European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse October 22, 1977 \ the stars and stripes Page 23 pre season forecast had pm slipping i i fms a Bygre Raiello up sports writer the pre season analysis went something like this the Philadelphia flyers have slipped and Are about to fall. Their big scorers have slumped the goal tending is suspect and key players like Gary Dorn Hoefer and Rick Macleish Are coming off injuries. For the first time the flyers won twin the Patrick division. The new York is Landers will. Four games into the season the flyers have accomplished this they be won four straight games the nil s Only unbeaten and untied team. They be scored 31 goals most in the league. They be allowed three goals least in the much for analysis. Reggie Leach and Bill Barber score two goals each and seven other flyers provide the kind of production the him two years ago when Leach so goals and Barber 50. Last year Leach to 32 goals and Barber had Only 20. They flyers beat us All Over unsaid Pittsburgh goalie Dune Wilson team was out shot 54-20. The injun had were no excuse. This was one of bad Days at the office. There was no out there. The biggest disgrace have Pride in recorded his 45th career in other National hockey games Detroit tied Montreal 2-2, edged Colorado 7-5 and Cleve flyers bombard penguins 11-0 a in the world Minnesota 7-4.there were no games hockey association. Red wings 2, canadians 2 defens Eman Larry Robinson s Short Backhander with 16 seconds left enabled outplayed Montreal to escape Detroit witha tie. The canadians remained unbeaten in five games and Haven t lost in Detroit since 1973. Rookie Rob plumb s first nil goal on a Power play at 10 02 of the second period had put the red wings ahead 2-1. Defens Eman Guy Lapointe gave Montreal 1-0 Lead in the first period before Nick Bett tied it at 2 08 of the second. trojans Paisa. A hockey Roundup Battle fit old pass scored goals thursday night against the Pittsburgh penguins. Bernie Parent turned away 20 shots for his first shutout of the season and the flyers won 11-0. It s All a bit much for Philadelphia Cap Tain Bobby Clarke to have been going Well. We be been getting ahead in each game said Clarke. Nobody expects that to continue. It would be foolish to get Lonsberry began the flyers scor ing against injury plagued Pittsburgh witha goal nine seconds into the game. Clarke made it 2-0 Only 1 22 later before Leach go two More first period goals the first his 200th in the Watson Don Saleski and Mel bring Man scored in the second period. Barber had his two in the third period when Boskelly and Barry Dean added one apiece. I was Happy with the Way we played to night said flyers coach Fred Shero. All the scoring All the assists were spread out so it showed everybody was working is hoping Leach and Barber can by Ken Rappoport a sportswriter Knute Rockne and Howa started it by shaking hands on a Tern football Field More than half Iago. That s one game you owe me Rockne said after Jones Iowa team hath asset notre Dame in the Early 1920s.a couple of seasons later the tip i was looking for a team to play coast Jones accommodated him As the new Southern Cal coach. Of the notre Dame Southern f
