During the much maligned Daniel Carcillo era, the Flyers have gone 10-10-1, which makes for a 47.6% winning percentage.During the Luca Sbisa era (October-January), the Flyers went 26-14-9, good for a 53.1% winning percentage. They also had a much greater percentage of their losses in OT, which of course is largely meaningless in playoffs, but speaks to the losses being closer.
All in all, good news. Unless you read between the lines...
The record during the interregnum between Carcillo and Sbisa? 8-4-1, good for a 61.5% winning percentage. That was the stretch leading up to the Upshall-Carcillo trade, since which the Flyers have only won 47.6% of their games. That's a drop-off of about 14 percent, which is pretty huge.
I promise I'll try not to say anything more about Scottie Upshall the remainder of the playoffs. I'll try to try. But it's so hard...
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The point is that the team lost it's chemistry since the Upshall trade and the return of Briere. I don't know if the Upshall trade was made because Homer thought we was getting JBo and he needed a little bit of cap space but it has backfired because Carcillo has not added anything to the team.
I think everyone can agree that Carcillo has to play disciplined hockey and that he is being watched more than other players. I do think the hit on Talbot was worth a penalty but I am not sure about the suspension. It doesn't matter now because when he comes back he will be trying even harder to fit in. I for one like the guy and think he could bring a great deal of assests. The player I am most disappointed in is Lupul. I would have had an easier time seeing him be traded than Upshall. Don't get me wrong Lupul has put up some numbers but he was invisable most nights were at least you got to see Upshall's hustle.
It'll be great to see Sbisa back tonight. Hopefully he puts a huge hit on a Pen to get the team going.
Given that its fairly obvious the Carcillo trade was for cap space that appears to have been made to keep Giroux on the Flyers with Briere's return, I'm not sure its even a question of Carcillo vs. Upshall at this point. It might be fairer to ask was it worth dealing Upshall to have Giroux.
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