GDT: #2: FLYERS vs. Devils, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, 7:30 pm ET

NEW JERSEY DEVILS (0-1-1) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (1-0-0)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSN, TVAS
• Radio: 97.5 FM 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 93.3 FM 93.3 WMMR - Everything That Rocks!
• Flyers 24/7: Flyers Radio 24/7
• Streams: Do not post or request any streams or links to unauthorized sites.
• Online Streaming: nbcsportsphiladelphia.com and the MyTeams app by NBC Sports

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Devils' Website: Official New Jersey Devils Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: PREVIEW: Devils at Flyers
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Devils' Stats: New Jersey Devils Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Devils	2	0-1-1	1	0-0-1	0-1-0	6	11	0.0	50.0	51.0
Flyers	1	1-0-0	2	1-0-0	0-0-0	4	3	33.0	50.0	62.1

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 13 Kevin Hayes - 93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk - 21 Scott Laughton - 81 Carsen Twarynski
82 Connor Bunnaman - 12 Michael Raffl - 18 Tyler Pitlick​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
53 Shyane Gostisbehere - 8 Robert Hagg
6 Travis Sanheim - 15 Matt Niskanen​

Goalies

79 - Carter Hart -- expected starter
37 - Brian Elliott​

Power Plays

PP1: James van Riemsdyk, Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, Kevin Hayes, Shayne Gostisbehere
PP2: Oskar Lindblom, Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Matt Niskanen, Ivan Provorov
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Injuries and Scratches

3 - Andy Welinski (lower body, Sep. 19) - He has been placed on injured/non-roster. He has skated as recently as Oct. 6. Per Bill Meltzer of HockeyBuzz: "When Welinski is cleared to play, he will be eligible to be placed on waivers and then, assuming he clears, be assigned to the AHL's Lehigh Valley Phantoms. If so, it will free up $750,000 of cap space for the Flyers."
19 - Nolan Patrick (migraine disorder, Sep. 26) - He has been placed on injured/non-roster. He is out indefinitely (updated on Oct. 6.).
55 - Samuel Morin (healthy) could be scratched.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers - News, Scores, Schedule, Roster - The Athletic
Alexander Appleyard's Twitter -- Alexander Appleyard (@avappleyard) | Twitter
Charlie O'Connor's Twitter -- Charlie O'Connor (@charlieo_conn) | Twitter​

Courier Post of South Jersey

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

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers​

NHL.com

Adam Kimelman's Twitter -- Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

9 Taylor Hall - 13 Nico Hischier - 97 Nikita Gusev
63 Jesper Bratt- 19 Travis Zajac - 21 Kyle Palmieri
20 Blake Coleman - 86 Jack Hughes - 17 Wayne Simmonds
44 Miles Wood - 16 Kevin Rooney - 15 John Hayden​

Pairings

45 Sami Vatanen - 76 P.K. Subban
6 Andy Greene - 28 Damon Severson
8 Will Butcher - 5 Connor Carrick ​

Goalies

29 Mackenzie Blackwood
35 Cory Schneider -- expected starter
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Power Plays

PP1: P.K. Subban, Taylor Hall, Travis Zajac, Kyle Palmieri, Wayne Simmonds
PP2: Will Butcher, Nikita Gusev, Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier​

Injuries and Scratches

25 Mirco Mueller (healthy) could be scratched.
37 Pavel Zacha (healthy) could be scratched.
90 Jesper Boqvist (healthy) could be scratched.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Bergen Record

Web site -- North Jersey - Devils
Abbey Mastracco's Twitter -- Abbey Mastracco (@AbbeyMastracco) | Twitter​

Hockey Buzz

Web site -- HockeyBuzz.com - NHL Rumors​

MSG-TV

Web site -- New Jersey Devils
Steve Cangiolosi's Twitter -- Steve Cangialosi (@CangyManMSG) | Twitter
Erika Wachter's Twitter -- Erika Wachter (@ErikaWachter) | Twitter​

Star-Ledger, The

Web site -- New Jersey Devils Hockey | NHL News - NJ.com
Chris Ryan's Twitter -- Chris Ryan (@ChrisRyan_NJ) | Twitter​

WFAN 660

Web site -- Devils
Matt Loughlin's Twitter -- Matt Loughlin (@MattLoug) | Twitter​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE [subject to change]

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
October 12 SATURDAY	at Vancouver	10:00 PM	CBC, NBCSP
October 15 TUESDAY	at Calgary	9:00 PM	SN360, NBCSP
October 16 WEDNESDAY	at Edmonton	9:30 PM	NBCSN, SN360, NBCSP
October 19 SATURDAY	(H) Dallas	7:00 PM	NBCSP, FS-SW
October 21 MONDAY	(H) Vegas	7:00 PM	NHLN, NBCSP, ATTSN-RM
October 24 THURSDAY	at Chicago	8:30 PM	NBCSCH, NBCSP

FROM THE PAST

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Flyers: Sunday and Monday are projected to be off days. Tuesday is the next scheduled practice though that could change.

UPDATE #1: The original info above for the Devils has been updated to include Monday's practice.

UPDATE #2: The Flyers' practice on Tuesday will be 11:30 am ET.

 

Lose with Hughes.....

 

Hall got his bell rung trying to hit Colin Miller tonight. We'll see if he's good to go tomorrow, but I have a feeling he'll be out.

