Philadelphia - - Flyers forward Ville Leino has had a whirlwind season. He had trouble fitting in early on and got very little ice time. Then all of a sudden this former scoring champ of the Finnish Elite League caught fire, got tons of power play time, and has been a top-notch scorer. He’s tied the club rookie scoring record previously help by Brian Propp and now he has been one of the team’s most reliable scorers in the Stanley Cup. What’s his secret? How has he had this kind of success against Hawks goalie Antti Niemi?

When I was younger and growing up in New York there was one marquee matchup that I would move heaven and earth to watch or listen to, that was Rangers-Flyers, it didn’t matter if it was the regular season or the playoffs. I had to watch and I saw as many of those matchups as humanly possible.

Philadelphia -- The game wasn't pretty at times and each team had shaking goaltending but the the Flyers got an important 4-3 win over the Red Wings to take over sole possession of 8th place in the Eastern Conference. They are two points ahead of the Rangers and they have a home-and-home against them next week.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have signed 6’1”, 170-pound free agent goaltender Sebastien Caron (suh-BAS-tee-yeh, KAIR-aw) for the remainder of the 2009-10 season, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren.

Philadelphia - - As the playoff chase rolls on in the East the Atlanta Thrashers have been taking care of business. They managed to collect some important points this week including an impressive home-and-home sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have acquired forward Ville Leino (VIHL-ee LAY-noh) from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and a fifth round draft pick in 2011, according to club General Manager Paul Holmgren.