The Flyers beat the New York Rangers 2-1 for their second victory in nine games this season.

Flyers beat Rangers to end four-game skid

**Five and a game on Pouliot because Talbot went down on a bump by the bench... Yeah, right. Wasn't going to be NYR's night if that was going to be the case. Down a star goalie, the leading scorer, the captain, and top six forward, you at least need some breaks, and the Richards goal was not enough.

**rammed? try again bud. both going for a puck. both take the body. talbot loses balance goes into the boards hard and awkward. i dont disagree with call because it looked real bad and refs really had no choice. i do question the ejection. who knows maybe they will start playing with inflatable boards now the way things are going and how people tend to forget that hockey is the roughest toughest sport in the world....

**and exactly what is your point? Are you making a comment on the fact that statistics are provided to fan bases so that they can make such astute comments as yours?

**man i just can't get over how this could be happening to these 2 teams. they both have some really good players on their teams. i thought the flyers would have been in the top 3 in the metro with a good season from s.mason which he is having.congrats steve. flyers are going to break this kid spirit if they don't wake up soon.as for the N.Y rangers just don't know where to start other than i thought with a bounce back season from richards this team would be 2nd in the metro. richards is doing his job but everything else has gone wrong. coaching change was a nice thought that has seemed to have had back fired and the trades have really have not favored the rangers to this point. nash has crioppled this team with his injury which is not of any fault of his and the recent play of brassard and dorsett they needed that sturdy hand of guidance that tort's was well known for. now that tort's is gone so with it went the strong hand that these players needed.at this point i just think the rangers are in a tailspin, and if they don't start playing with some urgency soon the fat lady may be visiting them soon. goodluck to these 2 teams in the near future i hope for everybody sake they can turn this around, wouldn't be the same without these 2 teams competing for a playoff spot.

**I think it is time for the test to be over. This Coach does not have the players he needs for his system to work, and for the people who say wait give it time. NOT!.. Replace the coach and his staff. I have always believed most and I say most players should play two way hockey. If you loose track of your assignment ( man to man) you aren't to play his system.. No D, No O. which means the coach has to GO! I have been a Ranger fan all the back in the early 60's.. Most of the time when you have a star player on the Rangers, that player never becomes the player you want. Then when they get traded WOW the Star plays unbelievable. That's how it is to be in any Ranger system.. this is fact!

**I don't understand how bad can the Flyers be, I remember one year and a half ago when they dominated the Penguins in the memorable playoff matchup and since then Giroux's just a ghost, Bryz has been thrown away like Laviolette, what's wrong with them?

**I think all Flyers fans must look to good things evolving. Read, Mason were absolute beasts and Talbot also. In this hard times most important for team is to pick the self-confidence. This Mason looks like totally positive change on goal and big base for that item. PP is horrible and there is a lot of place for improvement, too. Yes, we are stuck with some non-talented players, especially regarding the puck handling and taking it out of defense field. But, build on positive things, not every thing is black. Greetings from optimistic Croatian fan.

**Injuries and coaching changes have killed the gel that this team had. Blocking shots, goaltending, and exploiting the opponent's mistakes was what made NYR competitive. This "offense-first" garbage just DOES NOT FIT the team's makeup. They don't have the talent like the Pens have, where (most of the time) winning can be "who scored more goals"...

**Why would he be fired for the signings of either ? People act as if they are were the main reasons we were so successful..They really weren't. Not only that, but why do people stick the two different trades together? We traded Carter to CBJ, and from there he was traded to L.A. Richards was the only player traded to L.A. On top of that, people act as if they also were a huge part in the Kings championship. They didn't do anything for the entire playoffs, especially the cup. Carter maybe in Game 6, but by the time he scored it was already over...Best of yet, the players we acquired from those 2 trades ( Simmonds, B. Schenn, and Voracek) all combined more points in those playoffs than Carter & Richards together. However, as of now Carter is on fire. Has been for awhile . Nevertheless, I'm happier we have these 3 rather than those 2.

**Richards and Carter didn't do anything during the Kings cup run? Let's see. Carter was tied for goals scored among EVERYBODY in the playoffs. Richards was 4th on the Kings in points. Don't even give me the players the Flyers acquired have more points arguement either. There is a lot more to hockey than point totals. No one the Flyers got back in those deals matches the intangibles that Richards and Carter brought to the team. There is no heart in Schenn and Simmonds, and the lack of heart right now is the Flyers biggest issue.

**Schenn is one of the only ones I've seen give his all out there the entire season. I know some Flyers fans love to think that trade was our "undoing" but in reality, you're just nitpicking at this point. A season ago people were loving the trades because it brought us all those players. Now because they cant find their groove just yet, the same fans are criticizing and giving up on them. Its the same thing with Bryz all over again. The only reason people bring those trades up anymore is because they want to justify how bad the teams doing. Its happened what, two or three seasons ago? Get over it. This is the team we have. Its ruhgly the same team that went to the playoffs the season before last. Deal with it.

**Easily one of the worst games of hockey I have ever watched. Not saying this to troll but both teams just look so lost out there I just dont understand it. I think the bodysnatchers are here cuz whoever is occupying Giroux's body is not the same player iv seen the last few years

**another neew line for giroux. i think his 4th so far. tough to ask out of a player. did alot of great things behind the scenes tonight. passes were creative and crisp and he even got into it a little bit. giroux was a plus tonight

**The answer is simple to this. The Monstars came and took their talent so they could beat the Looney Tunes and Wayne Gretzky in a winner takes all hockey game.