"Lupes" Garous is howling in confusion right now on the Flyers.
Joffrey Lupul is pretty much beside himself, after getting dropped to the fourth line at today's pratice.
We all know this doesn't mean a lot given that coach John Stevens changes his line continually during games, and we all saw that Lupul did play about half the loss to Tampa Bay with Mike Richards and the rest with Glen Metropolit.
The thing both myself and Tim Saunders of WIP noticed about Lupes is that when he is not being physical on the ice and not hitting, his game is off. He admitted much when I asked about his mere 13 hits in as many games this season vs. 34 in 13 games from a year ago.
But the look of frustration on his face both on and off the ice today convinces me that he is very unhappy with this move even though he said to us, the he would "suck it up."
“I’ve been up and down,” Lupul told me today. “Some games I didn’t play as well as I could. It’s different playing 12-13 minutes than 20. I’ve got to simplify my game. When I’m out there, maybe play a more physical game.”
For more on this dilemma as the Flyers prepare for a crucial three-game road trip that starts tomorrow against the Islanders, check out my story on CSNPhilly.com:
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