Carter, Gagne, and Briere lead the Flyers to a 3-1 win over Toronto.  There’s still work to be done, but the team is looking a lot better.

It’s rare that I’m watching a Flyers game and I can’t wait for it to end, but tonight I couldn’t help but notice I was.

Listen here, Flyers. If we’re going to have you on the good TV, barring the womenfolk from seeing the Oscars in stunning HD, you need to hold up your end of the deal

The Flyers have to right the ship this week. With four home games against Toronto, the Islanders, Boston, and Chicago, the Flyers need to fine a way to get some separation in the playoff race.

The Toronto Star has a nice little article today about Flyers goalie Michael Leighton who will face the Maple Leafs this evening at the Wachovia Center. For having been in net for most of the past few months, I still know very little about the guy off the ice.Check out this fact from The Star, “Flyers goalie Michael Leighton is the only starter in the NHL who still lives out of a hotel.”The Star article paints a picture of what it’s like trying to have a family based out of a hotel room for much of your life. But with the way Leighton has been playing, that could all change.”I just got told to move into a place in Philadelphia,” Leighton said

After consecutive losses, the Philadelphia Flyers will try to rebound Sunday night (7 p.m. ET) with their fourth straight home win and fourth in a row there over the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs.

from Mark Zwolinski of the Toronto Star, Flyers goalie Michael Leighton is the only starter in the NHL who still lives out of a hotel. The 28-year-old native of Sarnia holds that title because he landed the No.

On Wednesday, most of you got your Flyers fix after two weeks off due to the Olympic break. Sadly I missed that one, but on a more positive note, I missed the next one too. (”Nationally televised” on Versus doesn’t usually apply to hotels nor many bars, and I’ve been out of town for a week, so tonight’s action will be the first I’ve seen in a while.) Two games into the post-Olympic season, “1-1-0 and head-scratchingly weak on team defense and goaltending” isn’t the start we were hoping for

“For one night, the Philadelphia Flyers turned back into the Broad Street Bullies,” read the AP headline.

Canadian Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Flyers loaded up on prospects a day after staying quiet at the NHL trade deadline.