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Tweet To look at Daniel Carcillo in a Flyers uniform is to see a player who very
easily could have fit in with the famed Broad Street Bullies. Andrew Luck Elite Jersey . But what often is
overlooked with those 1970s Flyers championship teams is the same thing that too
often is overlooked in Carcillos game—the fact that underneath the thick bush
of dark hair, awful mustache and toothless grin is a player who can really play
the game. In his first full season in Philadelphia, Carcillo has 12 goals, 21
points and a plus-4 rating, and hes toned down his penalty minutes from a
League-leading 254 last season to a more-manageable 198. More impressively, hes
played right wing on the top line with skill players like Mike Richards and
Simon Gagne, and in Sundays win against the Detroit Red Wings, he started the
game on a checking line, given the responsibility to play against all-stars like
Johan Franzen, Tomas Holmstrom and Pavel Datsyuk. “Dannys a good, smart,
aggressive two-way hockey player,” Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said. “He can
play with skill, he can be physical, he can agitate, he can fight. He does a lot
of things very well for our team.” “I think the difference between this year and
last year is he knows when to stop. I played against him last year and he
couldnt stop. This year hes smart about it and thats why hes such an effective
player for our team. Thats why hes a better player than he was last year.”
— Ian Laperriere Thats not really something that was said of Carcillo in the
past. Acquired by the Flyers at the trade deadline last season, he had 4 assists
and a whopping 80 penalty minutes in just 20 games. And in the playoffs, his
ill-timed fight with the Penguins Maxime Talbot, with the Flyers leading 3-0 in
the second period of Game 6 of the teams first-round playoff series, sparked
Pittsburgh to five-straight goals and a series-clinching 5-3 victory. But
Carcillo committed himself in the offseason to being better conditioned and more
in control, and its shown in his play this season. He also earned Laviolettes
trust despite a bumpy start—in Laviolettes first game, Carcillo drew 29
minutes in penalties for punching Washingtons Matt Bradley. The Caps turned a
nine-minute power play into three goals in an 8-2 rout, and Carcillo was
suspended four games for the incident. Since he returned, however, the player
known to teammates as “Car Bomb” rarely has gone off. In 48 games under
Laviolette, Carcillo has 11 goals, 18 points, a plus-1 rating, and with only a
few slips, hes kept his firecracker temper under control. IN THE SPOTLIGHT Start
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Patrick Kane hopes a goal and an assist against the Flames Sunday will get his
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exemplified the last time the Flyers played the Toronto Maple Leafs, on March 7.
In the first period he didnt respond to cross-checks and punches from Colton
Orr, giving the Flyers a four-minute power play in the first period, and he took
Dion Phaneuf to the penalty box with him in the second period. In between, he
set up Gagnes game-winning goal. “I think the difference between this year and
last year is he knows when to stop,” teammate Ian Laperriere told NHL.com. “I
played against him last year and he couldnt stop. This year hes smart about it
and thats why hes such an effective player for our team. Thats why hes a better
player than he was last year.” Carcillos ice time has risen with his
self-control. Hes playing an average of 11:16 per game this season, up from
10:16 last season, and 8:11 in last years playoffs. “The last couple years hes
been one of those guys you hear about how hell take a stupid penalty,”
Laperriere said. “This year hes been so much better and he gets rewarded. The
coach rewards him and puts him out there in that situation and its a credit to
him.” Carcillos influence on the team is obvious. Sunday was his first game back
after a two-game suspension for cross-checking New Jerseys David Clarkson in the
face. The Flyers lost both games without Carcillo, but against the Red Wings his
goal 17 seconds into the game sparked a 4-3 victory. “It was nice to get him
back in there and his energy, and get that bang right off the first shift from
him,” Laviolette said. Daniel Carcillo Left Wing – PHI GOALS: 12 | ASST: 9 |
PTS: 21 SOG: 101 | +/-: 4 Carcillo took a few more hacks and whacks without
responding Sunday against the Red Wings, and goaded Holmstrom into joining him
in the penalty box in the third period, a trade-off the Flyers gladly took. Its
hard for Carcillo to take the abuse his job entails without responding, but
