Flyers/Penguins Series

The series started a week ago with the Penguins finishing the first period leading the Flyers by a score of 3-0.  By the end of the second period, the Flyers had scored their first goal, a goal by Mr. Playoffs himself, Danny Briere.  During the third period, Briere scored again and then while on the power play shortly after, Braden Schenn netted his first playoff goal in his first playoff game off of a great pass from Scott Hartnell.  The game went into overtime and very quickly the Flyers were able to score and end the game.  Jake Voracek knocked in a loose puck that was failed to be cleared by Kris Letang and Jordan Staal.  In game two, the Pens came out hot again scoring the first two goals of the game.  The Flyers quickly bounced back and scored a short handed goal.  Right before the end of the period, however, the Pens scored again to take a 3-1 lead into the first intermission.  The second and third periods were strong for the Flyers.  The Flyers ended up taking game two by a score of 8-4 thanks to a hat trick by rookie Sean Coutouier and a hat trick and 6 point effort by Claude Giroux.  Game three was what the series was predicted to be from the start, a blood bath.  The game ended with a combined 153 penalty minutes.  Kris Letang, Kimmo Timonen, Aaron Asham, Derek Englandd, Craig Adams and Zac Rinaldo were all thrown out of the game.  The Penguins played a dirty game and now three of their players are suspended for game 4 including Craig Adams, James Neal and Aaron Asham.  The Flyers won game three by a score of 8-4.  As the last minute counted down during the game, the stadium errupted in a chant of "You can't beat us!" Game 4 in Philadelphia promises to be a good game and look for the Flyers to pull out the brooms and sweep the Pens.

Hockey Regular Season Nearing an End

There are just a little over a handful more games left this season and teams are starting to clinch playoff births.  In the east the competition remains tight.  The Rangers, Penguins and Flyers have all clinched a birth and those three teams all belong to the same division, the Atlantic.  Those three teams are still in competition for the division title and number one playoff seed.  The Bruins and Senators are still in a battle for their division as well.  It appears as if they are fighting for the number two seed.  Finally, the Panthers and Capitals are fighting for their division.  They appear to be fighting for the number three seed and the lose of the battle looks like will wrap up the number eight seed.  The Devils currently look to be a lock for the number six seed pending on any rapid changes through the rest of the season.  All division titles will come down to the wire and should make for a great last two weeks of hockey.  Looks like the playoffs are starting early this year.

Flyers Trade Deadline

On February 16th, the Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Nick Grossman from the Dallas Stars in exchange for a 2012 2nd Round Pick and a 2013 3rd Round Pick.  Grossman is 6' 3", 227 pounds and is 27 years old.  Grossman is a defensive defenseman with little offensive upside.  He was brought in to bring more size to the defense and to help improve the penalty kill.  Two days later, the Flyers acquired Pavel Kubina from the Tampa Bay Lightning.  In exchange for him, the Flyers sent the Lightning a conditional 2nd Round pick, a 2013 4th Round pick and forward Jon Kalinski.  Kubina is 6' 4", 258 pounds and is 34 years old.  Kubina is a two-way defenseman who was brought it to further add size to the defensive corps and to bring in a right handed shot on the power play.  Grossman and Kubina have replaced Erik Gustafsson and Marc-Andre Bourdon in the lineup.  Both Gustafsson and Bourdon have been reassigned to the Phantoms.  Both Grossman and Kubina are unrestricted free agents after the season concludes.  The trade deadline is tomorrow (February 27th) at 3:00 PM EST.  The Flyers are said to be done making moves unless they feel they have a deal on the table they can not refuse.  At this point, the Flyers biggest weakness is their goaltending which has been inconsistent the whole season after signing Ilya Bryzgalov to a 9 year contract worth $51 million.  Other than Chris Pronger who is out for the rest of the season and playoffs with post concussion syndrome, the Flyers are healthy and ready to go for the rest of the season.  If Bryzgalov can figure it out in net, look for the Flyers to make a strong push for the Stanley Cup.

Career Interest Area

My career interest area is a general manager of a professional baseball team.  I've always been most interested in baseball and I have closely followed every aspect of the game since I was young.  Every aspect of the game interests me, and being in the position of general manager, I would have the power to run a team to my liking.  The position of general manager includes many different tasks, and every single one interests me to no end.  That is why my career interest area is the general manager for a professional baseball team.