Down for the Count

On a night that the main event seems to have been a 2 round fight leading to the eventual knockout win for Riley Cote over Andre Roy, the Flyers Jeff Carter, and Daniel Briere also handed out knockout blows of their own.
Leading into last night’s match up against the Lightning the Flyers were win-less in their previous 8 home match-ups against the team. With the injury list only 1 player shorter than their previous games it was evident the Flyers would have a tough game ahead of them, one in which they desperately needed two points. Fortunately for the Flyers the one player that was able to return happened to be Danny Briere. Though he has struggled most of the season living up to the expectations he delivered one of his best performances of the night topping it off with a tying goal early in the game.
Briere though, was only a part of the under-card when it came to the true main event of the night. With Mike Richards, and Joffrey Lupul out of the lineup Jeff Carter has established himself as the player we all hoped, and knew he could be. The deadline coveted star put forth another dominating effort with a 2 goal night, one of which being the GWG late in the 3rd. In dramatic fashion Carter displayed his patience, and new found confidence while controlling the puck in the offensive zone waiting for his opportunity. “It had eyes”, he said during his post game interview, but it surely had alot to do with Carter, as much it did a 20/20 puck.
If Carter can continue with this level of play as guys like Richards, and Lupul return the playoff hopeful Flyers could be a force to reckon with when the time comes.