Former Flyer buries his old team late in game, Flyers fall to Oilers, 1-0

The Flyers just lost to the NHL’s worst team. The Flyers just lost to a player they used to call their own. Ryan Potulny buried the Flyers tonight with just 16 seconds left in the game, after Darroll Powe was taken to the box on a high sticking minor. The Flyers traded Ryan Potulny for Danny Syvret, and Potulny now has 12 goals – just as many as Scott Hartnell.

Defensively, the Flyers showed up again tonight. They held the Oilers off of the scoreboard until the final minute of the game and were suffocating for the second straight game. Michael Leighton was fantastic, but he was given no support from the Flyers offense. The Flyers had 30+ chances to bury the puck tonight, and failed to capitalize on any of them. That’s the reason the Flyers lost tonight. Claude Giroux had a golden opportunity, but rang a shot off of the post. I don’t mean to discredit Jeff Deslauriers, either. He played a phenomenal game and was a huge reason that the Oilers came away with a W tonight.

Ray Emery was scratched prior to tonight’s game and it has been reported that he’s experiencing some soreness in his groin. Was scratching him tonight precautionary, or is there a larger problem that will keep Emery out of action for longer than we’d like? I’m all about the Leighton train, though. Let’s see where he takes us, if Emery is indeed injured.

The Flyers finish out their western road trip on Saturday against the Wild.

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