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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Simon Gagne (white) knew it was coming but did not stop the tears.
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the Philadelphia was a nostalgic return to the city, where he began his career, the support of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Flyers lost 3-2 on Thursday night.
The first 20 minutes were really tough, Gagne said. I was torn up.Steven Stamka (notes), Dominic Moore (notes) and lead Paval Kubina of Tampa Bay to a 3-0 start and disadvantages of the Flyers their first defeat achieved. The Lightning a 4-3 victory in overtime Wednesday night in Montreal.
Nikolai Zherdev (notes) and Danny Briere (white) scored for Philadelphia.
Gagne, a hero of last season in the Flyers in the Stanley Cup finals run, spent the first 10 seasons of his career in Philadelphia before the lightning in the summer to free salary cap space traded.
The fans applauded the first minute of the game, when the step Gagne on the ice for his first shift. The left side received a popular ovation with 13:40 to hard in the first left, while the Flyers showed a video montage highlights during a timeout. Gagne has welcomed the audience of the bank, then made a half circle on the ice, while joining his new teammates for the puck
I stood in front, anyway, I thought it was a good time to do it, said Gagne. I wanted to grieve. I had to stop watching (video) a few times. Very emotional. It all started here. Did my first goal and believe the Dallas Cowboys jersey
most important goals. to be even more difficult. You will always be in my heart. There is always something bad beat Flyers goalie Brian Boucher remember.Stamkos (white) side of the stick about 5 minutes on a pass from Steve Downie (Notes) after the disk bounced off the board. It was the fourth goal in three games Stamka.
Zherdev is a player with the money wins $ 5.25 million in cascade of content stored bound signed just over 2 minutes after a pass from James Van Riemsdyk (notes).
Tampa Bay was 2-1 in the second period when, thanks to Moore recessed Boucher. Kubina scored early in the third, which proved to be the winner. His shot from the point passes through Dan Carcillo (white) and Kimmo Timonen (Notes) intact, and slid between the pads Butchers. I picked it up, said Boucher, who stopped 21 shots. My skates hit so hard and I was surprised to see that I go I was in a good position, thought I felt my butterfly was good enough, just happened to scream by. Philadelphia came at half-time target, the time when a shot past Briere Dan Ellis (notes), which saves 24 for Tampa Bay had wristed.
Gagne had three games with emotional Tampa. 9. October played his first game with his new team, then followed this by in his home province against the Canadians.
And now Philadelphia.
I tip my hat to him, Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher. I could cry when I saw done video.Gagne.
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the importance of back and get a reaction, he said. If you play with the Flyers in his career might not have the opportunity to make an ovation Sun you recognize them were an important part of his life for 10 years, and it's really touching, you will always be in my heart will always be a special place for me.NOTES ... Gagne, a first-round draft pick in 1998, played 664 games with the Flyers, he scored 259 goals, including 40 goals two seasons. Hath not a point in his first three games with Tampa Bay. Zherdev goal tonight was recorded his 100th NHL goal.