Space. The final frontier. A vast, soundless, empty void containing low-density plasma, hydrogen and helium that exists outside our atmosphere. And between the ears of Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. Perhaps this explains his preoccupation with the universe and the occasional monkey in outer space.
The sea of cosmic intergalactic geospace that is the Philadelphia netminder's mind contains more than trace elements, gases, black holes and the occasional space-traveling primate.
After being relentlessly peppered by the New Jersey offense, it harbors massive supercharged particles of Kovalchuk, streaking Elias comets, electromagnetic Parise and a host of other matter. In fact, the mystery that is Bryzgalov's play in this series has been as baffling as astrophysics and leaves us wondering whether he's truly seeing stars. Or monkeys. Or just Devils.
Of course, Bryzgalov isn't solely at fault for the 2-1 hole his Flyers find themselves in after dropping Game 3 in overtime versus the Devils, but the inconsistency in his play has been noteworthy. As each game unfolds, the sense is that if New Jersey continues to forecheck and put shots on net, ...
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