GDT: #2: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, Flyers at Panthers, 7:00 pm ET

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (0-0-1, 0-0-1 away ) vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS (0-0-0, 0-0-0 home ) ​

BROADCAST INFORMATION​

• TV: CSN-PH, FS-F
• Radio: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/RadioPlayer.htm?id=2015020020
• Streams: Anyone can post a link to a webstream in this GDT.

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS​

• Preview: http://flyers.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2015020020
• Stats and Notes: Currently unavailable.
• NHL Stats: http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm
• Flyers' Stats: http://flyers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm
• Panthers' Stats: http://panthers.nhl.com/club/stats.htm

Team Stats​

Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | ROW | PTS % | GF | GA | GF/GP | GA/GP | PP% | PK% | Shots/GP | SA/GP | FOW%
Panthers|0| 0| 0 |0 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |0.00 |0.00 |0.0| 0.0| 0.0 |0.0| 0.0
Flyers |1 |0| 0| 1 |1| 0| 50.0| 2| 3| 2.00 |3.00| 33.3 |66.7 |25.0 |32.0 |50.8

TEAMS' WEBSITES​

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

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS​

FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
78 | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare | L |6' 0"|198|Mar 6, 1985| 30| Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
14 |Sean Couturier | C |6' 3" |197 |Dec 7, 1992 |22| Phoenix, AZ, USA
89 |Sam Gagner | C| 5' 11" |202| Aug 10, 1989| 26 |London, ON, CAN
28 | Claude Giroux "C"| C| 5' 11" |172 |Jan 12, 1988 |27| Hearst, ON, CAN
21 | Scott Laughton |C |6' 1"| 177| May 30, 1994| 21| Oakville, ON, CAN
40 | Vincent Lecavalier | C |6' 4"| 215 |Apr 21, 1980| 35| Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
12 | Michael Raffl | L |6' 0" |195| Dec 1, 1988 |26| Villach, AUT
24 | Matt Read | R |5' 10" |185| Jun 14, 1986| 29 |Ilderton, ON, CAN
10| Brayden Schenn | C |6' 1" |190| Aug 22, 1991| 24 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
17 | Wayne Simmonds "A" | R| 6' 2" |183|Aug 26, 1988 |27|Scarborough, ON, CAN
20 | R.J. Umberger |C |6' 2"| 214 |May 3, 1982 |33| Pittsburgh, PA, USA
76 | Chris VandeVelde | C |6' 2" |190| Mar 15, 1987 |28| Moorhead, MN, USA
93 |Jakub Voracek | R |6' 2" |214 |Aug 15, 1989 |26| Kladno, CZE
25 |Ryan White |C |6' 0"| 201| Mar 17, 1988| 27 |Brandon, MB, CAN

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
15| Michael Del Zotto| 6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |25 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
3 |Radko Gudas |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990| 25| Prague, CZE
23| Brandon Manning | 6' 1"| 195 |Jun 4, 1990| 25 |Prince George, BC, CAN
82| Evgeny Medvedev | 6' 3"| 198| Aug 27, 1982| 33 |Chelyabinsk, RUS
22| Luke Schenn | 6' 2"| 229 |Nov 2, 1989| 25| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
55| Nick Schultz | 6' 1" |203| Aug 25, 1982| 33 |Strasbourg, SK, CAN
32| Mark Streit "A" | 5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |37| Bern, CHE

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
35 |Steve Mason | 6' 4" |217 |May 29, 1988 |27 |Oakville, ON, CAN
30 | Michal Neuvirth| 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |27| Ústí nad Labem, CZE

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 - Michael Raffl | 28 - Claude Giroux |93 - Jakub Voracek
10- Brayden Schenn |14 - Sean Couturier | 17 - Wayne Simmonds
24 - Matt Read |21 - Scott Laughton | 20 - R.J. Umberger
76 - Chris VandeVelde |78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | 25 - Ryan White

Pairings

Name | Name
55 - Nick Schultz| 32 - Mark Streit
15 - Michael Del Zotto|23 - Brandon Manning
82 - Evgeny Medvedev | 22 - Luke Schenn

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason | 30 - Michal Neuvirth

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sam Gagner | available | could be a healthy scratch
Radko Gudas | available | could be a healthy scratch
Vincent Lecavalier | available | could be a healthy scratch

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Michael Raffl | Claude Giroux |Wayne Simmonds |Mark Streit | Jakub Voracek
No. 2|R.J. Umberger| Sean Couturier | Brayden Schenn | Michael Del Zotto|Evgeny Medvedev

FLORIDA PANTHERS​

PANTHERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
Jonathan Huberdeau |Aleksander Barkov | Jaromir Jagr
Brandon Pirri| Nick Bjugstad | Reilly Smith
Jussi Jokinen| Dave Bolland | Vincent Trocheck
Shawn Thornton | Derek MacKenzie |Quinton Howden

Pairings

Name | Name
Brian Campbell| Aaron Ekblad
Willie Mitchell| Erik Gudbranson
Dmitry Kulikov | Alex Petrovic

