Really. With two of the five goals the Flyers posted in a second period that was their most dominant stretch of hockey this season, he was again messaging foe and teammate alike that he was back, that he was again the offensive monster he was two seasons ago before a core muscle injury greatly compromised his effectiveness with the puck, and without it.
He was the game's No. 1 star, or shaping up to be, until he literally jumped into a scrum along the boards with the Flyers ahead, 5-2, late in the second period. Technically, referees Dan O'Halloran and Justin St.