Michael Leighton News

Chicago Blackhawks sniper Patrick Kane watches his shot beat Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton to win the 2010 Stanley Cup.

Though he did not make himself available to local reporters on Thursday, Philadelphia Flyers netminder Ilya Bryzgalov freely spoke his mind to a Russian newspaper about being the latest hometown goalie to face the city's wrath.

Louis Blues . Bobby Orr 's famous game-winning goal, a beloved piece of Boston Bruins history immortalized in a statue outside TD Garden, is scored at just 40 seconds into the overtime period.

And so, this is how it ends, one of those only-in-Philadelphia nights. It is a story that we pass down through the hockey generations, like baldness.

With that complaint always being the same, the Flyers need to look in the mirror and ask themselves, "Maybe the goaltenders are not the problem, maybe the problem is us." Everyone has a friend that has relationships that always fall apart for the same reason and is convinced that they are just unable to find the right person.

Ilya Bryzgalov was supposed to be the guy. In no disrespect to another one-time Philadelphia star, Bryz was supposed to be the "The Answer." How else can you explain signing a guy to a nine year $51 million deal? Do the Flyers want a "take-back?" Perhaps they do, as here we are in the postseason, scratching our heads yet again wondering what to ... (more)