Goalies

Name | Name
Roberto Luongo | Al Montoya

PANTHERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Connor Brickley | available | expected to be a healthy scratch
Rocco Grimaldi| injured reserve| sprained right ankle
Steven Kampfer | available | expected to be a healthy scratch
Dylan Olsen | available | expected to be a healthy scratch
Marc Savard | injured reserve| concussions

PANTHERS' POWER PLAY UNITS:

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Jonathan Huberdeau | Aleksander Barkov | Jaromir Jagr |Dmitry Kulikov |Aaron Ekblad
No. 2| Brandon Pirri | Nick Bjugstad | Jussi Jokinen |Brian Campbell | Reilly Smith

PANTHERS' ROSTER
Forwards

No. | Player | Pos. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
16| Aleksander Barkov| C| 6' 3" |213 |Sep 2, 1995 |20| Tampere, FIN
27| Nick Bjugstad | C |6' 6"| 218 |Jul 17, 1992 |23 |Minneapolis, MN, USA
63| Dave Bolland "A" | C |6' 0"| 184| Jun 5, 1986| 29| Mimico, ON, CAN
86| Connor Brickley | C |6' 0" |203 |Feb 25, 1992| 23| Malden, MA, USA
42| Quinton Howden |C |6' 2"| 189 |Jan 21, 1992| 23| Winnipeg, MB, CAN
11| Jonathan Huberdeau | L| 6' 1" |188| Jun 4, 1993 |22| Saint-Jerome, QC, CAN
68| Jaromir Jagr | R| 6' 3" |230| Feb 15, 1972| 43| Kladno, CZE
36| Jussi Jokinen | L |5' 11" |198 |Apr 1, 1983 |32| Kalajoki, FIN
17| Derek MacKenzie "A" | C| 5' 11" |181| Jun 11, 1981 |34| Sudbury, ON, CAN
73| Brandon Pirri | C |6' 0"| 183 |Apr 10, 1991| 24 |Toronto, ON, CAN
--| Marc Savard | C |5' 10" |191 |Jul 17, 1977 |38| Ottawa, ON, CAN
18| Reilly Smith |R |6' 0" |185 |Apr 1, 1991| 24 |Toronto, ON, CAN
22 | Shawn Thornton | L |6' 2"| 217| Jul 23, 1977| 38 |Oshawa, ON, CAN
21 | Vincent Trocheck | C |5' 10" |182| Jul 11, 1993| 22| Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Defensemen

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
51| Brian Campbell "A"| 5' 10" |192 |May 23, 1979| 36| Strathroy, ON, CAN
5 |Aaron Ekblad | 6' 4"| 216| Feb 7, 1996 |19 |Windsor, ON, CAN
44| Erik Gudbranson| 6' 5" |216 |Jan 7, 1992 |23| Ottawa, ON, CAN
3 |Steven Kampfer | 5' 11" |192 |Sep 24, 1988 |27| Ann Arbor, MI, USA
7 |Dmitry Kulikov | 6' 1" |204| Oct 29, 1990| 24 |Lipetsk, RUS
33| Willie Mitchell "C" | 6' 3"| 210 |Apr 23, 1977 |38| Port McNeill, BC, CAN
6 |Alex Petrovic | 6' 4"| 206 |Mar 3, 1992 |23 |Edmonton, AB, CAN

Goalies

No. | Player | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Age | Place of Birth
1 |Roberto Luongo | 6' 3" |217 |Apr 4, 1979 |36| Montreal, QC, CAN
35| Al Montoya | 6' 2" |203 |Feb 13, 1985 |30 |Chicago, IL, USA

FLYERS vs. PANTHERS SERIES HISTORY​

Regular Season Record

Opponent | W-L-T-OTL | Home | Away
Florida Panthers|47-29-7-4 |19-15-6-4| 28-14-1-0

Playoffs Record

Opponent | Series | W-L | Home | Away
Florida Panthers|0-1 |2-4|1-2| 1-2

Regular Season Streaks (unless noted)

Opponent | W-L-OTL | Home | Away
Florida Panthers|3-4-2 in the last 9 | 2-0-1 in the last 3 | 6-3-0 in last 9

Series history (prior GDT): http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1795257​

FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE​

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?team=PHI

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Mon Oct 12, 2015 | Florida at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM | NHLN-US, FS-F, CSN-PH
Wed Oct 14, 2015 | Chicago at Philadelphia | 8:00 PM | NBCSN
Tue Oct 20, 2015 | Dallas at Philadelphia | 7:30 PM | NBCSN, CSN-PH
Wed Oct 21, 2015 | Philadelphia at Boston | 8:00 PM | NBCSN, TVAS
Sat Oct 24, 2015| NY Rangers at Philadelphia |7:00 PM | MSG, CSN-PH
Tue Oct 27, 2015| Buffalo at Philadelphia | 7:00 PM |TVAS, MSG-B, BELL TV, CSN-PH

