Flyers Down Canes 5-3 despite Schenn's 4 turnovers

NHL Recap
Despite outshooting the Flyers 42-24 the Hurricanes fell 5-3 to the home team. The Flyers were a surprising 3 for 3 on the powerplay considering they are 24th in the league this year. Luke Schenn committed an awful four turnovers and probably should be demoted to the AHL. Daniel Briere scored his first goal since his return from injury while Eric Staal scored his 6th of the year. The Flyers continue to play poorly in almost every facet of the game and are lucky to come away with the victory. They were outshot, committed dumb penalties (delay of game), had 6 giveaways compared to 6 takeaways, and lost 36 of 66 faceoffs. The Hurricanes had decided to go with their backup this game after he had a shutout against Ottawa the night before. That turned out to be a mistake as he let in 4 goals on 12 shots. Cam Ward came in a minute into the 2nd and did much better only letting up 1 goal on 11 shots. It would have been interesting to see who won the game if Ward would have started. Bryzgalov played solid in net with a .929 SV% and the 3 goals he let in were very hard to stop, usually right in the slot or closer. The Defense didn't play terrible as a whole except Schenn has really just been awful. Kevin Foster picked up his first goal on the season (good for him). Some problems came from Simmonds being out with a concussion and the fact that the team has not had much time to gel together and form a cohesive defense due to the lack of training camp. Still, turnovers (Schenn), and dumb penalties (Tabolt) are individual skill mistakes not system mistakes. Here are the other games from last night:
Sidney Crosby recorded his 4th goal of the year as the Penguins defeated the Devils 5-1 in Pittsburgh.
The Canadiens filled the back of the net last night defeating the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 (giving Ryan Miller the lost, really rooting against him after the bullshit Flyers game). Rene Bourque scored two of the Canadiens two goals.
The Avalanche came back from 1-0 first period deficit to defeat the Oilers 3-1. P.A. Parenteau scored his 6th goal of the year.
In Toronto, Chris Bourque of the Bruins scored the game's only goal in the first period as the Bruins gained their 13th point of the year.
Rick Nash's goal early in the third period gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead and insurance was added on by Carl Hagelin. Steven Stamkos scored late in the third for the Lightning as they fell 3-2.
The Blue Jackets defeated the Red Wings 4-2 in Cleveland. Artem Anisimov led the Jackets with 2 goals.

Nick Bonino

In a matchup of two sub .500 teams the Coytoes defeated the Stars 2-0 outshooting them 34-17.
The Blackhawks picked up their 14th point of the year in an shootout win in Calgary. Jay Bouwmeester scored with 35 seconds left in the game to give the Flames a 2-1 lead but Marian Hossa tied it up with only 3 seconds left on the clock. Patrick Kane scored the only goal of the shootout.
The offense was out in Anaheim as Nick Bonino scored 2 of the Ducks' 7 goals in their 7-4 win over the Kings. Dustin Brown scored 2 goals for the Kings.
The Sharks lost their first game of the year in a shootout with the Predators. They gained the point to retain the best record in the league. Craig Smith scored the lone shootout goal for the Predators.

All NHL

Matt Duchene

Forward- Matt Duchene- Colorado Picked up 2 assists in a tremendous 25 minutes of ice time. Despite having 2 turnovers Duchene made his mark on the defensive side of the rink. He had 3 takeaways, 3 hits, and a blocked shot while finishing with a +2 rating.
Forward- Sidney Crosby- Pittsburgh Was a decent 14-7 in the faceoff circle in addition to his 3 points. Crosby scored a third period goal in addition to assisting on goals by Brandon Sutter and Robert Bortuzzo. Played a surprisingly physical game recording 2 hits on his way to a +4 rating. Spent 4 minutes in the box for two tripping calls probably cause he was too lazy to skate with his man.
Forward- Nick Bonino- Anaheim In only 10 minutes of ice time Bonino got a hat trick and also picked up an assist. He even got time on the powerplay as the third liner picked up a PP goal.
Forward- Steven Stamkos- Tampa Bay Scored two goals for the Bolts including one Powerplay one. Was very aggressive with the body recording 5 hits.
Defense- Drew Doughty- LA Kings Dished out 2 assists in the loss. Had a giveaway that hurt the team but other than that played very good defense. 2 takeaways, 3 hits, and blocked a shot.
Defense- Marc Staal- NY Rangers Played a very good d-man game recording 5 hits, and blocking 3 shots on his way to a +1 rating. Also threw in an assist.