 

Well we can guarantee that Simmer and Nico score. Prob Hughes too

 

Not if I can help it....

 

Don't let up and bury them!

 

Pretty excited, I'm going to this one. Checking out the new standing room section. Hoping mistakes haven't been made . Has anyone seen the standing room section in person? Thoughts?

 

I can see an angry and top motivated Devils team looking for redemption. They must be wondering what has happened between leading 4-0 on October 05 against Winnipeg seconds before second intermission and completely falling apart after that twice within 24 hours. The team has tons of talent one has to admit. We better don´t come out flat.

Of course Schneider and Hall being injured could help. Hall came back in the third period though.

 

Um, wear comfortable shoes?

 

That and one of those standing anti fatigue matts

 

Of course we have to play the Devils when they are coming off of 2 devastating losses and looking for their first W.

Their defensive play is a total mess right now so hopefully our forecheck can create turnovers and yield results.

Coots and Hayes vs Nico and Jack will be fun to watch.

 

Holy photoshop.

 

I think we can update this now.

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 15 Matt Niskanen
53 Shyane Gostisbehere - 8 Robert Hagg

 

I'm not sure how talented this Devils team really is, they have some high end talents, but flashy scorers don't a team make:

Lines
9 Taylor Hall - 13 Nico Hischier - 21 Kyle Palmieri
No problem with this line
20 Blake Coleman - 19 Travis Zajac - 17 Wayne Simmonds
If Coleman was a Flyer, we'd be in our 4th string eviscerating AV for playing him on the second line 28 years old, 22 and 28 ES points the last two years. A marginal 3rd line talent.
Zajac is 34, and on the downslope, maybe a 3C at best, think the last years of Filppula
Simmonds, unless he drank from the fountain of youth . . .
44 Miles Wood - 86 Jack Hughes - 63 Jesper Bratt
Wood is 24 and has been a decent 3LW, which seems to be his upside
Hughes is the wunderkid, but a bad first 2 games, may take him a while to adjust to bigger players, smaller windows
Bratt can score, but he's really small, and can struggle with teams that push him around
97 Nikita Gusev - 37 Pavel Zacha - 90 Jesper Boqvist
Gusev is another mighty mite, are they trying to imitate TB? Maybe they should have hired Cooper as HC?
Zacha, "look like Tarzan, play like Jane" so far in his career, could always turn it around, but is anyone taking bets?
Boqvist has some upside, but another one dimensional forward

There's something to work with after the 1st line, but Hughes will go through growing pains and will need better linemates to really show his stuff, especially a Lindblom type to get him the puck. They lack size, defense and grit, even TB has a bottom six that can go get the puck.

Pairings
6 Andy Greene - 76 P.K. Subban
Greene will be 37 at the end of this month, and people were saying Niskanen and Braun were past their prime?
Subban is the enigma, can he bounce back to Norris candidate status or will he be crying "dem bones, dem bones" by mid-season (bad back)
8 Will Butcher - 45 Sami Vatanen
Butcher is "Ghost lite," primary value is as PP QB, nothing special at ES, Vatanen at 28 is what he is, which is "meh," nothing awful, nothing special, marginal top 4 talent.
25 Mirco Mueller - 28 Damon Severson
Third pair guys. Which is where they're playing.
Goalies
29 Mackenzie Blackwood
35 Cory Schneider
Blackwood is the key, Schneider at 33 is their Elliott, but Blackwood had a nice cameo (23g, .918) last year after two mediocre AHL seasons - so was that an anomaly or is he the next Binnington (and is Binnington able to sustain?).

Devils remind of the Flyers the past five years, a few good talents, lot's of mediocre players filling out the roster, with good goalie play (Mason) they can make the playoffs, without it they'll draft in the top ten.

 

I like where your head is at

 

Simmer is on their 2nd line? Lol

 

One of the most overrated summers I’ve seen; NJD being the biggest over NYR. These games are usually fun to watch, but I’m expecting a blowout. Their goaltending is awful, their defense is a slight comparison to ours 4 years ago, and I think their F group is overrated.

 

Rangers look good so far but lack of depth on C and D should eventually catch up to them.

 

Meh, Zib looks good. They’ve also played a dismantled WPG team and arguably the worst team the NHL has seen in a long time: Ottawa.

Hank is too old to play well through 35-40 games and they’ve given up 79/80 shots in total. They’re a team that’s going to need to outscore their problems (as you stated depth is the major one).

Their backups are going to be one of their more valuable assets this season.

 

I liked what I saw from Gusev in the game against Winnipeg but didn’t notice him much against the Sabres.

Schneider looked like his old self for about 30 minutes before reverting back into last season Cory Schneider.

Jack Hughes is a speedy little guy that looks to be trying to do too much with some of his dipsy do maneuvers that usually end up with Hughes turning over the puck.

The Devils are a fast small team but can easily be pushed to the wall with good defensive play or just clogging up the middle and being physical early in the game.
AV has had plenty of time to game plan against the debbies hopefully it will result in a philly home opener W.

 

We are who we thought they are.


Their forward group is pretty good. But their D and goaltending was the issue in the first place. They tried. And a lot of times it takes time for a new team to come together. They obvi aren’t going to lose 7-2 or cough up 4-0 leads every night.

 

Watched a chunk of the Debbies v Sabres game and the Debs look lost, uninspired, hopefully the Flyers run through them like a buzzsaw with their forecheck