低迷ing Flyers take on 殺到するing Knights
The Chuck Fletcher 時代 in Philadelphia is over, and the Flyers' second game without him at the 舵輪／支配 will be Tuesday night at home against the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Flyers on Friday 解雇する／砲火／射撃d Fletcher after a four-year stint as their general 経営者／支配人 and 取って代わるd him on an 暫定的な basis with Danny Briere.
In their first game with Fletcher gone, Philadelphia still lost 5-1 to the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
The Flyers have lost three games in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 and seven of their last eight, but Briere is looking ahead.
"I see myself staying here and 存在 part of the 未来," he said. "I hope they believe in me, 同様に. It feels that way. I honestly don't have a problem with the (暫定的な) tag. We'll see what happens next. I'm 栄誉（を受ける）d to be here and to be in this position. I want to do everything possible to help but this franchise on the 権利 跡をつける at this point."
It's been a lost season for the Flyers, who have struggled to 得点する／非難する／２０. Without 重要な 負傷させるd players such as （機の）カム Atkinson, Sean Couturier and Ryan Ellis, the 仕事 has been even harder.
Kieffer Bellows 得点する／非難する／２０d the 孤独な goal against the Penguins.
"I don't have a lot to complain about," Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. "I know we lost another one. I thought we played hard. I thought everybody 与える／捧げるd. ... We have to keep banging away here and keep on trying to play the 権利 way."
The young Flyers, who have only three goals during their losing streak, seemed out of sync most of the game.
"When you're trying to do too much, it can いつかs be worse," Owen Tippett said. "You have to stick with it and grind through and hope for the results."
Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo will be 適格の to return to the 顔触れ after serving a two-game 中断 for spearing Tampa Bay 雷 今後 Corey Perry last Tuesday.
The Golden Knights, 一方／合間, have won three straight games and six of their past seven. Vegas has been impressive during its winning streak, （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing the Tampa Bay 雷, Carolina ハリケーンs and St. Louis Blues.
In the Golden Knights' 5-3 road 勝利，勝つ over the Blues on Sunday, goaltender Jiri Patera made 30 saves in his NHL debut and Pavel Dorofeyev 得点する／非難する／２０d his first career goal.
"I'm glad we got the 勝利，勝つ," Patera said. "に向かって the end it was a little bit scary, but we got the 職業 done, and I'm pretty sure we're all happy. Guys made it really comfortable, they made it real 平易な for me. Good 勝利，勝つ."
Vegas moved three points ahead of the Los Angeles Kings for first place in the 太平洋の 分割.
"For playing four in six days, the mental 疲労，（軍の）雑役, the travel, we did a good 職業," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said.
Dorofeyev also 追加するd an 補助装置 in a strong all-around 業績／成果.
"He was on the puck a lot," Cassidy said. "He created a turnover on the first goal with foot 速度(を上げる）. I thought on his off wing he was able to get in on the inside a lot, to be dangerous there, went into traffic. He was 肉親，親類d of slippery around there."
The Golden Knights' Reilly Smith had two 補助装置s on Sunday and has six points (two goals, four 補助装置s) during a five-game point streak.
--Field Level マスコミ
