GDT: #1: FLYERS at Golden Knights, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, 10:00 p.m. ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS (0-0-0) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (0-0-0)​

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN, SN360, TVAS, NBCSP
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic
  
• Flyers 24/7: Flyers Radio 24/7
  
• Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.
  

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Philadelphia Flyers
  
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
  
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
  
• Golden Knights' Website: Official Vegas Golden Knights Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelp...n-opener-roster-highlights-how-watch-and-more
  
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
  
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2017-2018
  
• Golden Knights' Stats: Vegas Golden Knights Stats | 2017-2018

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%	PIM
Golden Knights	0	0-0-0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0-0-0	0	0-0-0	0-0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 93 Jakub Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk - 24 Mikhail Vorobyev - 17 Wayne Simmonds
21 Scott Laughton - 15 Jori Lehterä - 12 Michael Raffl​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
47 Andrew MacDonald - 8 Robert Hägg
6 Travis Sanheim - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

37 Brian Ellliott (starter) - 41 Anthony Stolarz
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Power Plays

PP1: Giroux - Couturier - Simmonds - Gostisbehere - Voracek
PP2: Van Riemsdyk - Patrick - Konecny - Provorov - Vorobyev
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Injuries and Scratches

26 Christian Folin (D) could be a healthy scratch.
38 Corban Knight (F) is on IR. He will be out three weeks (Sept. 29) with an upper body injury.
75 Pascal Laberge (F) is on IR. He had hip surgery announced Sept. 28. No timetable for his return was provided. He could begin the season on the Injured Non-Roster List which is different than Injured Reserve.
34 Alex Lyon (G) is on IR. He has a possible groin pull and will be out four weeks from Sept. 20.
5 Sam Morin (D) is on IR. He suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during the 2018 AHL playoffs. He could return in February.
30 Michal Neuvirth (G) is on IR. He has a lower body injury which has been speculated as a groin pull (Sept. 22). No timetable for his return has been issued although he is not expected to be ready for the season opener.
33 Calvin Pickard (G) was acquired through waivers (Oct. 2). He is currently on the non-roster list and not with the team in Vegas but could be available in Denver.
40 Jordan Weal could be a healthy scratch..
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Courier-Post of South Jersey

Web site | Flyers - NHL - News - CourierPostOnline.com
Dave Isaac's Twitter | Dave Isaac (@davegisaac) | Twitter​

HockeyBuzz.com

Web site -- http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- Flyers
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philly.com Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

Jonathan Marchessault - William Karlsson - Reilly Smith
Max Pacioretty -Paul Stastny - Erik Haula
Tomas Nosek - Ryan Carpener - Oscar Lindberg
William Carrier - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - Ryan Reaves​

Pairings

Brayden McNabb - Colin Miller
Shea Theodore - Deryk Engelland
Jon Merrill - Nick Holden​

Goalies

Marc-Andre Fleury - Malcolm Subban​

Injuries and Scratches

Jake Bischoff could be a healthy scratch.
Ryan Carpenter could replace Alex Tuch on the third line.
Cody Eakin is on injured reserve with a lower body injury and is not expected to play.
Brad Hunt could be a healthy scratch.
Alex Tuch will not play due to an undisclosed injury.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Jesse Granger's Twitter -- Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) | Twitter​

Fox Sports 98.9/1340

Web site -- Vegas Golden Knights​

Knights On Ice

Web site -- Vegas Golden Knights Schedule, Roster, News and Rumors | Knights On Ice​

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Web site -- Golden Knights/NHL – Las Vegas Review-Journal
David Schoen's Twitter -- David Schoen (@DavidSchoenLVRJ) | Twitter​

