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Flyers Game 5: Giroux on Penguins Fans, Bryz Appears to be Fine, More Scott Hartnell
By Kyle Scott
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– Whatever is eating Ilya Bryzgalov certainly doesn’t appear to be bad enough to keep him out of Game 5. He was on the ice today for practice (literally, doing snow angels). And Howard Eskin clarified his report about Bryz's “hip injury.”
Sore and injury are vastly different things, especially when you’re dealing with the vagueries of NHL media relations in the playoffs.
– Inexplicably, Matt Read (and Sean Couturier) have been left off the Calder Trophy voting for the NHL’s top rookie. Read led all rookies in goal scoring with 24 goals. He finished fourth in points with 47. But it appears he was left out of the running because of his age– 25.
– Claude Giroux takes a lovely swipe at Penguins fans: via (@emptynetters)
"We don’t really like the fans here. It’s like something we have to prove to the fans that we’re better than them. They were making signs with their hands…I can't really say on TV…but they kind of got me going a little bit."
Finally, part 2 of Scott Hartnell exploring Pittsburgh…
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.