Flyers Gameday: Flyers/Phantoms vs. Senators

The Ottawa Senators, owners of the basement in the Northeast, bring their circus to the Wachovia Center tonight to take on the injury-plagued Flyers. Philadelphia has to control their energy and anticipation. Alot of the chatter is about Santa Claus, so hopefully they'll focus on what will surly be a tough game against the Sens. Last time they met, the Flyers got worked over, 4-1. Ottawa has only won 3 road games all year, and is a shell of their former self. Their fans are really depressed, and rightfully so. A team with alot of big names on its roster is struggling just to make it to .500. As usual with Ottawa, look for a whole bunch of douchy, pickle-suckin' clowns to be out there. It sucks that we're forced to watch Riley Cote skate around without any chance of him tossing the mits. Hopefully, Josh Gratton, decides to bring the thunder early and often. Seriously, if you get confused about what team you're watching tonight, don't blame us. If Glen Metropolit doesn't play tonight, we may be looking at the biggest drop off of production between the top 2 lines and the bottom 2 lines in the league:

Look at this projected(but we hope false) lineup:
Gagne - Richards - Knuble
Lupul - Carter - Hartnell
Asham - Powe - Gratton
Cote - Kalinski - Kukkonen/Nodl

That's like saying "For your main course, we have filet mignon from Capital Grille, but for desert we're giving you a mouth full of cat piss." Seriously, if the Flyers top two lines aren't ready to work tonight, it could be a long, frustrating night. But I doubt that will happen. It'll be a tight, close game, and the Flyers are too talented on both ends of the ice to let off of the jugular. Attack. Attack. Attack. 3 simple things Papa Stevens should be telling his team.

Philly needs to be weary of a studly powerplay that Ottawa can roll out. Mike Richards said it best: "Killing penalties suck, it's hard work." Keep Spezza, Heatley and Alfredson off the scoresheet, and the chance of a Flyers victory increases dramatically. It's a Tuesday night, nobody has work tomorrow, so it should be crazy down there. Look for the Center City line to continue to dazzle, and for the Flyers to give their fans an early Christmas present. Ho ho ho bitches, Let's Go Flyers.

Editors Note: If Jason Smith ever wore the handlebar mustache while in Philly, there is no doubt in my mind that he'd still be on the team. How is it possible to make an already scary man that much more horrifying?