Fans vote on who should stay

Philly.com recently released a poll asking Philadelphia fans which flyers they think they should be back on the team next year and which ones should go. Let's take a loot at some of the Flyers and whether or not they should be coming back next year.

General Manager- Paul Holmgren Stay 56.4% I say no to this, I do not believe that he should be coming back next year after the Schenn-JVR trade. Some Flyers' fans believe that Schenn has been a great contribution to our d-line but honestly he is just a turnover machine. During the season though he did pick up Steve Mason which a good move. At the end of the day however, he should be gone.

Coach- Peter Laviolette Stay 77.5% Although I voted for him to leave that was probably just a little bit of angst over a terrible season in which they went 23-22. In honesty, things weren't all his fault as his defense was below standard allowing 2.9 goals per game. This was probably one of the harder decisions for me so I can live happily with him returning next year; which the Flyers have confirmed.

Goalie- Ilya Bryzgalov Go 75.2% This was a no brainer for me since the Flyers traded for Steve Mason. In 40 games for the Flyers this year Iggy ent 19-17 with a 2.79 GAA which was 32nd in the league. 

Mason

Goalie- Steve Mason Stay 97.2% Almost unanimous decision by the fans and with good reason. In 7 games with Philly this season he had a 1.90 GAA with a .944 SV%. For the season he had a 2.59 GAA and a .916 SV% which was good enough for 16th in the league. Look for him to step into the starter's role.

Forward- Claude Giroux Stay 96.7% For me and the fans this was a no-brainer. But looking at the advanced metrics things look a lot different. The captain finished the year with a Corsi rating of .99 which was fourth among forwards for the Flyers. But just going by good old stats we see that Giroux led the Flyers with 48 points and 35 assists. He was only -7 for the year (and let's face it, for the Flyers that was amazing). So even though the metrics aren't in his favor, I want him back.

Forward- Danny Briere Go 70.4% The Fans and I can definitely agree on this one. He has been a bad move ever since we acquired him from the Sabres a few years ago. He finished the year with only 16 points and a -13 rating. His corsi rating was -5.70 which even for a Flyer was awful. At 35 years old I think it is time to say bye-bye.

Forward- Brayden Schenn Stay 83.5% Unlike his brother I actually want him around next year. In a strong rookie season in which he appeared in 47 of the Flyers' 48 games he scored 8 goals and dished out 18 assists. He only won 45.5% of his faceoffs but I think that this young center has good future in Philly.

Forward- Simon Gagne Stay 73.3% I am absolutely befuddled by this. We got rid of him once and yet we bring him back and I have no idea why. To his defense he had the 7th best Corsi rating on the team at -3.18 (yes, a negative was this team's 7th best... and it was still be hind Luke Schenn). He only had 5 goals on the season and unless we plan on using him as a veteran type role model, I think he should go. I've since learned that he is willing to take less money to remain a Flyer so I think he should stick around in a leadership role.

Lot's of Penalty Mintues
but also tons of goals

Other Forwards I think we should keep are Wayne Simmonds (obviously, his corsi sucked but so did everyone elses and he had 15 goals which was second on the team. Rising Sophomores Matt Read, Tye McGinn, and Sean Couturier are must keeps as well as enforcer Zac Rinaldo. I think Scott Hartnell has another year or two left in him but will quickly be out of Philly.

Aaarg

Defense- Luke Schenn Stay 73.3% Oh how I've been waiting to get to him. He does have the 6th best corsi on the team at -1.07 but that doesn't mean he is good. He was supposedly the number one or two d-man on the Flyers but the things is, the Flyers let up the 22nd most goals in the NHL. I know, Iggy wasn't a great goalie but maybe if he wasn't facing the 12th most shots in the league he could have done a little better. Fans will talk about how he had the fourth most hits in the NHL with 187 and I say whoop de fucking doo. I care more about his 31 turnovers was 59th in the league. I know that doesn't seem to bad but guess what, he was near the tops for the most of the beginning of the year. What makes this worse is that he was traded for JVR who had 32 points this season.

Defense- Braydon Coburn Stay 56% I say he should be out of here. He was tied with Schenn in turnovers so it really didn't matter if the other team dumped the puck and our d got their first, cause the opponents were getting it back. Coburn had the 17th best corsi on the team with -7.32 and was 4th in blocked shots with 61 (one thing I'll give Schenn credit for is leading the Fly Guys in blocked shots). He was a horse though leading the Flyers in minutes so if I had to choose between Coburn and Schenn, I'd go with Coburn.

Defense-Kimmon Timonen  Stay 79.4% He's 38 and most likely near the end of his career and although he has only played 6 years with the Flyers I think he deserves to go out as a Flyer. Since Pronger has been almost forced out of the game Timonen is the only defensemen on the Flyers I have really liked. He is truly an all around player with 24 assists and 5 goals on offense while on defense blocking 79 shots. He was a little light on the hitting only knocking down 31 opponents but he wa a smart player and I hopt to see him retire in Philly one day.

That's it for the Flyers, I'd prefer if Grossman stays around and I think Meszaros is on the way out. Next time I'll be looking into the Eagles' quarterback situation and determine who I think should be the starter. Similar to what I wrote above, it really won't matter cause I sure as hell aren't the GM of either team. 

