Archives for 2001

Flyers' coach Bill Barber was widely second-guessed for his lineup selections in the first two games, but his gut instinct to insert the speedier Andy Delmore on defense before Game 3 was a key to neutralizing the Sabres' forechecking. … [Read more...] about Sabres-Flyers Game 3 "Sharpening the Swords"

'When it really counted last night, it wasn't Keith Primeau who gave the Flyers a lift, but Andy Delmore, returning from exile.' … [Read more...] about Flyers Refuse to Fold

'Put the quarters back in your pockets, Flyers fans. It's not time to plunk your coins into the jukebox in search of solace in a lonely ballad by Tammy Wynette or Frank Sinatra. No need to cry in the pretzels. No reason to book time on the analyst's couch.' … [Read more...] about Blue liner sends team a lifeline

'As far as hockey fans in Philadelphia are concerned, Gratton is the most expensive mistake in the wacky history of the Flyers' franchise.' … [Read more...] about Sabres' loss gives Flyers fans a new shot at Gratton

'The center was examined by team orthopedic surgeon Art Bartolozzi before the game. Primeau said they discussed "the pros and cons" of playing with a partial tear of the medial collateral ligament that is still not fully healed.' … [Read more...] about Primeau returns to ice for Game 3

'"Call it lucky, call it what you want, but having 'Delly' in tonight rewarded our team with the win," Barber said after Delmore, Primeau and the Flyers gutted out a 3-2 victory that gave them life in their best-of-seven series, heading into tonight's Game 4. The Flyers still trail the Sabres, 2-1, but that is quite a bit different from being … [Read more...] about Shuffle offs Buffalo

'Down by two games to none in a playoff series, down and teetering on the road, who scores the game-winning goal for the Flyers? Andy Delmore does, on May 2, 2000, in overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Andy Delmore does, on April 16, 2001, in the third period against the Buffalo Sabres.' … [Read more...] about The same guy who did it last year – sort of

'OK, so the man was the Flyers' inspiration in last night's 3-2, season-saving victory over Buffalo. OK, so he was the most visible difference in them winning by a goal rather than losing by one. He won faceoffs. He set up the tying goal with a ping off the post in the second period.' … [Read more...] about Primeau a presence

'Maybe they should just save Andy Delmore for the playoffs.' … [Read more...] about Delmore delivers more of his magic

'So when the prescribed three weeks ended - almost to the hour - Primeau was back on the ice last night, centering the top line in the Flyers' biggest-to-date game of the season.' … [Read more...] about It was a no-brainer for Primeau

'Outplayed defensively by the Sabres to an obvious extent for a third straight game, the Flyers pulled something out of their bag of desperate playoff tricks.' … [Read more...] about Delmore in a rush to keep going

'Though his desire was fully in evidence last night, Primeau's conditioning was not. A step behind too many passes, Primeau didn't look like the savior of a series that already looked lost for the Flyers. He also didn't look like himself. But then, who could have expected him to?' … [Read more...] about Primeau comes back, but just a little slower

'Defenseman Andy Delmore was a healthy scratch for the first two games of the Philadelphia Flyers' first-round Stanley Cup playoff series with the Buffalo Sabres, and he showed just how healthy Monday night.' … [Read more...] about Delmore's goal beats Sabres

'Had Philadelphia Flyers center Keith Primeau not done anything of note in Game 3 of his team's NHL Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series against Buffalo, it would have been theorized that he at least inspired his teammates. Instead, Primeau made more tangible contributions.' … [Read more...] about Primeau's return gives Flyers a shot in the arm

'"I don't figure I'll play tonight," Delmore said. "Guess I'll be a fan again." Several hours later, Delmore was not only in a Flyers uniform, he was knifing through the slot and deflecting a Daymond Langkow pass over Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek.' … [Read more...] about Flyers finally win one