by Bob Herpen
Phanatic Hockey Editor
Pavel Kubina netted the game-winning score early in the third period to back 24 saves from Dan Ellis as Tampa Bay clipped Philadelphia, 3-2.
Steven Stamkos added a goal and Dominic Moore also lit the lamp for the Lightning, who have opened the season with three straight wins for the first time since 2007-08.
Former Flyer and current Lightning forward Simon Gagne made his return to Philadelphia, where he played from 1999-2010. He recorded one shot in just over 19 minutes of action.
Danny Briere and Nikolay Zherdev scored for the Flyers, who saw their first regulation loss of the year after starting the season 2-0-1. Brian Boucher allowed three goals on 24 shots in the loss.
A one-goal Tampa edge became two at the 1:27 mark of the third period when a long shot from Kubina at the right point sailed through traffic and between Boucher's pads for a 3-1 game.
The Flyers, though, got back within a goal when Briere fired home a turnaround wrister from the left circle at 9:59.
Philadelphia successfully killed off two Lightning power plays in the latter stages of regulation, but failed to net an equalizer with an extra skater in the final 1:32 of the contest.
Tampa Bay killed off a two-man disadvantage within the game's first four minutes, and Ellis was able to withstand more Flyers chances until his teammates registered the first goal of the contest.
Stamkos was credited with the score, coming with 4:49 left to play in the first, shoveling home the rebound of a Steve Downie shot from the left side.
Just under three minutes remained in the first when James van Riemsdyk dished from the left wing to the right side in front of the crease, where Zherdev redirected the puck with his leg while being pushed from behind.
Ellis stoned Mike Richards on a shorthanded break in the first minute of the second period, but the Bolts were also unable to capitalize on a 5-on-3 minutes later.
Moore did put the visitors ahead at the 14:49 mark, when his tip of an Adam Hall pass barely made it through Boucher's pads and over the goal line.
Notes: The Flyers had won all four meetings last season and six of the previous seven prior to Thursday...Gagne posted 259 goals and 265 assists in 664 games with the Flyers over 11 years (10 seasons)...He added 32 goals and 47 points in 90 playoff tilts, and scored two big overtime goals for the club (Game 6 of the 2004 ECF against Tampa Bay; Game 4 2010 ECSF against Boston)...Zherdev's tally was his first regular-season score as a Flyer as well as his 100th career goal...Downie and Martin St. Louis each posted two helpers for Tampa.
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Saturday, July 03, 2010
Simon Gagne's final days as a Flyer ticking away?
by Bob Herpen
The Phanatic Magazine
Multiple outlets in the region have stated that Flyers forward Simon Gagne, the longest-tenured player on the club, has agreed to waive his no-trade clause in anticipation of an upcoming deal.
Sources Friday night and Saturday have indicated that the Flyers' most likely trading partner will be the Los Angeles Kings, who are simultaneously haggling with unrestricted free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk on a long-term deal.
The Kings, who are a Western Conference club, have multiple connections with the Flyers, including head coach Terry Murray and assistant general manager Ron Hextall.
According to reports, no deal will be completed until the American July 4th holiday has completed, meaning both sides will have until at least Tuesday to mull over the implications.
Apparently the most tradeable commodity according to Philly general manager Paul Holmgren, Gagne posted 17 goals and 40 points in only 58 regular-season games with the team last season. Despite the fact that he missed four playoff games over two weeks with a broken foot, the 30-year-old finished with nine goals and 12 points in 19 playoff tilts.
Gagne is due $5.25 million dollars in the final year of his current deal which is complete at the end of the upcoming season -- at which time he will be an unrestricted free agent.
With only a limited amount of cap space available due to the four signings made by Holmgren at the start of Free Agency on Thursday, Gagne's departure most likely signals a salary dump in order to provide money for additional contracts.
As of now, the Flyers still have to deal with the following free agents: UFA's Arron Asham, Lukas Krajicek and Danny Syvret; restricted free agents Dan Carcillo and Darroll Powe.
UFAs Mika Pyorala, Ray Emery and Sebastien Caron will come off the books as they are highly unlikely to return.
Nonetheless, Gagne's impending departure will strip the Orange and Black of one of its most-respected veteran presences on the forward line. It also deprives the club of a player who amassed 259 goals and 524 points in 664 games since breaking in with Philadelphia for the 1999-2000 season. Gagne added 32 goals and 47 points in 90 playoff appearances, and would go out having climbed within two games of a Stanley Cup triumph.
The Phanatic Magazine
Multiple outlets in the region have stated that Flyers forward Simon Gagne, the longest-tenured player on the club, has agreed to waive his no-trade clause in anticipation of an upcoming deal.
Sources Friday night and Saturday have indicated that the Flyers' most likely trading partner will be the Los Angeles Kings, who are simultaneously haggling with unrestricted free-agent forward Ilya Kovalchuk on a long-term deal.
The Kings, who are a Western Conference club, have multiple connections with the Flyers, including head coach Terry Murray and assistant general manager Ron Hextall.
According to reports, no deal will be completed until the American July 4th holiday has completed, meaning both sides will have until at least Tuesday to mull over the implications.
Apparently the most tradeable commodity according to Philly general manager Paul Holmgren, Gagne posted 17 goals and 40 points in only 58 regular-season games with the team last season. Despite the fact that he missed four playoff games over two weeks with a broken foot, the 30-year-old finished with nine goals and 12 points in 19 playoff tilts.
Gagne is due $5.25 million dollars in the final year of his current deal which is complete at the end of the upcoming season -- at which time he will be an unrestricted free agent.
With only a limited amount of cap space available due to the four signings made by Holmgren at the start of Free Agency on Thursday, Gagne's departure most likely signals a salary dump in order to provide money for additional contracts.
As of now, the Flyers still have to deal with the following free agents: UFA's Arron Asham, Lukas Krajicek and Danny Syvret; restricted free agents Dan Carcillo and Darroll Powe.
UFAs Mika Pyorala, Ray Emery and Sebastien Caron will come off the books as they are highly unlikely to return.
Nonetheless, Gagne's impending departure will strip the Orange and Black of one of its most-respected veteran presences on the forward line. It also deprives the club of a player who amassed 259 goals and 524 points in 664 games since breaking in with Philadelphia for the 1999-2000 season. Gagne added 32 goals and 47 points in 90 playoff appearances, and would go out having climbed within two games of a Stanley Cup triumph.
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