Yankees looking for help; NFL Preseason begins; Week in Review

1. With Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira both out to begin the season the Yankees are going to need help at the corners. Kevin Youkilis is penciled in at third base but the Yankees are looking at other options. The Yankees have talked to the agents of Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen and Brian Cashman, the Yankees' GM, has tweeted that he would love for Chipper Jones to come out of retirement; which Chipper says won't happen.
2. Percy Harvin, wide receiver for the Vikings, is expected to be traded to the Seahawks on Tuesday in exchange for the Seahawks first round draft pick. This comes a year after Harvin requested a trade due to dislike for the organization's structure.
3. Evgeni Malkin will be sitting out the next one to two weeks due to a shoudler injury. The Penguins star ran into James van Riemsdyk of the Maple Leafs on Saturday night.
WBC Update

Sakamoto

So first round play is completely done but we will start in Tokyo where Japan  (2-0) defeated the Netherlands (1-1) 16-4. Kenta Maeda got the win for Japan throwing 5 innings only allowing one hit while striking out 9. Japan had five home runs including a grandslam by Hayato Sakamoto.
Venezuela (1-2) defeated Spain (0-3) 11-6 thanks to a 3 for 5 night with a double by Omar Infante. Spain was up 3-0 after the first when Yunesky Sachez had a double and Barbaro Canizares hit a two run homer. Venezuela then took the lead with a 6 run fourth.
Canada (1-2) was leading til the eighth when Adam Jones doubled in Willie Bloomquist and David Wright while Shane Victorino singled in  Jones for the US(2-1). This was huge as it kicked Canada out of the tournament and allowed the US to advance to the second round. Heath Bell got the win for the US throwing one scoreless inning striking out one in the 9-4 win.
The Dominican Republic (3-0) scored once in each the 5th, 6th, and 7th to overcome a 2-1 deficit entering the fifth. Robinson Cano tied things up in the fifth with a solo home run and Alex De Aza scored Carlos Santana in the sixth. In the seventh, Nelson Cruz brought in Edwin Encarnacion to wrap up the 4-2 win . Lorenzo Barcelo threw two innings allowing one run for to get the win .
Cuba (2-2) fell to the Netherlands Kingdom (2-1) 7-6 walkoff style earlier this morning when Kalian Sam's sacrifice fly scored Andrew Jones. Loek Van Mil threw a scoreless top of the ninth striking out two to get the win.

WBC Standings- Updated: Mar 11, 2013
Pool A, Round Two	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Japan	2	0	-17	24	7
Netherlands	2	1	.5	17	24
Cuba	1	2	1.5	22	13
Chinese Taipei	0	2	2	3	18
Pool C, Round One	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Dominican Republic(advance)	3	0	-	19	8
Puerto Rico(advance)	2	1	1	11	7
Venezuela	1	2	2	17	21
Spain	0	3	3	9	20
Pool D, Round One	W	L	GB	RS	RA
United States (advance)	2	1	-	17	11
Italy (advance)	2	1	-	22	15
Mexico	1	2	1	0	2
Canada	1	2	1	18	26

NBA Recap

Durant

The Oklahoma City Thunder took care of the Celtics 91-79 in OKC with Kevin Durant getting the double-double scoring 23 and grabbing 11 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant scored 19 and dished out 9 assists while his teammate Dwight Howard had 21 rebounds in the Lakers 90-81 win over the Bulls. Nate Robinson scored 19 with 8 assists for Chicago.
Alan Anderson led the Raptors with 18 points and Amir Johnson had 16 rebounds for them in their 100-96 win over the Cavs.
Jameer Nelson(24 P, 10A) and Nikola Vucevic (14P, 17 R) each had double-doubles as the Magic defeated the 76ers 99-91. Thaddeus Young dropped 26 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers.

Ellis

The Heat won their 18th in a row with their first win over the Pacers this season 105-91. Mario Chalmers led the Heat with 26 points while Lebron James only scored 13. Dwayne Wade had 23 points with many of them coming of one of his six steals. David West scored 24 for the Pacers.
Wesley Matthews has really stepped his game recently and he had 24 points last night but Ryan Anderson and Greivis Vasquez each scored 20 for the Hornets in their 98-96 win.
The Mavericks destroyed the Timberwolves 100-77 with Vince Carter leading the way scoring 22 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Derrick Williams dropped 18 points while getting 9 boards.
The Bucks held off a Kings's fourth quarter comeback to win 115-113. Monta Ellis scored 29 for the Bucks while dishing out 9 assists for the Bucks while DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Kings.
Blake Grffin had 22 points and 8 rebounds and his teammate had 14 rebounds as the Clippers easily defeated the Pistons 129-97.

3/4 to 3/10 NBA All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
G	MIL- Monta Ellis	G	LAL- Kobe Bryant
G	MIA- Dwayne Wade	G	HOU- James Harden
F	ATL- Al Horford	F	OKC- Kevin Durant
F	MIA- Lebron James	F	LAC- Blake Griffin
F	BOS- Paul Pierce	C	LAL- Dwight Howard

NHL Recap

Duchene

Matt Duchene scored his second goal of the game with only a second left in overtime as the Avs defeated the Sharks 3-2. Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves in the win.
Zach Parise started off the scoring for the Wild 24 seconds into the game and then scored again in the third in the Wild's 4-2 win against the Canucks. Ryan Suter had two assists for the Wild.
Andrew Cogliano tied things up int he second for the Ducks but Patrik Berglund got the Blues the lead again 2 minutes into the third. Bobby Ryan then tied things up again before Corey Perry scored twice to end off the game 4-2.

Gagner

The Flyers were led by Kimmo Timonen's two assists as they were able to fend off a comeback by the Sabres in the 3rd. Jochen Hecht scored in the third for the Sabres but they were unable to must up any other offense. Claude Giroux and Max Talbot also scored for the Flyers in the 3-2 win.
Chris Kunitz scored 3 goals and assisted on two others as the Penguins beat the Islanders 6-1. Sidney Crosby also assisted on five of the goals and Pascal Dupuis scored twice. Brady Boyes scored the one goal for the Islanders.
After starting the season on such a tear the Blackhawks have lost two in a row including one to the Islanders last night. The Oilers got off to a hot start scoring three goals on Ray Emery int he first and after he got pulled 10 minutes into the game they scored another on Corey Crawford. The Blackhawks got things within two by the end of the second and Patrick Kane scored his second in the third but they were unable to score again. Kane also had an assist while Sam Gagner scored twice for the Oilers in the 6-5 win.

The Panthers scored twice in the third but it was not enough as the Canadiens proved victorious 5-2. The Canadiens had 28 shots on net compared to the Panthers 16. Michael Ryder had two goals and an assist for Montreal and P.K. Subban had three assists.
Matt Calvert broke a 1-1 shootout tie to help the Jackets to a 3-2 win. Johan Franzen scored in the very  beginnings of the third for the Red Wings to bring things up to overtime.
Martin Biron saved 28 of 29 shots as the Rangers defeated the Capitals 4-1. Ryan McDonagh had two assists for the Rangers while Steve Olesky scored the only goal for the Capitals two minutes into the game.

