COLUMBUS, OHIO – When the Flyers last won in this building, George W. Bush was our president, Ken Hitchcock was the Flyers coach, Keith Primeau their captain and silent Bob Esche their goaltender du jour.
That was way back in December of 2005, and the only parallel to be drawn is, like now, the Flyers were looking for a goalie to lean on. The Blue Jackets have such a person of course in Sergei Bobrovsky, once a home-grown Flyers prospect who was so frustrated with the team’s lack of faith in him, he threatened to return to Mother Russia if he was not dealt.