at birth and Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons is their father. I think there's one more Flyers connection to the Kings.......o yeah, Randy freakin Jones! Since being claimed off waivers by LA, he has 2 goals & 2 assists in 4 games!
The Kings have been one of the surprises of the league. They currently sit in 4th place in the West. Anze Kopitar leads the league in scoring, they have 2 of the top young defensemen in the league: Drew Doughty & Jack Johnson, as well as a serviceable young goalie in Jon Quick. Luckily for the Fly Guys, the Kings will be missing Ryan Smyth & Rob Scuderi, which obviously will be an advantage for us.
Listening to WIP right now, Chris Therien said that Boosh will get the start in net tonight. Assuming that information is correct, I would think that Boosh will want to earn a few more starts over the next month as well as make up for his one & only start this year by playing well tonight. If the Flyers can contain Kopitar & Randy Jones (hahaha) I look for them to get the "W"
Prediction:
Flyers-4
Flyers West-3
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