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Bryzgalov makes it very clear that his shutout record was a team accomplishment

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Earlier this month, Flyers forward Danny Briere set off a mini-firestorm when he said that goalie Ilya Bryzgalov had “actually been a great teammate” of late – the inference being Bryzgalov hadn’t always been a great teammate.

Briere also said that before “everything was about Bryz. When he played well, when he played bad, everything was about Bryz.”

Later Briere said he was only trying to pump Brygalov’s tires, not throw him under the bus for past transgressions.

However, it’s telling that Bryzgalov was extremely quick to credit his teammates last night after setting a club record for longest shutout streak.

In fact, he almost went overboard recognizing everyone around him.

“I think it’s not for me,” he said. “I think it’s a great team accomplishment. I know I was not alone on the ice. It is a team thing. And I think the whole team deserves it. I just want to say congratulations to the organization and all players who played these games.”

Here’s the video of Bryzgalov’s scrum, courtesy CSNPhilly.com. (Not shown: Bryzgalov acknowledging the team’s trainer for doing such a bang-up job sharpening skates. Can’t set a shutout record without sharp skates.)