Maybe Ilya Bryzgalov has found the peace in his soul to play in this city. He has been lights out, going 6-0 with 4 shutouts in his last 6 starts. He has been moving quicker, and overall looks far more competitive. The Flyers couldn't ask for anything more.
By stretching the scoreless streak to 2:49, he surpassed the Flyers record of 227:40 set by John Vanbiesbrouck at the height of the trapping era. Bryzgalov's streak is second only Brian's Boucher streak for the league league record in the expansion era.
Still, the point remains that Bryz's needs to make sure this streak isn't just an isolated hot streak. I am all for his new policy of never talking about himself if it makes his play better, but I'm not sure refusing to say a word, or even skating on the ice when a 3 star selection is sustainable.
Overall I think we're seeing positive signs for the Flyers' playoff preparations, namely goaltending and defense. The wins against Toronto and the Isles were not exactly gems to dote on though, so there's still work to do.
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