Carcillo said if thats what it takes for the team to win, hes on board. “Just
take a few punches to the head. Itll be worth it in the end,” he said after
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the Impacts development program in 2009. MILWAUKEE —Rutgers coach Mike Rice
was very direct with his answer when he was asked the difference between his
team and No. 10 Marquette. “They have men, we have boys,” he said Wednesday
night after the Golden Eagles 82-65 win over his Scarlet Knights. “We want to do
what Marquette does, but we need to keep working on it.” Jae Crowder had 27
points and seven rebounds to lead Marquette. Rutgers starts three freshmen and
one sophomore and its inexperience showed as Marquette jumped to a 21-6 lead and
then held off several runs by the Scarlet Knights. Rice said he was very pleased
with how his team responded by going on a 23-12 run to cut the lead to 33-29
toward the end of the first half. “I really liked our response,” Rice said. “You
are going to get hit every once in a while and you have to respond. But then
Marquette put their head down and made things happen.” Crowders big game came
after he was named Big East Player of the Week on Monday for his 29-point,
12-rebound effort in the Golden Eagles win over Connecticut on Saturday. In the
two games, he is 19 of 27 from the field for Marquette (23-5, 12-3). “Im just
doing whatever it takes to win games at this time of the year,” he said. “We
want to have a lot of momentum going into the Big East tournament and then roll
that into the NCAA tournament.” Crowder, who is being mentioned as a candidate
for Big East Player of the Year, said he was happy to be an honourable mention
all-conference pick in the preseason. But he also used that as motivation. “I
knew I was capable of more,” he said. “Its been in the back of my head since we
were in New York for the preseason meeting.” Buzz Williams said Crowder is
playing as well as any player hes coached in his four years at as coach at
Marquette. “Hes playing at a very high clip,” he said. “His efficiency numbers
are staggering. Hes in a really good space emotionally, physically and mentally
right now.” Darius Johnson-Odom added 21 points for Marquette. The win was the
fourth straight and 11th in 12 games for the Golden Eagles and it kept them tied
for second place in the Big East with No. 20 Notre Dame, which beat West
Virginia 71-44 on Wednesday. The top four teams earn a double-bye for the
cconference tournament. Pat Angerer Jersey. Crowder said getting the
double-bye was key to Marquette having a lot of success in the post-season. “If
you can get the double-bye, the chance of winning the tournament are much
higher,” he said. “Last year, we were on the other end of it and had to play
right away. We want to change that this year.” Jerome Seagears had 14 points and
Gilvydas Biruta added 12 for Rutgers (12-16, 4-11), which lost for the sixth
straight time, including three in a row to ranked teams. The Scarlet Knights
were routed by Notre Dame on Feb. 15, but held its own against No. 2 Syracuse
before losing 74-64 on Sunday. Biruta said the Scarlet Knights were still
learning. “We should learn from our mistakes, but we seem not to really get
better,” he said. “Hopefully this game will be like rock bottom for us.” For
Seagears, losing to three straight highly ranked teams should pay off for
Rutgers in the future. “We get a lot of experience playing top 10 teams like
this at a young age,” he said. “After a while, hopefully we will get some Ws.”
Rutgers, which trailed nearly the entire game, trimmed the lead to 58-52 with
11:30 remaining when Dane Miller scored on an offensive rebound. But Marquette
responded with a 12-2 run to push the lead to 72-54 with 7:40 remaining when
Johnson-Odom stole the ball and scored on a dunk. Crowder had six points during
the run, including a nifty reverse layup. Rutgers, which had 23 turnovers, could
get no closer than 14 points the rest of the way. Marquette, which had 12
steals, scored 31 points off the turnovers. Vander Blue added 10 points for
Marquette. The Golden Eagles, known for their slow starts, jumped out fast
against Rutgers, hitting seven of their first eight shots, including three
3-pointers, and took a 21-6 lead when Todd Mayo scored on a driving layup with
14:51 remaining. But Rutgers used a 23-12 run to trim the lead to 33-29 when
Miller scored on a driving layup with 7:16 remaining. Marquette ended the half
on a 13-6 run for a 46-35 lead. Johnson-Odom and Crowder combined for 32 points
in the first half as Marquette forced 14 turnovers and scored 18 points off
them. Marquette forward Davante Gardner missed his sixth straight game with a
sprained left knee. ’ ’ ’
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