Tonight the Flyers are taking on the Sens at the Wach, but the big news for the Orange and Black has to be the impending return of El Capitan, Mike Richards. Richie missed the last three games with the flu and is hoping to come back tonight. The Flyers, and my fantasy team, have certainly missed him.
The Senators were expected to be a playoff contender coming into the regular season but instead have tanked thanks to a lack of depth and inconsistent goaltending (although rookie goalie Brian Elliot has been outstanding since being recalled.) Key for the Flyers tonight? Shut down Daniel Alfredsson and they should be in pretty good shape.
USA! USA!
A special shoutout has to go to the US soccer fans (all 30 of you…HAHAHAthatwastooeasy) who showed up for the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier last night in Columbus. The US prevailed 2-0 and I was impressed by how into the game many of the American fans were. I’m fairly certain I heard more than a few chants involving “asshole” coming out of the US section, and one shining moment came after a Mexico goal kick, when the goalie was treated to a loud chant of “YOU SUCK, ASSHOLE!”
Hell, we just beat those bastards in the one sport they claim to be good at…why not rub it in a little bit? Then again, the Mexicans also lost to Jamaica and tied CANADA (they have soccer up there?) so I guess this may not be as big an accomplishment as we’d like to think. The US has now beaten Mexico in 11-straight matches on American soil.
