Is it me or do you find the officiating a little lop-sided here tonight - 6-0 on power plays in favor of the Wild?
And why is it every, single game, Scott Hartnell goes to the bench and has to get a second shot on someone? He got a legal check on K. Kolanos, then just couldn't help himself, but had to turn and give Kolanos a stick across the back for another dumb penalties.
Flyers PK has risen to the task tonight ...
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No real surprises going into tonight's game against the Minny Wild. Other than the Flyers waived Lasse Kukkonen as I reported on CNSPhilly.com earlier.
This is all part of the larger picture of how to reinstate Danny Briere on the roster off long-term injury. The Flyers need to lose about $4.5 million when that happens off their salary cap.
“If he gets picked up, he goes to that team; if he clear waivers, it gives us options,” said general manager Paul Holmgren tonight in an interview with Ed Moran and myself. “There would be other things we have to do.”
Second time this season Kuk was waived. He cleared last time in November.
Here's an on-line argument: do the Flyers send Luca Sbisa back to junior or keep him? There will be several other moves, in addition to losing Kuk's $875,000 salary.
I see a couple Phantoms going back. Sbisa has earned the right to remain on this club. To send him back in the second half of the season which begins Sunday for the Flyers, just ain't right.
At the same time, however, Sbisa needs playing time and his ice time has gone from 21 minutes to 13. He needs ice time to development. That's the most important aspect of any decision on Sbisa.
Couldn't find a pix of Kuk, so I give you one of Anaheim's Ice Babes instead.
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