3/4 to 3/10 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Pos	East Starters	Pos	West Starters
F	CAR- Eric Staal	F	ANA- Ryan Getzlaf
F	NYR- Ryan Callahan	F	COL- Matt Duchene
F	PIT- Chris Kunitz	F	CHI- Jonathan Toews
D	MON- P.K. Subban	D	STL- Alex Pietrangelo
D	TOR- Carl Gunnarsson	D	LA- Slava Voynov
G	WPG- Ondrej Pavelec	G	CLS- Sergei Bobrovsky

Anthony Should have been pulled; Flyers Lose

1. Carmelo Anthony injured his right knee during the Knicks 102-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. He left the game with 6:42 left in the second two nights ago. Knicks' coach Mike Woodson has admitted that Anthony had asked to come out earlier in the game but Woodson decided to keep him in.
2. Terrell Sinkfield, a wide receiver from Northern Iowa ran 4.19 40 yard dash at a pro-day. The event was held at the University of Minnesota and Sinkfield wasn't exactly consistent in his attempts. He ran a 4.27 on his first attempt, a 4.19 on the second. and when called back for a third he ran a 4.4. He reportedly stumbled on the third but the Minnesota Viking's college scouting director said he didn't have a time below 4.3.
3. Real Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the second leg of their round of 16 Champions League matchup to win by an aggregate score of 3-2. All goals came from Real Madrid with Sergio Ramos committing an own goal at the 48 minute mark. Luka Modric tied the game up in the 66 minute and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid up for good in the 69th. Sir Alex Ferguson got shit for not starting Wayne Rooney and the Red Devils lost midfielder Nani due to a Red Card.
WBC Recap

Dae Ho Lee

Despite Korea's (2-1) 3-2 win over Chinese Taipei (2-1) it will be Taipei that will be advancing to the second round. Korea was down 2-0 until the eighth inning when Dae Ho Lee hit in Seung Yuop Lee with an RBI single and Jungho Kang plated two with a double.
Both Cuba (3-0) and Japan (2-1) had advanced to the next round but Cuba earned the number one spot in group A with a 6-3 win. Japan was trailing 6-0 before scoring 3 meaningless runs in the ninth. Wilber Perez got the win for Cuba throwing three innings of scoreless ball. Both Yasmany Tomas and Alfredo Despaigne homered for Cuba.
NBA Recap

Westbrook

Paul Pierce fell a few assists short of a triple double scoring 18 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and dishing out 7 assists in Boston's 109-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Thaddeus Young had 19 points and ten rebounds.
The Thunder pulled away from the Lakers in the fourth on their way to a 122-105 victory. Russell Westbrook was the star for the Thunder scoring 37 and grabbing 10 rebounds while Kevin Durant had 26 and had 9 rebounds. Kobe Bryant scored 30 for the Lakers and Dwight Howard had only 6 points despite five of his 16 rebounds being on offense.
Ty Lawson scored 24 as the Nuggets defeated the Kings 120-113. Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 12 rebounds to help Lawson out while Marcus Thornton scored 32 for the Kings.

NBA League Leaders - Mar 5, 3013
Points		P	Assists		A
	1. Russell Westbrook	37		1. Jrue Holiday	10
	2. Marcus Thornton- SAC	32		2. Isiah Thomas- SAC	8
	3. Kobe Bryant- LAC	30		3. Iguodala, Lawson, A. Miller, P. Pierce, E. Turner	7
	4. Kevin Durant- OKC	26		4. Jason Terry- BOS	6
	5. Ty Lawson	24		5. Too Many	5
Rebounds		R	Steals		S
	1. Dwight Howard	16		1. Andre Iguodala	5
	2. DeMarcus Cousins- SAC	13		2. Jrue Holiday- PHI	4
	3. Kenneth Faried- DEN	12		3. Half of NBA	3
	4. EarlClark- LAL	11		4.
	5. Paul Pierce- BOS	11		5.
Blocks		B	Turnovers (bad)		TO
	1. DeMarcus Cousins	5		1. Kevin Garnett	6
	2. JaVale McGee- DEN	4		2. Earl Clark- LAL	5
	3. Kevin Durant- OKC	3		3. Jrue Holiday- PHI	5
	4. A lot	2		4. Paul Pierce- BOS	5
	5.			5. Avery Bradley- BOS	4

NHL Recap
Tampa Bay got off to a 4-0 lead before the Devils could put a buck in the net. Nate Thompson scored two of the Lightning's first four goals before Adam Henrique scored for the Devils 13 minutes into the third period. The Devils added another goal before B.J. Crombeen scored on an empty net assisted by Adam Hall and Nate Thompson (who had 3 points on the night) to only lose 5-2.The Devils have to really be missing Brodeur right now cause Hedberg sucks and they pulled him in favor of Keith Kinkaid 33 minutes into last night's game.
The Canadiens' Tomas Plekanec opened up scoring 5 minutes into the game but that was about the end of Montreal's fortunes. Matt Moulson, Matt Martin, and Michael Grabner all scored for the Islanders in the second before P.K. Subban answered back for the Canadiens to make it 3-2. Brian Gionta then scored for the Canadiens to tie it up but the Islanders answered back with 3 straight goals by Radek Martinek, John Taveres, and Colin McDonald to win 6-3. The Canadiens outshot the Isles 32-24. John Taveres of the Islanders had an assist in addition to his goal and Michael Ryder had 3 assists for Montreal.
The Bruins were up 3-0 after the first but things changed when Mike Ribeiro opened up the second with a goal for Montreal. Tomas Kundratek made it 3-2 6 minutes later and the Caps entered the third down 3-2. 13 minutes into the third the Caps were able to force overtime due to Wojtek Wolski's goal. Overtime lasted quick with Eric Fehr scoring 37 seconds in for the 4-3 win.. Fehr also had an assist in the second and Nicklas Backstrom had three assists on the night.
The Hurricanes were able to fend off a 3 goal third period by the Buffalo Sabres. Alexander Semin scored an insurance goal with 16 minutes left which proved to be crucial as Cody Hodgson brought the Sabres within one with just under a minute left. Semin also had two assists in the 4-3 win while Jason Pominville had two assists for the Sabres.

