GDT: 2/7/13 "Pretty Fly For A Weiss Guy" - Panthers VS Flyers

[Panthers Rock]

Tonight Your Defending Southeast Division Champion Florida Panthers take on the Philadelphia Flyers! Game time at 7:00 EST live from Wells Fargo Center!

Uno dos tres cuatro cinco cinco seis


TV: Live on FSFlorida and Center Ice/Gamecenter.
Internet/Radio: Listen Live on NHL Gamecenter​

VS


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[fieldset=Standings]

Florida:

Conference Position|Games Played| Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
13th|9|3|5 |1 |7

Philadelphia:

Conference Position| Games Played| Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
12th|10|4|6|0|8

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[fieldset=Injuries]

Philadelphia:

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
Chris Pronger| 2013-01-13 |on injured reserve and is expected to miss the entire season| post-concussion syndrome
Matt Walker| 2013-01-13 |on injured reserve and is out indefinitely| lower body
Marc-Andre Bourdon| 2013-01-13 |on injured reserve and is out indefinitely| concussion
Scott Hartnell| 2013-01-23 |on injured reserve and will miss 1-2 months| broken left foot
Andrej Meszaros |2013-01-25| on injured reserve and will miss at least one month |sprained left shoulder
Wayne Simmonds |2013-02-02 |out indefinitely| concussion

Florida:​

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
Michael Caruso| 2013-01-23 |on injured reserve and is out indefinitely |broken wrist
Sean Bergenheim |2013-01-17 |undisclosed |undisclosed
Ed Jovanovski|2013-01-31|out indefinitely|knee
Scottie Upshall| 2013-02-01| on injured reserve| ankle
Alex Kovalev|2013-02-07| healthy scratch|healthy scratch
Keaton Ellerby|2013-02-07|healthy scratch|healthy scratch

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[fieldset=Line Combinations (Subject To Change)]

Philadelphia:

LW |C| RW
Tye McGinn|Claude Giroux|Danny Briere
Matt Read|Sean Couturier|Mike Knuble
Jakub Voracek|Brayden Schenn|Zac Rinaldo
Tom Sestito|Max Talbot|Ruslan Fedotenko

LD|RD
Kimmo Timonen|Luke Schenn
Braydon Coburn|Bruno Gervais
Kurtis Foster|Nicklas Grossmann

Florida:

LW| C |RW
Tomas Fleischmann|Stephen Weiss|Peter Mueller
Jonathan Huberdeau|Drew Shore|Kris Versteeg
Tomas Kopecky|Marcel Goc|Jack Skille
Shawn Matthias|Jerred Smithson|George Parros

LD|RD
Erik Gudbranson|Brian Campbell
Dmitry Kulikov|Mike Weaver
Filip Kuba|Tyson Strachan

[/fieldset]

[fieldset=Expected Starting Goaltenders (Subject To Change)]

Philadelphia:

Ilya Bryzgalov

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
9|4|5|0|2.24| .923|0

VS.

Florida:

Jose Theodore

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
7|3|4|0| 3.33 | .896|0

[/fieldset]

[fieldset=Team Leaders]

Philadelphia:

W| Ilya Bryzgalov| 4
L |Ilya Bryzgalov| 5
GAA |Ilya Bryzgalov |2.24
G| Matt Read |3
A| Jakub Voracek |4
+/-| Tom Sestito| 2
PIM| Wayne Simmonds| 27

Florida:

W |Jose Theodore| 3
L| Jose Theodore| 4
GAA| Jose Theodore| 3.33
G| Peter Mueller |4
A |Tomas Fleischmann| 5
+/-| Shawn Matthias| 2
PIM| Keaton Ellerby| 36

[/fieldset]

[fieldset=Special Teams]

Philadelphia:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
17.8%|16th|76.1%|22nd

Florida:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
22.5%|12th|76.9%|20th(tied)

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[fieldset=News And Notes]

"We worked hard and had great chances," coach Kevin Dineen said. "It feels like a loss and not so much as a point gained."
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/teams/fla

George Richards' Blog of the Miami Herald:Your Source For Reliable, Early Panthers Info!​

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[fieldset=Primary Target]

Claude Giroux, the Flyers captain has become a dynamic, offensive force in Philadelphia. He made quite the name for himself in the playoff series against the Penguins, and quite the enemy in Sidney Crosby. He'll have to help his team to victory as a hungry Panthers squad comes in looking for wins and a little revenge for the devastating 7-1 loss.​

[/fieldset]

[fieldset=Red Hot Cat Of The Night]

Tomas Fleischmann, who picked up right where he left off last year, leads teh team in assists and points, with 5 in his last 4 games.​

[/fieldset]

Last Game VS. Flyers


Last Game Played


Tonight...

LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!

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[LUUUUUIS]

Hope this is the return of Gudbranson!

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Would be nice to get a revenge win for last time.

 

[Howboutthempanthers]

Here's what a Canuck's fan thinks is a good trade. From their website:

Luongo trade thread 5.0. Page 66,



Canucks Prospect

Members

1,484 posts
Joined: 26-September 06

Posted Today, 07:25 PM

"Lui to FLA with Malhotra for Weiss, Gudbrandson and Clemmenson"



Seriously, WTF?!?!

 

[JP Mick]

Here's what a Canuck's fan thinks is a good trade. From their website:

Luongo trade thread 5.0. Page 66,



Canucks Prospect

Members

1,484 posts
Joined: 26-September 06

Posted Today, 07:25 PM

"Lui to FLA with Malhotra for Weiss, Gudbrandson and Clemmenson"



Seriously, WTF?!?!

Why do you bother reading those?

