For most players, the East Coast Hockey League is hockey's equivalent of purgatory. It isn't quite hell - but it's close enough to feel the heat.For DavidLaliberte, the Flyers' newest rookie to make his NHL debut, the ECHL was an opportunity. Laliberte, 23, was shipped to the Wheeling (W.Va.) Nailers after an uninspiring training camp with the Phantoms in September 2007."I was,...
... players who have spent most of the season with the Phantoms - Ross and right wingers Nodl and DavidLaliberte.And it would help if Jeff Carter and Mike Richards got on track.Carter is scoreless in the last four games, and he has just one goal in his last eight games. All told, he has seven goals - eight fewer than at the same point last season.Richards also has just one goal in his...
... Coburn (honorable mention for best skating defenseman) and Kimmo Timonen (best small defenseman).Laliberte out of lineupWith Danny Briere (quad) and James van Riemsdyk (broken and cut pinkie finger) ready to play last night, surprising call-up DavidLaliberte was left to watch the game from the press box.With Danny Briere (quad) and James van Riemsdyk (broken and cut pinkie...
It looks as if Danny Briere will return to the lineup tonight. Briere has missed time with a right quad injury since the Oct. 27 game in Washington. He will likely be joined by James van Riemsdyk, who seems to have adjusted to playing with his broken and stitched left pinkie finger. That means that DavidLaliberte - who has posted three points in four games - would likely be loaned back...
(Associated Press) Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. The Flyers' excitement over their victory was offset by the news that star winger Simon Gagne will miss six to eight weeks. He is scheduled to have hernia and hip surgery...
- Don't look now, but the Flyers suddenly have even more good young talent. James van Riemsdyk and DavidLaliberte are playing on the top line with Jeff Carter and looking very impressive. While Laliberte has only played in two games, he has three points (2 goals) while highly touted winger van Riemsdyk has 2 goals and 11 assists in 10 games. Its too early to tell if these two...
Playing without Simon Gagne and Danny Briere, the Flyers didn't back down. Instead, they became aggressive. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading Philadelphia to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
PHILADELPHIA -- Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
... added a goal and two assists while teammate James van Riemsdyk recorded three assists. -Forward DavidLaliberte also scored a goal for the second consecutive game. He became the first Flyers rookie to score in his first two NHL games since Eric Lindros in 1992 . -Laliberte chose an odd time to start a staring contest with teammate Ray Emery: -Why is just about everyone on the...
Mike Richards and Jeff Carter scored two goals apiece and rookie DavidLaliberte and Scott Hartnell also tallied, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.