Nash

The Blue Jackets and the Oilers entered the third period at 2-2 and since no one scored, the game was off to overtime. Again, nothing was settled there and it went to a shootout where Columbus won 2-0 thanks to Antem Anisimov and Mark Letestu. Jack Johnson scored the game tying goal in the second period for the Jackets.
Rick Nash scored twice in the third to bury the Flyers 4-2. The Rangers had used two goals by Ryan Callahan to equal the Flyers two by Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (they each assisted on each other's goals). In what could be considered a good night for Braydon Coburn, he only had one turnover.
It was a good old fashioned rivarly game between the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche. The Redwings got up 2-0 in the second thanks to Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall. Paul Stastny scored in the third for the Avs but with only 1:30 left it was hard to create a comeback. It was a nice clean game with only 3 penalties and Jimmy Howard made 36 saves in the 2-1 win.
Bryan Bickell scored two of the Blackhawks first four goals as they got up on the Wild 4-1 after one. Brandon Saad scored one himself and assisted on of Bickell's and Hossa's. Ryan Suter and Kyle Brodziak scored for the Wild in the third before Patrick Kane put his foot down and stopped their rally with a goal of his own. The Blackhawks outshot the Wild 32-23 in the 5-3 win.

Muzzin

The Sharks were up 2-0 on the Canucks halfway through the second before Henrik Sedin and Jannik Hansen scored for the Nucks to tie things up. From there things went to overtime where it took four rounds to determine a winner. Chris Higgins scored in the first attempt for Vancouver and Logan Couture converted for San Jose on their third to make the shootout go to overtime. Joe Pavelski scored on Cory Schenider to secure the 3-2 SO win. Schneider is now 6-4-2 with a 2.58 GAA while Roberto Luongo is 5-2-3 with a 2.19 GAA.
Lastly, there were 18 powerplays and 10 goals in the Kings' 6-4 defeat of the Blues but yet there were no powerplay goals. The Kings scored five unanswered to come back from a 4-1 deficit. Jake Muzzin scored twice and had an assist while Jeff Carter had the game-winner with 14 minutes left in the game.

NHL League Leaders - Mar 3, 2013
Offensive Player Rating		OPR	Defensive Player Rating		DPR
	1. Jonathan Toews	20		1. Jake Muzzin	16
	2. Eric Staal -CAR	19		2. Drew Doughty- LA	15
	3. Ryan Callahan- NYR	18		3. Brad Stuart- SAN	15
	4. Alex Ovechkin- WAS	16		4. Slava Voynov- LA	14
	5. Nate Thompson- TB	15		5. Alex Pietrangelo- STL	14
Goals		G	Assists		A
	1. Cody Hodgson	2		1. Nicklas Backstrom	3
	2. Nate Thompson-TB	2		2. Eric Staal- CAR	3
	3. Bryan Bickell- CHI	2		3. Michael Ryder- MON	3
	4. Jake Muzzin- LA	2		4. Justin Williams- LA	3
	5. Rich Nash/Ryan Callahan-NYR	2		5. Shit ton	2
Saves		SV	Shots Against		SA
	1. Justin Peters	37		1. Justin Peters	40
	2. Jimmy Howard- DET	36		2. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	38
	3. Antti Niemi- SAN	36		3. Antti Niemi- SAN	38
	4. Devan Dubnyk- EDM	35		4. Jimmy Howard- DET	37
	5. Jean- Sebastien Giguere- COL	31		5. J. Giguere COL, B. Holtby WAS	33

Barca falls to RM; Trout gets screwed Over: Flyers Win: Sullivan Hero

1. Real Madrid, who is currently 13 points behind FC Barcelona in La Liga defeated their closes rival 2-1 thanks to a Sergio Ramos goal in the 82nd minute to break the tie. This comes just a few days after beating Barcelona in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal. Madrid used a different starting lineup with stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Ozil both sitting on the bench. Lionel Messi scored Barcelona's sole goal to become the number one scorer in "clasico" history along with Alfredo Di Stéfano of Real Madrid. Real Madrid will look forward to playing Manchester United in Manchester in three days as part of the Champions League's round of 16.
2. Mike Trout, who placed in second for the AL MVP last year had his contract extended by the LA Angels yesterday. Since he has only been in the majors for a little over a year the team had the right to renew his contract without his approval. His contract was renewed for only $510,000 which is only $20,000 above the league minimum. Trout has not spoken out about the issue but his agent, Craig Landis, said that they were both disappointed by the contract and the fact that Peter Bourjos will be playing centerfield while Trout will be stationed in left. The Angels will not have to go to arbitration with Trout until after the 2014 season ant have no risk of him leaving through Free Agency until after the 2017 season.
NBA Recap

Hickson

The 76ers pulled off a major upset (104-97) at home over the Golden State Warriors with Jrue Holiday leading them with 27 points. As usual for the Warriors, Stephen Curry led the team in points (30 with 8 assists) and David Lee led them in rebounds (16 and 13 points).
Joakim Noah led the Bulls in the three major categories last night going 21/10/5 in their 96-85 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Brook Lopez scored 27 for Brooklyn.
The Raptors overcame an eight point deficit entering the fourth quarter to force overtime against the Bucks. Milwaukee however won in overtime 122-114 with Ersan Ilyasova scoring 29 points and Brandon Jennings dishing out 19 assists.
Damian Lillard scored a game-high 24 points as the Trail Blazers took care of the Timberwolves 109-94. J.J. Hickson had 18 points and 16 rebounds for the TrailBlazers while Derrick Williams scored 23 for the Wolves. Ricky Rubio surprisingly led Minnesota with 9 rebounds and not so surprisingly led them with 9 assists.

