Midnight’s Children

The Flyers make their first trip to Buffalo this year tonight. Past experience says it shluld be a tough game. The Flyers have lost 4 in a row and have not been playing good hockey for some time. This will be the first game for the newly acquired Jim Vandermeer. His presence should bolster the defense considerably. They are nicked up back there with Hatcher, Timmonen and Smith all playing with nagging injuries. Vandermeer is good for a solid 20 minutes a game and should take some pressure off. The offense needs to finish on their chances and cut the defense some slack. A solid effort by Biron in the net is also needed to stop this major skid.