Gagne is back!

     Gagne is back! Gagne is BACK! GAGNE IS BACK!!!  In case you couldn't tell, I'm excited about Simon Gagne returning to the Flyers.  He started his NHL career with the Flyers when he was drafted in 1998.  He was a crucial asset to the team as he eventually made his way to the position of assistant captain.  He played for the orange and black for over a decade when he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning and then later to the LA Kings.  While out, he went on to win a Stanley Cup with the Kings in 2012.  Then last week he sat down with the Kings' General Manager and was told that he was being traded.  Usually that gets a player down in the dumps, but not in this case.  He says that he was instantly excited when he was told where he was going.  He was going home.  He was rejoining the Flyers.

     Luckily, I had already bought tickets for this game.  

     My first game of the season was going to be Simon Gagne's first game of the season in the Wells Fargo Center, too.  I went with a Marine buddy of mine, Wojo.  Needless to say, we were excited to see Simon back in orange and black.  We both knew that he was going to score.  He had to.  And he did.

     The Flyers went on to win that game 4-1.  It was the perfect welcome home for the former Flyer.  Since that game, they went on to beat the Ottawa Senators but then fell to the New York Rangers.  They are now prepping for a home game against the team up the turnpike, the Pittsburgh Penguins.