ALl NBA 3/2/13
Pos	Player	Note
G	Evan Tuner- PHI	Shot 10-15 from the Field for 22 points. Also had 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
G	Brandon Jennings- MIL	Only scored 11 points on 3-12 shooting but dished out an incredible 19 assists.
F	Ersan Ilyasova- MIL	Scored 29 points and went 5-5 from the line. Also had 11 rebounds.
F	Joakim Noah- CHI	Unable to produce an amazing performance again, but still pretty good scoring 21 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking 4 shots.
F	David Lee- GS	Only scored 13 points but grabbed 16 rebounds and had 7 assists.

NHL Recap
The Flyers got up on the Senators 2-0 in the first 12 minutes of the second period with goals by Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds. Marc Methot answered with a goal of his own but the Senators were never able to tie the game up. Ben Bishop played a great game in goal only allowing two goals on 41 shots and Ilya Bryzgalov played well for Philly stopping all but one of the 34 shots he faced in the 2-1 win. There were 58 Penalty Minutes throughout the game including 1 fight, two majors, two game misconducts, and 7 minors, including a too-many men on the ice call.

Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers
Mar 2, 2013 1 2 3 F OTT (12-7-3 27 PT) 0 1 0 1 PHI (11-11-1 23 PT) 0 2 0 2 Three Stars Ilya Bryzgalov- G- PHI 33 SV, .971 SV% Ben Bishop- G- OTT 39 SV, .951 SV% Jakub Voracek- PHI 1 G	Team Stats Comparison OTT PHI Shots on Goal 34 41 Hits 25 34 Faceoffs Won-Lost 30-32 32-30 Penalty Minutes 30 28 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 5 Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD PHI 7:24- Jakub Voracek (9) Assists: Ruslan Fedotenko, Luke Schenn PHI 11:23- Wayne Simmonds (9) Assists: Brayden Schenn, Danny Briere OTT 14:11- Marc Methot (1) Assists: Colin Greening

Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn got the Lightning off to a 2-0 start in the first period but from then on out things went down hill from there. This game saw a ridiculous 50 PIM (not quite PHI-OTT, but still) with their  being 24 in the first period alone. The Bruins tied things up in the second with goals from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley. With a tie entering the third, both teams were pushing for the net and nothing was produced until Brendan Mikkelson's double minor put the Bruins on a man advantage for 4 minutes. After the first minor expired, Brad Marchand scored on an assist by Patrice Bergeron to grab a 3-2 win.
Johan Hedberg suffered his fourth loss of the year with the Devils' 4-3 loss in the shootout. The Devils outshot the Sabres 31-23 but were just unable to score more. Jason Pominville scored twice for the Sabres and also converted for the Sabres on their first shootout attempt. Tyler Ennis scored on their second attempt to secure the win.

Sullivan

The Capitals waited until the second period to score the first of their three goals against the Jets. Matt Hendricks scored in the first while Tory Brouwer and Mike Ribeiro scored in the third. Braden Holtby made 35 saves in the 3-0 shutout win.
A very high scoring game in Montreal where neither goalie had a SV% above .850%. Matt Cooke scored twice for the Penguins while his teammate Sidney Crosby scored once and assisted on two others. Brian Gionta scored 30 seconds after Crosby put the Penguins up to even the game out at 6-6 and send it to overtime. In overtime, Brandon Sutter scored his 6th goal of the year to get the 7-6 win.
Jussi Jokinen scored twice in the first to get the Hurricanes off to a hot start against the Panthers. After leading the first period 3-1 the Canes added another two in the second with Filip Kuba scoring for the Panthers to make it 5-2. Eric Staal then scored his second goal of the game in the third to make it 6-2, where it finished. In the route, Alexander Semin had three assists and Riley Nash had two assists and scored his first goal of the year.

Sullivan

The Coyotes were down 4-3 to the Ducks with 14 minutes left in the game but Steve Sullivan came to the rescue and forced the game into overtime. Neither team was able to produce much once there and a shootout was needed. Sullivan was the hero again scoring the only goal of the shootout leading Phoenix to a 5-4 win.
Dan Hamhuis got the Canucks off to a hot start with a goal three minutes into the game. The Canucks then won the second 3-2 to enter the third up 4-2. With 23 seconds left Chris Higgins scored on an empty net to clinch the 5-2 victory.
Dan Boyle scored in the first and Joe Pavelski scored in the first and second respectively to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead. Nashville's Gabriel Bourque scored while they were down a man in the third but they were not able to muster another opportunity as the Sharks won 2-1.

All NHL 3/2/13
Pos	Player	Note
C	Andrew Cogliano- ANA	Scored three goals for the hat trick and finished with a +3 despite the team's loss.
RW	Jason Pominville- BUF	Scored two goals including one shorthanded.
LW	Chris Kunitz- PIT	Scored two goals and assisted on another while his team scored 7. Also had three hits and finished at +3.
C	Brandon Sutter- PIT	Scored two goals with one coming on the powerplay, also blocked two shots.
D	Kris Letang-PIT	Too many Penguins on the list; Had 4 assists on the night but still finished at -2. Forced three takeaways as well.
D	Justin Faulk- CAR	Had an assist and forced three turnovers. Also had two hits.
D	Dan Hamhuis- VAN	Scored a goal and an assist for two points. Finished at +3.
G	Ben Bishop-OTT	Absolutely deserves this spot for his effort against Philly saving 39 of 41 shots.
G	Pekka Rinne- NAS	Once a regular on the list he disappeared for awhile but he is back by only allowing two goals on 39 shots.