Las Vegas Sun

Web site -- Vegas Golden Knights - Las Vegas Sun News​

Sin Bin.Vegas

Twitter -- SinBin.vegas (@SinBinVegas) | Twitter​

Vegas Golden Knights

Gary Lawless' Twitter -- gary lawless (@garylawless) | Twitter​

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
October 4	at Vegas	10:00 pm	NBCSN, SN360, TVAS, NBCSP
October 6	at Colorado	9:00 pm	ALT, NBCSP
October 9	vs. San Jose	7:00 pm	NBCSN
October 10	at Ottawa	7:30 pm	SN1, TVAS, NBCSP
October 13	vs. Vegas	1:00 pm	SN, NBCSP, ATTSN-RM

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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

The info in the first post will be updated periodically when info is provided.
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The Philadelphia Flyers have submitted their season-opening roster to the National Hockey League. The club submitted the following roster:

FORWARDS (14)
11 - Travis Konecny
12 - Michael Raffl
14 - Sean Couturier
15 - Jori Lehterä
17 - Wayne Simmonds
19 - Nolan Patrick
21 - Scott Laughton
22 – Dale Weise
23 - Oskar Lindblom
24 - Mikhail Vorobyev
25 - James van Riemsdyk
28 - Claude Giroux
40 - Jordan Weal
93 - Jakub Voracek

DEFENSEMEN (7)
3 - Radko Gudas
6 - Travis Sanheim
8 - Robert Hägg
9 - Ivan Provorov
26 - Christian Folin
47 - Andrew MacDonald
53 - Shayne Gostisbehere

GOALTENDERS (2)
37 - Brian Elliott
41 - Anthony Stolarz

INJURED RESERVE (5)
5 - Samuel Morin
30 - Michal Neuvirth
34 - Alex Lyon
38 - Corban Knight
75 - Pascal Laberge (possibly designated INR)
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The roster that follows is partially lifted, with a few edits, from ESPN's page which had a simplicity that was easy to carry into HF.

Some of the forward positions may be different or change (i.e. Konecny RW) and certainly the heights and weights could vary from what the team posts.

• Sky Blue = Injured. Not expected to be part of the 23-man active roster.
• Purple = Could be demoted to AHL if Flyers go with three goalies on active roster.
• Red = Currently not on active roster but that is expected to change somewhat soon.
• Yellow = Is no longer on the Flyers' active roster.
• Black = Currently on 23-man roster.

