Flying High Atop NHL
Halfway through the NHL season and the Philadelphia Flyers have set the benchmark for the rest of the league.
The message was sent loud and clear as Chris Pronger returned to the Flyers lineup on Thursday night against the Ottawa Senators. LOOK OUT NHL! 
Philadelphia won the game 6-2, the fights (as usual, although they did not break their own record for most penalty minutes), and continued their dominance over the league while sitting in first place.
If not for a 3-1, let down defeat against the last place New Jersey Devils, Sunday's 4-1, revenge win against the Chicago Blackhawks would have been the black and orange's sixth in a row.
Flyers GM, Paul Holmgren, was given a 3 year extension after making his team into what many believe will be a, "bonafied Stanley Cup contender for years to come." Now, quality players like Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, and Claude Giroux are willing to take less money and agree to more cap-friendly contracts so they can play for a cup contender.
More good news, Daniel Briere was named an All-Star replacement for the injured Jarome Iginla. He joins Giroux in representing Philadelphia this weekend.
