GDT: #1 | FLYERS at San Jose | Wed. Oct. 4, 10:30 pm ET| NBCSN

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Game stats and info:

• Game summary -- http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20172018/GS020004.HTM
• Event summary -- http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20172018/ES020004.HTM
• Roster (who played, was scratched) -- http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20172018/RO020004.HTM

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• Television: NBCSN
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic [ http://975thefanatic.com/ ]
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GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-san-jose-sharks-game-preview/c-291576138
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: https://www.nhl.com/flyers/stats
• Sharks' Stats: http://sharks.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

• Flyers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philadelphiaflyers
• Flyers' Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers
• Flyers' Website: http://flyers.nhl.com/index.html
• Sharks' Website: http://sharks.nhl.com/

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines
28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 93 Jakub Voracek
40 Jordan Weal - 19 Nolan Patrick - 17 Wayne Simmonds
22 Dale Weise - 51 Valtteri Filppula - 11 Travis Konecny
20 Taylor Leier - 21 Scott Laughton - 12 Michael Raffl

Pairings
9 Ivan Provorov - 47 Andrew MacDonald
Shayne Gostisbehere - 23 Robert Hagg
23 Brandon Manning - 3 Radko Gudas

Goalies
30 Michal Neuvirth | 37 Brian Elliott (starter)

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES
15 Jori Lehterä (expected to be a healthy scratch)
5 Sam Morin (could play or be scratched)
6 Travis Sanheim (could be a healthy scratch)

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS
1. Wayne Simmonds - Claude Giroux - Jake Voracek - Valtteri Filppula - Shayne Gostisbehere
2. Travis Konecny - Nolan Patrick - Sean Couturier - Ivan Provorov - Jordan Weal​

SAN JOSE SHARKS​

SHARKS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing​	Center ​	Right Wing ​
Kevin Labanc ​	Joe Thornton​	Joe Pavelski​
Mikkel Boedker ​	Logan Couture​	Joonas Donskoi ​
Jannik Hansen​	Tomas Hertl​	Timo Meier ​
Joel Ward ​	Chris Tierney ​	Melker Karlsson​

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Pairings

Paul Martin	Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	Justin Braun
Brenden Dillon	Dylan DeMelo

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Goalies​

Martin Jones (starter)​

Aaron Dell​

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SHARKS' INJURIES AND SCRATCHES
Ryan Carpenter
Barclay Goodrow
Tim Heed

SHARKS' POWER PLAY UNITS

No.1	Mikkel Boedker	Joe Thornton	Joe Pavelski	Logan Couture	Brent Burns
No.2	Joonas Donskoi	Tomas Hertl	Timo Meier	Marc-Edouard Vlasic	Justin Braun

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GAME DAY MUSIC
"For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)"
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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Until the lines and pairings are announced, a temporary GDT has been established.

We are still in the process of working out the quirks from the migration. As such, some of the data may appear differently.

Info is subject to change especially with regard to personnel.

 

[Vikke]

Not very optimistic. Another season of getting Hak'd.

 

[Hiesenberg]

I can get pissed all I want, but in the end, this roster look like a better roster than last years. I don't think it's the best roster they can put out there, but that's a philosophical difference in opinion.

 

[Rebels57]

I can get pissed all I want, but in the end, this roster look like a better roster than last years. I don't think it's the best roster they can put out there, but that's a philosophical difference in opinion.

Its a fact, not opinion

 

[Rebels57]

Game 1 in SJ with a badly struggling PP, we will be lucky to get to OT and nab a point. Id be content with that.

 

[FlyTimmo]

So? If Ghost is out, will Morin/Sanheim/Hagg all play?

 

[WIP CALLER]

If manning an amac are both in the line up, I think there is a better chance the team starts 0-5 than being over .500 in that stretch. October as a whole could be real ugly.

 

[Hiesenberg]

So? If Ghost is out, will Morin/Sanheim/Hagg all play?

Hextall said the kids aren't here to sit in the pressbox, we assume 1 was going to play and Manning was the 7th. It didn't look that way the way the preseason ended, but the fact of the matter still sticks, why keep one of Sanheim or Morin just to sit? It doesn't make any sense.

It's possible one sits with Ghost out as they might not want 3 rookies on the blueline to start the season, but I'm still optimistic that all 3 play while Ghost is out.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Sanheim would have to play if Ghost is out. Then it becomes a Morin vs. Manning situation.

 

[explosive skating]

Sanheim could play as a 1 unit PP QB

 

[FLYguy3911]

Sanheim could play as a 1 unit PP QB

0% chance he jumps Provorov this early in the year for that role.

Going back to my previous post, I was just reading Bill's blog today and he seems to think Manning is not an option to be scratched if Ghost misses time. Fun.

 

[Hiesenberg]

The perception of Manning and Macdonald being useful is truly outstanding, the beats and now Bill really follow that company line even though they aren't part of the company.

They are 100% useless.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Going back to my previous post, I was just reading Bill's blog today and he seems to think Manning is not an option to be scratched if Ghost misses time. Fun.

 

[FLYguy3911]

The perception of Manning and Macdonald being useful is truly outstanding, the beats and now Bill really follow that company line even though they aren't part of the company.

They are 100% useless.

Bill writes for the team. I don't think he's going in totally blind.

 

[bennysflyers16]

I would say its 95% Mandog plays, that Isles lineup was our line up. Maybe Sanheim gets in for Ghost, but Morin and Sanheim are both not dressing, that is as close to a lock as you can get.

But as posted above, the team is def better than last year, just nowhere near as good as it could be.

 

[boxcar65]

I cannot get a read on what they are doing on D if Ghost missed a few. I could see all the rookies playing, just two, who knows? When he's back, I do think Manning is the 7th.

However, he's not going to be the one who makes or breaks us playing 15 minutes as the #6. We need some scoring and a goalie who stops the ones he's supposed to stop.

 

[Rebels57]

0% chance he jumps Provorov this early in the year for that role.

Going back to my previous post, I was just reading Bill's blog today and he seems to think Manning is not an option to be scratched if Ghost misses time. Fun.

There is no logic in this whatsoever..

 

[Curufinwe]

Bill writes for the team. I don't think he's going in totally blind.

I don't think that's a factor. He was much higher on Grossmann than the average fan on HF or HB, and I don't think he was working for the Flyers in any capacity back then.

 

[FLYguy3911]

I don't think that's a factor. He was much higher on Grossmann than the average fan on HF or HB, and I don't think he was working for the Flyers in any capacity back then.

Last week he said Manning wouldn’t be in his lineup so no.

The team asks him to write a season preview. I think we can read in between the lines a little bit. Manning also played the dress rehearsal. The Flyers like the guy.

 

[Hiesenberg]

NHL talent evaluations are proving to be a big concern with Hakstol & Hextall. Overvaluing mediocre players way too much, and they wonder why they didn't make the playoffs?

Hmmm..Maybe because you played PEB/VDV all the time and constantly played Manning & MacDonald.

Those factors don't help.

 

[Curufinwe]

Didn't they do that in 15-16 as well?

 

[Hiesenberg]

And it took a pretty big hot streak at the end coupled with Mason being on his game to sneak into the playoffs.

Lets not ignore the complete punt the Penguins did on the game they clinched.

15-16 seem like the exception, not the rule.

 

[Alex91]

What time will puck drop be tomorrow night? Trying to figure out if I stay up or try to watch the game at work on NHL app. Im guessing 1050 ish with player intros

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

This might be the least excited I've been for the Flyers opener ever.

They mangled this roster and it starts at 10:30