CENTERS
NO.	NAME	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHDATE
82	Connor Bunnaman	20	6-1	208	L	Guelph, Ontario	4/16/98
52	Greg Carey	28	6-0	195	L	Hamilton, Ontario	4/5/90
14	Sean Couturier	25	6-3	211	L	Phoenix, Arizona	12/7/92
65	Radel Fazleev	22	6-0	179	L	Kazan, Russia	1/7/96
68	Morgan Frost	19	5-11	173	L	Aurora, Ontario	5/14/99
38	Corban Knight	28	6-2	195	R	Oliver, British Columbia	9/10/90
11	Travis Konecny	21	5-10	184	R	London, Ontario	3/11/97
75	Pascal Laberge	20	6-1	174	R	Chateauguay, Quebec	4/9/98
21	Scott Laughton	24	6-1	190	L	Oakville, Ontario	5/30/94
15	Jori Lehtera	30	6-2	212	L	Helsinki, Finland	12/23/87
19	Nolan Patrick	20	6-2	199	R	Winnipeg, Manitoba	9/19/98
63	German Rubtsov	20	6-2	178	L		6/27/98
44	Phil Varone	27	5-10	186	L	Vaughan, Ontario	12/4/90
74	Mike Vecchione	25	5-10	195	R	Saugus, Massachusetts	2/25/93
46	Mikhail Vorobyev	21	6-2	194	L	Ufa, Russia	1/5/97
40	Jordan Weal	26	5-9	179	R	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	4/15/92
LEFT WINGS
NO.	NAME	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHDATE
28	Claude Giroux	30	5-11	185	R	Hearst, Ontario	1/12/88
39	Tyrell Goulbourne	24	5-11	195	L	Edmonton, Alberta	1/26/94
20	Taylor Leier	24	5-11	177	L	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	2/15/94
54	Oskar Lindblom	22	6-2	192	L	Gavle, Sweden	8/15/96
12	Michael Raffl	29	6-0	200	L	Villach, Austria	12/1/88
76	Isaac Ratcliffe	19	6-6	200	L	London, Ontario	2/15/99
81	Carsen Twarynski	20	6-2	196	L	Calgary, Alberta	11/24/97
25	James van Riemsdyk	29	6-3	200	L	Middletown, New Jersey	5/4/89
RIGHT WINGS
NO.	NAME	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHDATE
62	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	22	5-11	190	R	Slave Lake, Alberta	5/10/96
42	Cole Bardreau	25	5-10	193	R	Fairport, New York	7/22/93
36	Colin McDonald	33	6-1	214	R	New Haven, Connecticut	9/30/84
17	Wayne Simmonds	30	6-2	183	R	Scarborough, Ontario	8/26/88
64	Maksim Sushko	19	6-0	181	L	Drogichin, Belarus	2/10/99
93	Jakub Voracek	29	6-2	214	L	Kladno, Czechoslovakia	8/15/89
22	Dale Weise	30	6-2	205	R	Winnipeg, Manitoba	8/5/88
DEFENSE
NO.	NAME	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHDATE
43	T.J. Brennan	29	6-1	216	L	Willingboro, New Jersey	4/3/89
77	James De Haas	24	6-3	213	L	Mississauga, Ontario	5/3/94
72	David Drake	23	6-3	185	L	Naperville, Illinois	1/7/95
26	Christian Folin	27	6-3	214	R	Kungsbacka, Sweden	2/9/91
59	Mark Friedman	22	5-11	194	R	Toronto, Ontario	12/25/95
53	Shayne Gostisbehere	25	5-11	186	L	Pembroke Pines, Florida	4/20/93
3	Radko Gudas	28	6-0	204	R	Prague, Czechoslovakia	6/5/90
8	Robert Hagg	23	6-2	204	L	Uppsala, Sweden	2/8/95
73	Frank Hora	22	6-1	205	R	Amherst, New York	6/1/96
47	Andrew MacDonald	32	6-1	190	L	Judique, Nova Scotia	9/7/86
5	Samuel Morin	23	6-7	227	L	Lac-Beauport, Quebec	7/12/95
61	Philippe Myers	21	6-5	196	R	Moncton, New Brunswick	1/25/97
58	Zach Palmquist	27	6-0	187	L	South St. Paul, Minnesota	12/9/90
9	Ivan Provorov	21	6-0	203	L	Yaroslavl, Russia	1/13/97
6	Travis Sanheim	22	6-3	181	L	Elkhorn, Manitoba	3/29/96
60	Reece Willcox	24	6-4	208	R	Surrey, British Columbia	3/20/94
70	Egor Zamula	18	6-3	165	L	Chelyabinsk, Russia	3/30/00
GOALIES
NO.	NAME	AGE	HT	WT	SHOT	BIRTH PLACE	BIRTHDATE
37	Brian Elliott	33	6-2	212	L	Newmarket, Ontario	4/9/85
79	Carter Hart	20	6-1	176	L	Sherwood Park, Alberta	8/13/98
34	Alex Lyon	25	6-1	201	L	Baudette, Minnesota	12/9/92
30	Michal Neuvirth	30	6-0	209	L	Usti Labem, Czechoslovakia	3/23/88
33	Calvin Pickard	26	6-1	200	L	Moncton, NB	4/15/92
41	Anthony Stolarz	24	6-6	232	L	Edison, New Jersey	1/20/94

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[CanadianFlyer88]

The first in a new season of @MiamiScreamingEagles GDTs is like Christmas.

I have my own game on Thursday, so I will miss one of the few games that's actually in my live game watching window.

 

[Magua]

Thankfully, lion piss, snot, and balls are all easy to acquire in Vegas.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Another year opening with a West Coast trip.


