"I remember the coach would come in after the second period and say, 'Boys, that was a lot of good work this weekend, now just one more period and you get the next 2 days off.' I'd be out there flying in the third period knowing there were
2 days off coming. I loved it."
Biron played 58 games in 1998-99, six in the NHL, and the next season played 47, 41 in the NHL.
In 2001-02, he played 72 games for Buffalo, and the following two seasons played 54 and 52. The point is, Biron is capable of playing a lot of games, and I can see him playing more than 60 regular-season games this season.
Considering the way he is playing, the Flyers could go a long way with him in net. But wouldn't it be better if the Flyers could avoid having questionable starts and periods where they give up a ton of shots, like in the second period of a 3-2 overtime win against Carolina on Saturday night?
Biron faced 44 total shots - 19 in the second period. The Flyers are playing good hockey right now, and Biron is leading the charge. But if you have to pick an area where they need improvement it's the shots they let in on Biron.
Fun stats
The Flyers want to be a team that is known for being defensive. Well, here's a stat that hasn't happened in a while: Six players were ranked in the league's top 17 in plus-minus going into yesterday's games.
Randy Jones is tied for fourth with a plus-eight, followed by
Jeff Carter,
Braydon Coburn, Derian Hatcher, Sami Kapanen and
Lasse Kukkonen, who are all a plus-six.
Other fun stats, as of yesterday.
* Mike Richards and Simon Gagne are tied for first (with nine other players) with two game-winning goals each.
* Jones is tied for sixth in scoring among defensemen with a goal and five assists.
* Danny Briere is tied for eighth in overall scoring with four goals and seven assists
