Monthly Update

First, the stats and how they've changed in 2 months since I last did a monthly update.

Goals - 3.31/game (2nd, -1)
Goals against - 2.86/g (22nd, -3)
Faceoffs - 47.8% (27th, +2)
Power play - 20.7% (4th, +8)
Penalty kill - 82.6% (15th, -1)
Shots For - 32.4/g (5th, +3)
Shots Against - 29.0 (8th, -1)

Notes
-The big triumph here is the power play, that has really been clicking lately..  Hartnell has been a big part of that, and the Flyers have been doing a good job with traffic in front getting deflections.

-Giroux and Jagr have slowed down.  Jagr has mainly been slowed down by injuries, and Giroux has yet to re-gain his mojo after the concussion.  I *hope* it's not because of lingering concussion issues.  Giroux is still making plays and getting assists, but his goal scoring is way down.  Since the concussion, he only has 2 goals in 17 games, and has gone goalless in 12 games.  Before the injury, he had 16 goals in 28 games.

-As far as trade options for defensemen go, I saw something online about how the Caps may be shopping Jeff Schultz.  Schultz, is 25, 6'6", in the 2nd year of a $2.75x4 contract, and is a stay at home defensemen.  He has mostly been a healthy scratch since Dale Hunter was hired, but is a former first round pick with 346 games under his belt and played ~20 minutes a night last season.  I am not aware of any indicator that the Flyers actually have interest in Schultz, but he might be the kind of big, defensive defensemen the team is looking to add.  Or maybe the Flyers won't see him as a worth upgrading to from Bourdon, who has been decent.