Smith Traded; Flyers Win; Spurs Blow Lead

1. The San Francisco 49ers have increased their chances of improving through the draft by dumping QB Alex Smith on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs sorely need a new quarterback following the failure of a signing in Matt Cassel. In the Chiefs past two seasons, Chiefs' quarterbacks including Cassel (also includes Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn, and Tyler Palko) have thrown 38 interceptions compared to 21 touchdown passes. In order to get Smith, the Chiefs were willing to give up a second round draft pick in this years draft and a conditional draft pick in next years draft. Smith has fared much better over the past two seasons having a 19-5-1 record and throwing 30 touchdown passes. He will join Andy Reid who's system of short passes and quick drop backs will use the most out of Smith's skill set. The Chiefs plan to release Matt Cassel following March 12 when the two teams are officially allowed to make the trade.
2. Roy Hibbert and David Lee have been suspended for their actions in last nights Pacers- Warriors game. Both men will be suspended for one game without pay and each had teammates who were fined as well. For the Warriors Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have been fined $35,000 and Lance Stephenson of the Pacers has been fined the same amount.
3. Disturbing allegations have been made by former Colorado tight end Nick Kasa (even more disturbing is that these "student-athletes" should be in classes right now like me). He has claimed that several teams have asked about his sexual orientation. I find this weird cause he said they asked about girlfriends and marriage and my thought is this: 1. Do you see a ring or any other type of jewelery that means "taken". 2. Go on Facebook. Lastly, who cares if a player is gay or straight as long as they can play football.
NBA Recap
The Kings and the Magic played a very high scoring game in Orlando last night with a total of 226 points. The Kings dominated the first three quarters to enter the fourth with a 98- 68 lead. They did not have the leading scorer of the game however as Tobias Harris scored 23 points for the Magic. John Salmons had 21 points and 5 assists in the win.
Demar Derozan's 34 points were not enough for the Raptors in their defeat to the Cavs 103-98. This is the second win in a row for the Cavs and they almost beat the Heat two games ago so they are playing a little better right now than their 20-38 record. Dion Waiters led the Cavaliers with 23 points.
Trevor Ariza made two free throws after an intentional foul to bring the Wizards with in one against the Pistons. The best part about the intentional foul was that they got the ball back but Ariza was unable to make the three with only one second left. Ariza was the player of the game for the Wizards scoring 22 points and also adding in 6 rebounds. For the Pistons Brandon Knight had 32 points while Jose Calderon had 18 assists.

The lack of David Lee's presence hurt the Warriors tonight as they fell to Knicks109-105. They missed him most on the boards where they lost 46-38. Stephen Curry stepped up and scored 54 points while also dishing out 7 assists. I'm too lazy to do research but that means he played apart in at least 68 points (maybe more if three pointers). Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 35 points and 8 assists.
The Grizzlies held the Mavericks to just 5 points in the third quarter to win 90-84. The Grizzlies were down by 14 at the half but thanks to that third quarter they pulled out the close game. Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies with 22 points while Shawn Marion had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the Mavericks.
Monta Ellis hit a three pointer as time expired to prevent the Bucks-Rockets game from going into overtime. He had 27 points on the night as well as 12 assists. The game was close throughout ending 110-107 with the Bucks entering the fourth down by 2. James Harden drooped 25 points during the game Omer Asik grabbed 22 rebounds.
The Thunder kicked the shit of the Hornets 119-74. Russell Westbrook scored 29 points and Kevin Durant had a triple double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

Al Horford

The Atlanta Hawks took care of business against the Jazz 102-91. Al Horford dominated the game with 34 points and 15 rebounds.
The Spurs really blew it against the Suns just three days after beating them. They had a ten point lead heading into the 4th and had a lead as high as 7 with 3 minutes left. Wesley Johnson hit a three pointer at the buzzard after Manu Ginobili missed a free throw with 3 seconds left to tie it up at 100-00 and send things to overtime.  In overtime the Spurs were limited to 1 points (a free throw by Tony Parker) while the Suns scored 5 to win 105-101.
LaMarcus Aldridge was not able to be the hero last night when he missed a 9-foot jumper at the end of the game. Damian Lillard had made a three just a few seconds earlier to put the Blazers within one but the Nuggets were able to claim victory. Lillard led the Blazers with 26 points and his teammate J.J. Hickson had 14 rebounds. Ty Lawson had 30 points and 6 assists in a 111-109 Nuggets' win.

All NBA 2/27/2013
Pos	Player	Note
G	Stephen Curry- GS	Shot 18-28 from the field and 11-13 from long range for 54 points playing every minute for the Warriors.
F	Kevin Durant- OKC	Had a triple double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in only 27 minutes.
F	Josh Smith- ATL	Scored 24 points and was 5-7 from stripe. Also had 14 rebounds.
F	Al Horford- ATL	Dominated the boards with 15 rebounds and also scored 34 points.
C	Tyson Chandler- NYK	5-9 from the field and 6-7 from the stripe. He grabbed 10 offensive boards and 28 overall while scoring 16 points.

NHL Recap

Gagne's Back

The Flyers got  things off to a hot start with Claude Giroux scoring in the first 30 seconds of the game with an assist by Scott Hartnell. Hartnell got his second assist of the night a few moments later when Wayne Simmonds struck on the powerplay, Claude Giroux also helped out on that one. Simon Gagne scored early in the second period in his return to the Flyers and Maxime Talbot scored at the end of the period to put the Flyers up solidly 3-0 (Odd to see both Knuble and Gagne return this year). Joel Ward scored a meaningless goal with two minutes left as Ilya Bryzgalov was unable to preserve the shutout to win 4-1. In turnover news, Braydon Coburn had two to improve to 27 which puts him in a tie with Ilya Kovalchuk for fist in the league.

Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers
Feb 27, 2013 1 2 3 F WAS (7-11-1 15 PT) 0 0 1 1 PHI (10-11-1 21 PT) 2 2 0 4 Three Stars Claude Giroux 1 G, 1 A Scott Hartnell 2 A Simon Gagne 1 G	Team Stats Comparison WAS PHI Shots on Goal 24 32 Hits 22 25 Faceoffs Won-Lost 34-27 27-34 Penalty Minutes 18 21 Power Plays Converted 0 2 Power Play Opportunities 4 3
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PHI 0:23- Claude Giroux (7)- Assist: Scott Hartnell PHI 4:04- Wayne Simmons (8) (Powerplay) Assists: Scott Hartnell, Claude Giroux SECOND PERIOD PHI 3:54 Simon Gagne (1) (Powerplay) Assists: Brayden Schenn, Danny Briere PHI 14:55- Maxime Talbot (1) - Assists Luke Schenn, Bruno Gervais THIRD PERIOD WAS 17:51- Joel Ward (6)- Assists:Tom Poti, Jay Beagle

The Canadiens took care of their national rival yesterday 5-2 thanks to a three goal third period. Frazer McLaren started off the scoring on the night giving the Maple Leafs an early goal advantage but that was quickly erased by Alexi Emelin's first goal of the year. With under a minute left in the first Mike Brown of the Maple Leafs pulled off a "Total Douche Move" by checking Josh Gorges from behind. He got the deserved game misconduct and the 5 minute major that accompanies it. The penalty proved to be costly as Max Pacioretty scored at the tail end of the major to put the Canadiens up 2-1. Clarke MacArthur tied things up again 10 minutes later. The third was all Canadiens however as Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, and Brian Gionta all scored to make it a 5-2 win.

