GDT: #17 | Flyers at Bruins | November 17, 2022 | 7:00 PM | NESN, NBCSP

[Beef Invictus]

FLYERS: 7-6-3 (5th in Metro)
BRUINS: 14-2-0 (1st in Atlantic)

FLYERS LINEUP:

Tippett-Hayes-Konecny
Laughton-Cates-Farabee
Willman-Frost-MacEwen
Deslauriers-Sedlak-Bellows

Provorov-DeAngelo
Sanheim-Braun
Seeler-Ristolainen

Hart
Sandstrom

1st PP:

Laughton-Hayes-TK
DeAngelo-Tippett

2nd PP:

MacEwen-Cates-Frost
Provorov-Farabee

1st PK:

Cates-Farabee
Provorov-DeAngelo

2nd PK:

Hayes-Laughton
Sanheim-Seeler

Injuries/Scratches:

Bellows (Bellowing)
Zamula (Eating)
Allison (Demoted)
Atkinson (Day to Year)
JVR (IR)
Anisimov (Lurks)
Brown (IR, AHL conditioning assignment)
Brink (IR, Skating)
Couturier (IR)
Ellis (Lament my loss, my labour, and my pain, All ye that hear my woeful plaint and cry)

BRUINS LINEUP:

Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak
Hall-Krejci-DeBrusk
Frederic-Coyle-Zacha
Foligno-Nosek-Greer

Grzelcyk-McAvoy
Lindholm-Clifton
Stralman-Carlo

Ullmark
Kinkaid

Injuries/Scratches:

Swayman (Out!?)

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[Beef Invictus]

I just copied over the roster from pregame last night. Based on some of the line blendering last night and some of the successes that produced, if anyone with the team is being diligent it'll produce new line ideas and these will be obsolete. Boston lineup is ancient, from the 13th. I'll try to modernize it.

5v5 On-Ice:

5v5 Goal/Shot diff:

Goalies:

Hart has been back to earth after being sick.

 

[Cody Webster]

Bruins by 6

 

[Rebels57]

One team hired Tortorella. The other hired Montgomery.

 

[bennysflyers16]

What line would you bet the Flyers here, 4.5 goals ?

 

[Crescent Street]

I just copied over the roster from pregame last night. Based on some of the line blendering last night and some of the successes that produced, if anyone with the team is being diligent it'll produce new line ideas and these will be obsolete. Boston lineup is ancient, from the 13th. I'll try to modernize it.

Bruins lines are correct.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Bruins lines are correct.

 

[Beef Invictus]

What line would you bet the Flyers here, 4.5 goals ?

Betting hockey is a hassle, but it's hard to see the Flyers pushing Ullmark's GAA up. Hell, I'm assuming this is an incoming shutout. Question is how much can Boston score?

 

[BiggE]

 

[Magua]

One team hired Tortorella. The other hired Montgomery.

Cassidy is doing well with Vegas too. Imagine going from Julien to Cassidy to Montgomery instead of Hakstol to Vigneault to Tortorella. The Flyers do know the next coach doesn’t have to be longer in the tooth than the last, right?

Montgomery had a top 3 PP with the Blues for years. So far, they are at the bottom this season. Bruins top 5ish, which is a bit of a step up for them, even with injuries.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Cassidy is doing well with Vegas too. Imagine going from Julien to Cassidy to Montgomery instead of Hakstol to Vigneault to Tortorella.

#maximumpain..

 

[TCTC]

Best team in the league, still unbeaten at home. We'll probably win this game... and then lose the next three.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

The Flyers are gonna get throttled. Every team in the league has now discovered how to beat the Flyers, not like it was hard. Contain the Hayes/ Konecny line and they're done. Hart looks to be rattled now and pucks that at one time wouldn't get by him are now beating him regularly. Great coaching job by Dillabaugh with his handling of Hart.

 

[deadhead]

It's a good test, they've been playing weaker times, now we'll see how much of their improvement is real and how much is a mirage.
Winning isn't the issue in this game, it's being able to hang with a more talented team and not be hemmed in all night in your D-zone.

 

[BobbyClarkeFan16]

A good test?!?!? Boston is going to boot f*** them. The Bruins have built a team. Schmuck has no clue what he wants the Flyers to be. Big difference between the two organizations.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

My money is on mirage and getting hemmed in. Great effort though.

 

[MorgantiDrinksBlood]

It's okay guys, if we get a top 3 pick, or Bedard this pain and suffering was all worth it. If we get the 9th pick, then well it's just Philly and our lives continue to be miserable. HA

 

[bennysflyers16]

A good test?!?!? Boston is going to boot f*** them. The Bruins have built a team. Schmuck has no clue what he wants the Flyers to be. Big difference between the two organizations.

Last night we could barely hang with one of the few teams worse than us. All while they are decimated with injuries.

But Bruins will be a good test.

f*** me sideways.

 

[Chicken N Raffls]

Last night we could barely hang with one of the few teams worse than us. All while they are decimated with injuries.

But Bruins will be a good test.

f*** me sideways.

Good test to see if Hart can hit the 60 save mark.

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

Start Grosenick and see how many touchdowns they can put up against the Flyers

 

[Cody Webster]

It's a good test, they've been playing weaker times, now we'll see how much of their improvement is real and how much is a mirage.
Winning isn't the issue in this game, it's being able to hang with a more talented team and not be hemmed in all night in your D-zone.

They've been playing weaker teams and still cant even beat them and you think they've improved?? The government must give you some amazing drugs because you are delusional on pretty much everything. Care to share them?

 

[deadhead]

They're playing better at 5x5, Hart fell back to earth and the STs are struggling, but first things first.
Team has to consistently break even or a little better 5x5, better against bad teams, close to .500 against good teams.
Then worry about STs, got to walk before you run.

If you can get everyone on the same page and play the game the "right way," come spring it'll be easier to integrate prospects into the lineup in preparation for next season.

And that's all they can realistically hope to accomplish this season.

 

[VladDrag]

They're playing better at 5x5, Hart fell back to earth and the STs are struggling, but first things first.
Team has to consistently break even or a little better 5x5, better against bad teams, close to .500 against good teams.
Then worry about STs, got to walk before you run.

If you can get everyone on the same page and play the game the "right way," come spring it'll be easier to integrate prospects into the lineup in preparation for next season.

And that's all they can realistically hope to accomplish this season.

They have been playing better over the last few games, but again, in terms of pure xGF% they were putrid over their first 10 games. Basically playing as bad as any team has played in 10 years. So realistically, there was no where to go but up. So, let's not look at 6 game samples and say they are definitively better or worse. There's just way too much variance in those short samples.

 

[Curufinwe]

Torts will fix things by playing Tony Angelo even more.

 

[deadhead]

They have been playing better over the last few games, but again, in terms of pure xGF% they were putrid over their first 10 games. Basically playing as bad as any team has played in 10 years. So realistically, there was no where to go but up. So, let's not look at 6 game samples and say they are definitively better or worse. There's just way too much variance in those short samples.

That's why I'm focused on the December to TDL stretch (after that, things get chaotic again as you start spring auditions).

With the lack of talent on the squad, they're not going to become a good team, what they need to become is a structured team, so it's a better environment to develop prospects as they enter the lineup.