Please tell me we aren't every single team's first game of the season again.

 

[klutch]

Season opener that I can’t watch... awesome

 

[Striiker]

It says a lot that we don't even know for sure if Sanheim - our clear 3rd best defensemen - is even playing...

 

[Patrick Division]

Thank you @MiamiScreamingEagles for this GDT and for all you do!!! We're not worthy!!

Now let's go boy's!!! Let's do this!!!

 

[Hiesenberg]

It says a lot that we don't even know for sure if Sanheim - our clear 3rd best defensemen - is even playing...

Fool me once....but I'm gonna say he's in, I just can't see any way, that even Hakstol could justify benching him over those 4 slop heaps

 

[Striiker]

Fool me once....but I'm gonna say he's in, I just can't see any way, that even Hakstol could justify benching him over those 4 slop heaps

Well he did it last year

Mac, Hagg, Manning, and Gudas all played while Sanheim sat.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Well he did it last year

Mac, Hagg, Manning, and Gudas all played while Sanheim sat.

Very true.

But Hagg looks worse. Mac is the same. Manning is gone, Folin has looked like a Beer League player. Gudas will probably and should probably be in most of the time.

I mean you need the defense to be able to do something and they have 3 guys...that's it.

 

[Striiker]

Very true.

But Hagg looks worse. Mac is the same. Manning is gone, Folin has looked like a Beer League player. Gudas will probably and should probably be in most of the time.

I mean you need the defense to be able to do something and they have 3 guys...that's it.

Man... you’re looking at Hakstols dream defense there.

Hagg is as heavy as ever
Mac is oozing veteran leadership
Folin is as solid as stone
Gudas has been suspended in the past

He’s just upset he can’t get rid of Provorov and Ghost!

Our stars are going to have to carry again. That much is for sure.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Man... you’re looking at Hakstols dream defense there.

Hagg is as heavy as ever
Mac is oozing veteran leadership
Folin is as solid as stone
Gudas has been suspended in the past

He’s just upset he can’t get rid of Provorov and Ghost!

Our stars are going to have to carry again. That much is for sure.

It's sad when I have a real hard time arguing with you over this. lol

 

[Striiker]

It's sad when I have a real hard time arguing with you over this. lol

Yeah, we joke to hide the pain

Fire Dan Hakstonk

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Start of the season, start of the pain of having Hak as coach, AMac getting prime time on the ice and Lehtera not being sent down. f*** me this can be bad...

I honestly legit can't wait till AMac falls down a few times and leads to serious chances or goals for Vegas. I know, I'm starting early on wanting goals against. But we all know that AMac could probably turn around and intentionally score on Elliott and still play the next shift.

Sorry, I digress. GO FLYERS!

 

[Rebels57]

The NHL hates us.

 

[Philly Fanatik]

11:30 NT...
I hope it's worth staying up for!
Got to have a bit of LUCK to take two points from the Stanley Cup finalists!

 

[deadhead]

The optimism at the start of the new season inspires me!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

The optimism at the start of the new season inspires me!

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

My body is ready

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Shout out to the guys on the east coast who are going to stay up past midnight watching haksystem

 

[Hiesenberg]

As pointed out on Twitter.

Scheduled puck drop is 10, but with Vegas' fanfare and bullshit.

I'm guessing 10:20-10:30 is real puck drop

 

[Amorgus]

Good lord I won't be able to stay up for that and I'll be busy as shit on Saturday. Guess I'll have to truly pop my GDT cherry with the Sharks game.

 

[TheKingPin]

Good lord I won't be able to stay up for that and I'll be busy as **** on Saturday. Guess I'll have to truly pop my GDT cherry with the Sharks game.

Games Thursday. I’m a little worried I’ll fall asleep with haks system on a season opener in maybe the most exciting road venue. That’s messed up.

 

[Rebels57]

Thursday is my last night in my current house. I make settlement on my new house on Friday. Ill have to be up early as f***.

f*** you NHL.