Bernier

Anze Kopitar scored with 5 minutes left to finish off a Kings third period comeback. Kyle Quincey scored for the Wings in the first to put them up 1-0 and then there was not another goal until Jeff Carter's with 10 left in the third. Jonathan Bernier made 32 saves in the 2-1 win.
The Ducks had no problem disposing of the Predators 5-1. Kyle Palmieri had the hat trick in the game while Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf assisted on all three. The Ducks defense stifled the Predators only allowing 21 shots.

All NHL 2/27/2013
Pos	Player	Note
F	Kyle Palmieri- ANA	Scored 3 of the Ducks' 5 goals in the blowout, Finished with a +2 and caused two turnovers.
F	Brayden Schenn- PHI	First of two brothers on the list today; he had one assist on the powerplay in addition to two hits and two takeaways.
F	Paul Gaustad- NAS	Dominated the faceoff circle and blocked two shots.
F	Craig Smith- NAS	Scored the Predators only goal and finished with a +1.
D	Luke Schenn- PHI	Finally played a good game getting an assist and 5 shots off. Also had 6 hits.
D	Mark Fraser- TOR	Played a defensive defensemen's game having 6 hits and 3 blocked shots.
D	Cody Franson- TOR	Contributed one assist and had 3 hits and two blocked shots.
G	Jonathan Bernier- LA	No surprise here only letting up one goal on 33 shots.
G	Ilya Bryzgalov- PHI	Also only let in one goal but had a much easier time only facing 24 shots.

Flyers Comeback; Horford Game-Winner

Winnipeg Jets at Philadelphia Flyers
Feb 22, 2013 1 2 3 F WPG (7-9-1 15P) 1 2 0 3 PHI (9-10-1 19P) 1 1 3 5 Three Stars Brayden Schenn-{PHI-C) 2 Goals, 1 Assists Jakub Voracek- (PHI- RW) 3 Assists Wayne Simmonds (PHI- RW) 1 Goals, 1 Assists	Team Stats Comparison WPG PHI Shots on Goal 37 39 Hits 33 40 Faceoffs Won-Lost 37-63 26-63 Penalty Minutes 26 22 Power Plays Converted 0 3 Power Play Opportunities 4 6
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WPG 4:48 Evander Kane (6) Assists: Nik Antropov, Dustin Byfuglien PHI 15:18 Brayden Schenn (5) Assists: Danny Briere, Wayne Simmonds SECOND PERIOD WPG 2:34 Olli Jokinen (3) Assists: Blake Wheeler WPG 11:13 Alex Burmistrov (3) Assists: Grant Clitsome, Dustin Byfuglien PHI 14:24 Claude Giroux (6) (Powerplay) Assists: Kimmo Timonen, Jakub Voracek THIRD PERIOD PHI 6:18 Brayden Schenn (6) (Powerplay) Assists: Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux PHI 8:57 Wayne Simmonds (7) (Powerplay) Assists: Brayden Schenn, Jakub Voracek PHI 19:59 Zac Rinaldo (2) (Empty Net; Douche Bag) Assist: Kimmo Timonen

Brayden Schenn had the game of his career yesterday scoring two goals and assisting on another during the Flyers 5-3 win. This game was odd for the fact that both teams were nailed for Too Many Men on the Ice penalties about 30 seconds apart from each other in the second period. The Jets got off to a quick start when Evander Kane scored 5 minutes into the game but "little Schenn" scored with 5 left in the first with help from Danny Briere and Wayne Simmonds to send the game 1-1 into the second period. The Second period started off rough for the Flyers as Olli Jokinen and Alex Burmistrov scored unanswered to give the Jets  a 3-1 win. Dustin Byfuglein's assist on Burmistrov's goal was his second of the game (also assisted on Kane's goal). Claude Giroux then scored his 6th goal of the year to cut the deficit down to one entering the third period. It took six minutes for anything to happen in the third period when Brayden Schenn scored assisted by Jakub Voracek and Claudge Giroux to tie the game 3-3. Schenn and Voracek got their name on the boxscore 2 and a half minutes later when they assited on Wayne Simmonds' 7th goal of the year as the Flyers broke into the lead. With one second left in the game Zac Rinaldo proved how cheap he is by netting an empty-net goal. Danny Briere got the most out of his 9 minutes of ice time getting an assist and firing 3 shots on goal. Braydon Coburn did not have any turnovers (somehow) but did finish with a disappointing -2 while Luke Schenn played one hell of a game beating Evander Kane in a fight and hitting 5 Jets. Scott Hartnell also returned from injury playing 15 minutes. 

NBA Recap

Monta Ellis though he was the hero last night scoring with 10 seconds to give the Milwaukee Bucks a 101-100 lead over the Hawks but it wasn't that simple. Al Horford responded on the next possession with a field goal of his own and the Hawks all of a sudden had their own one point lead. Monta Ellis then had another opportunity to be the savior but his midrange jumper just didn't go into the net as the Hawks won 103-102. Al Horford and Jeff Teague had 23 a piece for the Hawks (with Horford also grabbing 11 boards) and Milwaukee was led by Ersan Ilyasova who had 19 points and 9 rebounds. Larry Sanders had an incredible 19 rebounds.

Emeka Okafor's free throw with 5 seconds left was the deciding factor in the 105-103 Wizards' win over the Houston Rockets. The Wizards had trailed by 11 at halftime and as high as 17 during the game but came back for the win. Bradley Beal had 21 points for the Wizards and James Harden had 27 points and 6 assists. 

Javale McGee dominated the paint going 8-10 with 7 dunks in the Nuggets' 113-99 win over Charlotte. Ty Lawson led the Nuggets with 20 points while Andre Iguodala had 13 points and a game high 10 assists.

