Fresh Ice Cuts: Carcillo, Backlund, Guerin

The preseason is now over, and come thursday the Flyers will open their season in Pittsburgh. The Flyers finished with a record of 5-2-1 in their 8 games. Now all that's left are roster spots to be determined and goalie decisions.

Sabres at Flyers October 1st
The Flyers went with Brian Boucher for the entire 60 minutes and he didn't disapoint. Boucher saved all but one shot in his 2nd win of the preseason. Zherdev also took over the Flyers lead in goals, with 5, after being challenged by Jeff Carter, who ended off with 4. The game was iced off with an empty netter from Blair Betts in just his 2nd game of the preseason after rehabbing a shoulder injury all of training camp.

Flyers at Sabres October 3rd
The Flyers preseason closer came as somewhat of a suprise. The return of goaltender Johan Backlund left a sour taste in Flyers fans mouth. Backlund gave up 7 goals on 20 shots and then saw the relief of Sergei Bobrovsky, who gave up 2 goals on 15 shots. Dan Carcillo scored his 1st of the preseason, as did Matt Walker and Mike Testwuide.

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Dan Carcillo definately made his presence felt in the Flyers final preseason game. Carcillo tallied his 1st goal early then later was handed a 10 minute and game misconduct. If Carcillo is already on the hot seat then he might be smelling a fire at this point. The good news for CarBomb is that roster-spot combatant Bill Guerin finished off the night a minus 4 with a trip that was spotted for a penalty.

So Johan Backlund, the same Johan Backlund who was supposed to via for the starting job this year, returned. Not exactly what most expected, but still a good sign to see him playing. After getting the start Backlund ended the 1st peroid down by 1, and then proceeded to give up 5 goals in 4 minutes before being lifted for Bobrovsky in the 2nd. Can't really blame him he hasn't seen many pucks this preseason. This only adds to the drama in the Flyers crease. It looks like the Flyers will start with Boucher and Bobrovsky with Backlund playing in Adirondack or as a healthy scratch.

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