Two days since a handful of Flyers have trickled into pre-camp, we've had a bundle of news.
The bad: Danny Briere will probably miss the season opener, by his own admission, because of a badly sprained wrist. He might even miss a week.
Funny thing is, GM Paul Holmgren seemed more worried about Briere than Andrej Meszaros and anyone who has been around Achilles injuries will tell you it's a tad more worrisome than sprained wrists.
Maybe it's me ...
I loved the "new" Ilya Bryzgalov who showed up at Skate Zone today. Very, very relaxed, focused, easy going.
He said he gave a lot of thought to how he deals with people, pressure, the media and his job over the summer and made some mental corrections which he intends to employ this year.
I think we can all agree that is EXACTLY what we want to see from Bryz.
As much as I like most of you have doubts about his long term ability to look the dominant goalie he was last March, I'm willing to give him a clean slate and prove he can be that player once again - healthy.
I will always wonder what the Flyers would have done last May "if" Bryz had been 100 percent and had never suffered a chip fracture in his foot.
Okay, onto the other hot button topic: the captaincy.
Claude Giroux, willing and able and he spoke on the subject and without out right saying, "I want it," you know that 'G' WANTS it. I feel he has deserved it.
Would you believe since 2000, the Flyers have had 7 captains! That far too many.
I truly believe when Giroux gets the "C" in the days ahead, he will lend longevity to it.
While Kimmo Timonen and Danny Briere are worthy candidates, Giroux is going to get an 8-year deal next summer. That's 8 full seasons of wearing the "C" and that has to be a major factor.
I will have more on 'G' on CSN tomorrow morning.
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