The Cavaliers absolutely destroyed the Magic 118-94 in Orlando thanks to Marrreese Speights' 18 points and 8 rebounds. 

The 76ers were able to stick with the Heat for the first half but Miami pulled away thanks to a huge night by Dwayne Wade featuring 33 points and 6 rebounds. Lebron recorded the triple double with 16 points and 11 assists, and 10 rebounds. Jrue Holiday scored 21 points and dished out 6 assists in the 114-90 loss.

The Pistons were held 9 points in the first point and were held to 72 overall as the Pacers cruised to a 90-72 victory. Paul George led the Pistons with 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists. No one from the Pistons deserves to be mentioned. 

The Clippers had a strong third quarter which they beat the Jazz 36-20 to finish with a 107-94 victory. Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 23 points while Caron Butler scored 21 for the Clips.

February 23, 2012
Award	Player	Pos	Team
Most Valuable Player	Lebron James	SF	MIA- 7-12 FG, 16 P, 11 A, 10 R
Defensive Player of the Night	Emeka Okafor	C	3 Blocks, 2 Steals
All-NBA 1st Team
All-NBA 1st Team	Dwayne Wade	SG	MIA- 14-18 FG, 33 P, 5 R, 2 Steals
	Andre Iguodala	SG/SF	DEN- 5-7 FG, 13 P, 10 A, 2 Blocks, 2 Steals
	Trevor Ariza	SG/SF	WAS- 8-12 FG, 18 P, 6 A, 4 Steals
	Chandler Parsons	SF	HOU- 9-15 FG, 5-9 3PT, 24 P, 7 R
	Lebron James	SF	MIA- 16 P, 11 A, 10 R

NHL Recap

Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin and Ilya Kovalchuk both scored in the second period to set up a very important huge third period. Ovechkin broke the tie himself a minute into the third period and then completed the hat trick with 5 minutes left. Troy Brouwer scored his 8th goal of the year with 3 minutes left to seal the 5-1 win. 

Edmonton pulled out great comeback to down the Coyotes 3-2 in a shootout. Kyle Chipchura and Matthew Lombardi scored the first tow goals of the game as the Coyotes took a 2-0 lead. The Oilers did not score until four minutes left in the second period when Jordan Eberle scored his sixth goal of the year assisted by Nail Yakupov and Sam Gagner. The Coyotes held onto the lead for the rest of the second but Teemu Hartikainen scored on the powerplay for his first goal of the game. From there the game went to a shootout where Sam Gagner scored on the first attempt of the shootout followed by Mikkel Boedker failed attempt for the Coyotes. On the Oilers' second attempt, Jordan Eberle slid the puck pat Mike Smith. The game was then put on the shoulders of David Rundblad who failed to score on the last attempt of the shootout.

 Dustin Brown got the Kings off to a quick start with a goal less than a minute into the game. Jeff Carter then followed up about 15 minutes later with an assist from his former Flyer teammate Mike Richards to increase the lead to 2-0. Milan Hedjuk put a little bit of a break in the Kings' domination with a goal at the beginning of the second period. It wasn't enough however as Trevor Lewis scored a shorthanded goal a minute later. Anze Kopitar put the game out of reach at the end of the second at a score of 4-1.

The Red Wings made Pekka Rinne look life a living hell yesterday pouring in 4 goals. Jimmy Howard played a great game blocking 33 shots to help the Wings blank the Predators 4-0. The Red Wings got off to a fast start with Drew Miller's goal 5 minutes into it. The Pred's offense outshot the Wings' by 6 but they were not able to take care of the puck committing 7 giveaways.
In Carolina, the Lightning returned to their high scoring ways after a recent scoring drought with a 5-2 win over the Hurricanes. Steven Stamkos netted his 12th goal of the year last night.
The Rangers and Canadiens played a game at almost snails pace with only 35 shots between the teams. The sloppy play included a total 25 shots and the Canadiens beat the Rangers by 1 in each category. The Canadiens won the game 3-0 with all goals coming in the third period.
In an all-Ontario Matchup the Senators and Maple Leafs played a game that went down right to the wire. The game was tied 2-2 with only 40 seconds left on the clock when Colin Greening  scored on Ben Scrivens to give the Senators a 3-2 win.
In St. Louis, Chris Stewart of the Blues scored in the first and Matt Calvert scored in the second to set up an interesting third period. Things seemed to be heading towards overtime but David Perron's goal halfway through the final frame gave the Blues a 2-1 win. P.S. This is great there is a game between the BLUES and BLUE Jackets, that is all.

Matt Stajan

The Stars defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1 in a game that was closer than the score. The Sharks out shot the Stars and also did a better job controlling the puck limiting themselves to 5 turnovers and winning 34 of 67 faceoff draws.
In the last game of the night the Flames rode Matt Stajan's two third period goals to a 3-1 victory over the Wild. Alex Tanguay opened up the scoring two minutes into the game to give the Wild a 1-0 lead. Charlie Coyle scored his first goal of the year and the Wild's only of the night to tie it up in the second.

2/23/2013 All-NHLs
Pos	1st Team	Pos	2nd Team
LW	WAS- Alex Ovechkin- 3 G, 1 A, 4 P, 5 Hits	C	CGY- Matt Stajan- 2 G (game winner), +2
C	PHI- Zac Rinaldo (douche)- 1 G, 12 hits	C	OTT- Mika Zibanejad0 1 G, 1 A, 2 P, 5 Hits
C	EDM- Sam Gagner- 1 A, 6 SOG, 1 Hit, 1 TA	C	WPG- Alexander Burmistrov- 1 G, 4 Hits
D	DET- Niklas Kronwall- 1 G, 2 A, 3 P, +2, 3 Blocks	D	WPG- Dustin Byfuglien- 2 A, 2 Hits
D	TB- Eric Brewer- 1 A, 3 Blocks, 1 TA	D	PHI- Luke Schenn- Fight win, 5 H, 2 Blocks
G	NYI- Evgeni Nabokov- W, 35/35	G	DET- Jimmy Howard- W, 33/33