 

[SoupyFIN]

PR really works for NHL.com and makes puns.

 

[Prominence Problem]

Hope this is the return of Gudbranson!

I would be surprised if he wasn't playing tonight. Can't wait to see him back on the ice, just what we need to get our D in shape, start pushing some guys around in front of the net.

Will we see GP's second fight of the season tonight? I wouldn't bet against it.

Will we see Kovalev scratched for Skille? I sure hope so.


Well I think I'm done picking Kuli to score, I might be jinxing him. Lets go with Mathias tonight, he is really working hard lately.

Sucks I don't get this game in HD, I'm assuming Centre Ice will have this game via the Flyers feed.

 

[Android 16]

Weiss and Versteeg should really think about bringing their "A" game tonight..

 

[warlord6]

Bolts fan coming in peace.

Though we have our differences. I really hope you guys smash the poop out of the Flyers tonight.

My hatred for them burns eternal.

Our southern brothers, give 'em hell!

 

[Crosby87Domi11]

Bolts fan coming in peace.

Though we have our differences. I really hope you guys smash the poop out of the Flyers tonight.

My hatred for them burns eternal.

Our southern brothers, give 'em hell!

As much as i hate the lightning (specifically B.J Crombeen) i hope u guys beat the hell out of New Jersey. Best of luck and dont worry the Cats will kill Philly! I dont think we'll go in and just hand them a win like we did last time

 

[adam graves]

Bolts fan coming in peace.

Though we have our differences. I really hope you guys smash the poop out of the Flyers tonight.

My hatred for them burns eternal.

Our southern brothers, give 'em hell!

It's been discussed numerous times here that many of us root for Tampa when it doesn't effect us.

LGP !!!

 

[warlord6]

It's been discussed numerous times here that many of us root for Tampa when it doesn't effect us.

LGP !!!

Agree I have a soft spot in my heart for you guys. Nothing would please me more than to see the Bolts and Panthers in the playoffs the same year. Throw in the 'Canes and you have the NHL establishment and "true" fans panties all in a twist.

Delicious.

 

[PanthersHockey1]

God i hate playing the flyers on the road. The few times we have been able to win in there is pray for our goalie to stand on his head and clear out the waves of offense that come into our zone. The flyers of this year arent as dominant as years prior.

Take the battle to them gentlemen!

 

[adam graves]

Agree I have a soft spot in my heart for you guys. Nothing would please me more than to see the Bolts and Panthers in the playoffs the same year. Throw in the 'Canes and you have the NHL establishment and "true" fans panties all in a twist.

Delicious.

lol thats how we feel as well.

additionally a playoff set is whats really needed to truly creat a rivalry between us and that too would be....
delicious!

 

[RainingRats]

Less cute plays, more shooting the puck and going to the net hard and we've got a chance.

 

[Mogo]

GO PANTHERS GO!!

Guds playing?!?!

 

[Crosby87Domi11]

GO PANTHERS GO!!

Guds playing?!?!

I want Guds to play, but not if Ellerby needs to b scratched to do so. Hes had one really bad game this season as opposed to Weaver and Kubas 3-4. I say the D should look like this...

Kuli-Ells/Guds
Soupy-Kuba
Ells/Guds- Strachan

 

[Dr Beinfest]

GO PANTHERS GO!!

Guds playing?!?!

GR: Gudbranson in, Ellerby out.

Can't we just say Kuba out and make everyone happy?

 

[Crosby87Domi11]

GR: Gudbranson in, Ellerby out.

Can't we just say Kuba out and make everyone happy?

Kuba and Weaver suck! Pairs SHOULD look a little like this.....

Kuli-Guds
Soupy- Weaver/Kuba
Ells-Strachan

essentially i would like to see Ells with Kuli to see if they still have the chemistry they had 2 seasons ago. However i cant see Dineen doing that at any point in the near future

 

[LUUUUUIS]

George Richards ‏@GeorgeRichards
#FlaPanthers lines: Flash-Weiss-Mueller; Huber-Shore-Versteeg; Kopecky-Goc-Skille; Matt-Smithson-Parros -- Kovalev apparently out v #Flyers

I don't mind the Mueller/Versteeg switch. Really like all the guys on those top two lines.

Steve Goldstein ‏@goldieonice
Gudbranson-Campbell, weaver -kulikov, Kuba-Strachan. Top line switched up. Flash-Weiss-Mueller

Gudy with Soupy! I like it!

 

[RainingRats]

I don't mind the Mueller/Versteeg switch. Really like all the guys on those top two lines.



Gudy with Soupy! I like it!

I don't mind either. I'm guessing Dineen is hoping Mueller gets Weiss going and Versteeg gets going with Shore and Hubs. Top six looks pretty decent.

 

[Crosby87Domi11]

I don't mind the Mueller/Versteeg switch. Really like all the guys on those top two lines.



Gudy with Soupy! I like it!

Gudy and soupy i like, however i DONT like weaver with kuli. weaver has been awful this year and kuba with strachan? That would be almost as bad as putting Strachan out alone! Kuba or Weaves need to be scratched. i ,for one, dont care if they bring "veteran expierience" we have enough with Soupy in the line up.

 

[adam graves]

would rather weaver scratched than Ellerby, personally.

 

[CoolburnIsGone]

would rather weaver scratched than Ellerby, personally.

+1, though I'm sure that will eventually read +10,000 right now

Alright PR, get to updating that lineup

 

[Crosby87Domi11]

would rather weaver scratched than Ellerby, personally.

Exactamundo. My thoughts exactly, Ellerby had a pretty horrible game against winnepeg BUT weaver has had numerous downright awful games this season.