Last season is history, especially if you ask the player from the "City of Brotherly Love". The Philadelphia Flyers are finally starting to resemble the Flyers that we are more used to. Gone is last seasons poor excuse for a team. The organization did a major overhaul of the roster and it is already paying off. After the catastrophic last season the Flyers are back to playing for the spot where they belong, at number one. The most resent team to get a taste of the new Flyers were the unfortunate Atlanta Thrashers who lost 4-0 at the Wachovia Center. The poor Thrashers have yet to register a point this season and nothing, absolutely nothing has gone their way so far. After six straight losses coach Bob Hartley was finally fired. The irony is that the Philadelphia Flyers might have been the team that ultimately pushed the Thrashers into being this years "Philadelphia Flyers". They are at the very least front runners for the title.
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Earlier this year the Calgary Flames took the last playoff spot from under Colorado's nose. The late season charge from the Avs was brought to a sudden halt in the last few games, as they missed the playoffs by an inch. Last night they rallied back from being down 0-4 to a 5-4 shootout victory. Jose Theodore grabbed all 17 shots from the Flames after he replaced Peter Budaj at 0-4. I think this win will be one of the most important to Colorado this season. It really shows you have character to be able to come back like that. This Avs team is vastly different from last years squad and I can't see them fighting for the 8th spot again. I think they will take back the division.
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