Erik Gustafsson ready for call up; Phantoms beat Bears at ballpark, 4-3

by Travis Hughes on Jan 6, 2012 10:49 PM EST in Philadelphia Flyers News

The Phantoms give out an orange chain to the player of the game. Here, Shane Harper, overtime hero.

PHILADELPHIA -- Erik Gustafsson played -- see, this is the part where I'd put down how many minutes he played tonight, but they don't keep ice time in the AHL. Let's try that again.

Erik Gustafsson played hockey tonight for the Adirondack Phantoms. They beat the Hershey Bears in a magnificent hockey game, 4-3. Shane Harper scored the OT winner on a breakaway 58 seconds in, but not before Ben Holmstrom tied the game with just 20 seconds left in the third period.

After a rough first period, the Phantoms really settled in and controlled play, but it seemed that the Bears and their unbelievably good 32 percent power play were going to steal away two points. But Harper was the hero, and as a result, the post-game fireworks were totally not awkward at all.

It was a pretty awesome way to close out a pretty great week of outdoor hockey at Citizens Bank Park.

But in terms of impact on the Philadelphia Flyers, all eyes were on Gustafsson. After Matt Walker was placed on waivers earlier today, and with Kimmo Timonen out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Ottawa, the speculation ran rampant that Gustafsson could be called up in time for the 1 p.m. start.

Immediately after the win in the Phillies/Phantoms clubhouse, Gus hadn't heard anything from Paul Holmgren & Co.

"No, I haven't heard anything," Gus told us. "Obviously I hope to come back. That's where I wanna play for sure, but to be honest with you I try not to think about it as much. If it happens, it happens. I'm ready to go and the wrist holds up really good. I'm just happy to be back playing. It was a long two months off."

How's he feeling, anyway?

"I think I'm starting to feel like myself again, even if the conditioning is a bit off when you don't play. But my wrist holds up really good and I'm ready to go. I absolutely can't feel anything in the wrist when it's a game like this."

Walker can still play even though he's been placed on waivers, so it's not as if the team has to make a call up right now. We'll see if the Flyers make the decision to call up Gustafsson sometime in the next 14 hours or so. Considering he's better at hockey than Walker, let's hope they do.

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Wasn’t it 4-3 haha.

Best game/event of the 3 with the fireworks and everything; and the best price too.

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by DLJr on Jan 6, 2012 10:53 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

It was. I’m stupid.

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by Travis Hughes on Jan 6, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions

At least you didn’t put it in the url, then it’d be forever. (But it’s still wrong on facebook!) :-p

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by hintzy64 on Jan 6, 2012 11:49 PM EST up reply actions

We’ll see if the Flyers make the decision to call up Gustafsson sometime in the next 14 hours or so. Considering he’s better at hockey than Walker, let’s hope they do.

Hopefully Lavy understands this.

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by JerseyDriver on Jan 6, 2012 11:06 PM EST reply actions

Agreed. The thought of Lilja and Walker both being in the lineup tomorrow makes me physically ill.

by cova24 on Jan 6, 2012 11:08 PM EST up reply actions

OT but don't know where to talk about this or if it's been mentioned

No more re-alignment for 12-13! I’m actually fairly happy about it. Looking at the current standard of the Atlantic Division I don’t really want to have intradivisional playoffs until some of the other teams in the division begin struggling a little bit. Sucks for Winnipeg though.

Also, we don’t get to hate the Canes now..

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by PursuitOfLappyness on Jan 6, 2012 11:10 PM EST reply actions

See the Phantoms thread. My take is that Don Fehr is now taking the role of General Beauregard. This is the first shot.
/Hopefully there won’t be as much loss for Fehr’s side as Beauregard’s before Fehr suggests it is time for peace

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by Bud in TN on Jan 6, 2012 11:19 PM EST up reply actions

Fehr loved playing this role for the MLBPA, too.

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by doubleh on Jan 6, 2012 11:55 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

I’ve been dreading this since the day he was put in charge.

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by hintzy64 on Jan 7, 2012 12:00 AM EST up reply actions

Wait, what?

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by hintzy64 on Jan 6, 2012 11:51 PM EST up reply actions

fuck the fuckin hurricanes

Beets,Bears,Battlestar Galactica.
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by reaper1221 on Jan 7, 2012 12:30 AM EST up reply actions

This turned out to be a really great game. We didn’t splurge for the expensive tickets, but I thought the seats we had were awesome especially since they were the perfect seats for the fireworks show.

The only real problem I had was that there wasn’t enough contrast between the orange player numbers and the cream color of the jerseys. They look great in a photo of the jersey, but on the ice (& on the scoreboard) they were so hard to read!

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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 6, 2012 11:49 PM EST reply actions

I need to get the Phantoms jersey from this game, they so much better looking than the Flyers. Just need to pick between 38 and 4.

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by DLJr on Jan 7, 2012 12:39 AM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

38 for sure

by ryan1 on Jan 7, 2012 1:25 AM EST up reply actions

Yeah, I’d probably go with Akeson, too.

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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 7, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions

I saw your buddy from Section N at the game last night, I think his name is Neal? Any way I missed section N at the game last night.

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by DLJr on Jan 7, 2012 1:42 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

It was my first time in CBP and the seats were in the 433 area, so damn near the top of the stadium. I was worried they’d be terrible, but I was very. very. wrong. There’s not a bad seat in that place.

by VorAbaddon on Jan 7, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions

I stand by that hockey should never be played is baseball stadiums, but if it is the higher seats the better the view. Though all views are mediocre at best in comparison to a proper hockey arena.

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by DLJr on Jan 7, 2012 1:43 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions

I guess I took the stance that I was there for the experience more than to worry about whether or not my view was absolutely perfect. We were in the 100 level near first base, but up at the top of the section rather than the rows down low. I figured that if nothing else we’d have a good view of the scoreboard to catch what we missed, and it worked out fine.

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by DragonGirl0583 on Jan 7, 2012 4:18 PM EST up reply actions

I’m not saying it can’t be enjoyed or shouldn’t be done, just saying I wish they would stay away from baseball stadiums.

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by DLJr on Jan 7, 2012 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

this game ended exactly how the flyers game should have ended ...especially tying it at three with around 20 secs left

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by reaper1221 on Jan 7, 2012 12:26 AM EST reply actions

Yeah, the Phantoms stuck to the script better than the Flyers.

Flyers, Phillies, Union, Eagles, Phantoms, Wings.

by Pelti on Jan 7, 2012 9:41 AM EST up reply actions

Erik Gustafsson played — see, this is the part where I’d put down how many minutes he played tonight, but they don’t keep ice time in the AHL. Let’s try that again.

If I was in the press box, you’d have those numbers.

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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 7, 2012 5:59 PM EST reply actions