Ray Emery

Defense- Dennis Seidenberg- Boston Had a +1 rating in the 1-0 game. Did his part on defense blocking 3 shots, knocking down two Leafs, and stealing two pucks.
Goalie- Ray Emery- Chicago Holy Shit!!!! Ray Emery is on the list... I didn't even know he still played. Anyway, he blocked 42 of 45 shots and came up big in the shootout as the Blackhawks won 3-2.
Goalie- James Reimer- Toronto Was on the losing side of things in Boston but he saved 33 of 34 shots which was good enough for .971 SV%.

Luke Schenn Turnover Watch
Had 6 turnovers going into last night's game against the Hurricanes. He now has 10 which currently puts him at tied for 5th in the league with Turnovers. He is just 3 behind Kris Letang in his attempt to single-handedly ruin the Flyers season. In other news James Van Riemsdyk has scored 4 goals along with an assist for 5 points. Van Riemsdyk also only has 3 turnovers and has stolen the puck 4 times (that's exactly how many the defensemen Schenn has.

NBA Recap
The Bulls bounce back from their loss to the Nets with an outstanding 93-76 win over the Pacers. Joakim Noah and Carlos Boozer were both out for the Bulls but Luol Deng played a great game scoring 25 and grabbing 14 boards. Taj Gibson filled in for Noah scoring 19 points as well as getting 19 rebounds. For the Hawks, Josh Smith recorded a double double with 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Fredette watch could become a thing

At Madison Square Garden the Knicks blew out the Kings 120-81. J.R. Smith led the Knicks with 25 points while Tyson Chandler had a league high 20 rebounds. Demarcus Cousins had 25 points and 9 boards for the Kings. Jimmer Fredette scored 14 points, grabbed two rebounds, and dished out one assist in 23 minutes. Committed two turnovers.
The 14-34 Cavaliers upset the 35-12 Thunder 115-110. The Thunder led going into the 4th quarter but the Kyrie Irving led Cavs pulled out the win. Irving scored a game high 35 points with Durant following him with 32. Serge Ibaka had 12 rebounds for the Thunder.
The high octane Rockets beat the Bobcats 109-95. Kemba Walker played 43 minutes scoring 24 points for the Bobcats while Patrick Patterson and Chandler Parsons both scored 24 for the Rockets.
In a game between two horrid teams, the Timberwolves defeated the Hornets. Anthony Davis of the Hornets and Dante Cunningham of the T-Wolves both scored 18 points. Greivis Vasquez led the Hornets in assists for what seems to be the 10,000th game in a row.
The Milwaukee Bucks took care of the Orlando Magic 107-98. Monta Ellis recorded a double-double scoring 21 and dishing out 11 assists.
The best team in the NBA (i.e. Spurs) defeated the lowly Wizards 96-86.  Sadly Tim Duncan was injured but every single Spur other than Manu Ginobilli scored (Ginobilli was also the only one not to play). Tony Parker had 12 assists.
The Trailblazers defeated the Jazz 105-99. Randy Foye of the Jazz and Damian Lillard of the Blazers each scored 23.
David Lee unsurprisingly picked up another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds as the Warriors beat the Suns 113-93. Stephen Curry led the Warriros with 29 points and 8 rebounds while Michael Beasley led the Suns with 24 points.
About the Spurs

Greg Popovich

Tim Duncan's injury just gives Greg Popovich even more of a reason to keep resting his veteran players throughout the season (see fining for Miami Heat game). They knew going in that the Wizards weren't very good but they only beat them by 10 points. Still, no player played more than 33 minutes and I'm sure Ginobilli would have played if the game meant something. It is a shame that Duncan could be out, but the Spurs are definitely not humble about their ability to beat teams with their 2nd string.

All NBA
Guard- James Harden- Houston Harden recorded his first career triple-double scoring 21 points, dishing out 11 assists, and grabbing 11 boards. Was a very solid 8-9 from the line. The usually high turnover man only committed 3.
Forward- Luol Deng- Chicago Had somewhat bigger shoes to fill tonight without Noah. Scored 25 points and grabbed 14 boards. Played an outstanding 45 minutes but he usually ranks among the top in minutes played. He also had 4 steals and blocked two shots.

Taj Gibson

Forward- Taj Gibson- Chicago Deng's partner in the front court and Noah's replacement, Gibson had an incredible game on the boards grabbing 19 in addition to his 21 points.
Forward- Nikola Vucevic- Orlando Shot an impressive 10-16 from the field on his way to 20 points. Grabbed 12 boards and dished out 6 assists. Played well away from the ball blocking 2 shots in addition to two steals.
Center- Omer Asik- Houston Shot 61.5 % from the field but struggled at the line gone 3-6. Scored 19 points while getting 15 rebounds.