MEDIA COVERAGE​

Name | Link

Bucks County Courier Times​

| http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/sports/flyers/

Wayne Fish's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/waynefish1

Comcast Sports Philadelphia​

| http://www.csnphilly.com/pages/flyers

Blog​

| http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/700-level/

Tim Panaccio's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/tpanotchCSN

Courier-Post of South Jersey​

| http://www.courierpostonline.com/sports/flyers

Dave Isaac's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/davegisaac

Delaware County Times​

| http://www.delcotimes.com/topic/flyers

Rob Parent's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/reluctantSE

Fourth Period, The​

| http://www.thefourthperiod.com/Philadelphia/

David Strehle's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/DStrehleTFP

HockeyBuzz.com ​

| http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers

Bill Meltzer's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/billmeltzer

Newark Star-Ledger ​

| http://www.nj.com/flyers/

Randy Miller's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/RandyJMiller

Philadelphia Daily News​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/frequentflyers/

Jeff Neiburg's Twitter​

| https://twitter.com/Jeff_Neiburg

Philadelphia Inquirer​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/

Blog​

| http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inqflyersreport/

Sam Carchidi's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/broadstbull

Fox Sports Florida ​

| http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/florida-panthers-team

Steve Goldstein's Twitter ​

| https://twitter.com/goldieonice

Miami Herald ​

| http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nhl/florida-panthers/

Blog ​

| http://miamiherald.typepad.com/flapanthers/

George Richards' Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/GeorgeRichards

Palm Beach Post​

| http://www.palmbeachpost.com/flist/sports/hockey/florida-panthers/fNS/

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ​

| http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-panthers/

Harvey Fialkov's Twitter​

| http://twitter.com/hfialkov

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[FLYguy3911]

Think we might see Gudas in the lineup.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Thanks for the GDT!


I look forward to Mason scoring. Book it.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

id like to see Gudas in over Manning for this game...

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Think we might see Gudas in the lineup.

Hopefully over Manning. Schenn played well against Tampa

 

[Beef Invictus]

id like to see Gudas in over Manning for this game...

I'm with you.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Come back and win. Hopefully the first line wakes up and the defense tightens up. Gudas over Manning should happen.

 

[boxcar65]

Here we go. Manning has one bad turnover against the team that made it to the finals in the first game of the season, and everyone wants him out of the lineup. Overreaction much? I'm glad no one here coaches the team.

 

[Appleyard]

The general dislike of Manning playing though is kind of justified... he has played 22 games now in the NHL and has not looked capable of being a decent bottom pairing guy... plus many of us have seen him play in the AHL, where while he is a good player at that level he still makes quite a lot of defensive gaffes.

I mean, Bourdon and Gustafsson were not derided... why? Because in their time with the Flyers both looked capable of being solid bottom pairing guys, and played accordingly at the NHL level.

And it is not just down to 'hype' or perceived value, as Marshall got the same treatment despite being a 2nd round pick. Why? He did not look capable of playing in the NHL to a good level.

I mean, I would love for him to develop and become even a solid bottom pairing option for the Flyers, but he has shown no signs of having either good enough defense, or good enough offense to make up for his defense. He will have to prove people wrong on ice over a decent stretch of games, and if he does I am sure people will quickly change their tune.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I still can't get over that play where Manning was literally skating off the ice and gave up a breakaway.

 

[Curufinwe]

I wasn't a big fan of MDZ-Schenn last year, but if Manning is benched for Gudas we could see this lineup.

Schultz-Streit
MDZ-Schenn
Medvedev-Gudas

 

[BernieParent]

Thanks for the GDT!


I look forward to Mason scoring. Book it.

Given how ADHD the 3-on-3 last night looked, anything is possible in OT. That would be quite the pinch, though.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Gudas & Manning are place holders for the future of Hagg/Ghost/Morin anyway. Its pointless to debate their value. They won't be around longterm

 

[sa cyred]

Here we go. Manning has one bad turnover against the team that made it to the finals in the first game of the season, and everyone wants him out of the lineup. Overreaction much? I'm glad no one here coaches the team.

I was totally fine with him before the game. The kid struggled all last night. He was overmatched. Scoring points in the AHL (and not playing the best defense) does NOT make him an NHL defender.

Also regarding your last sentence... what if Hack does make the change? How would you respond to that?

 

[boxcar65]

I was totally fine with him before the game. The kid struggled all last night. He was overmatched. Scoring points in the AHL (and not playing the best defense) does NOT make him an NHL defender.

Also regarding your last sentence... what if Hack does make the change? How would you respond to that?

If he makes a change after one game, I say fire Hak...lol. Look, I'm not Manning's agent or anything, I just like seeing an undrafted kid who has been in the system and worked hard get a shot. He hasn't looked out of place in his previous call ups, but I know they were for limited minutes. Obviously he played well enough during the preseason to catch the coach and GM's eye.

All of that being said, I honestly think the best pairings for game two would be:

Streit-Schultz
Russian-MDZ
Schenn-Manning

This puts Manning back on the left side and maybe takes some of the defensive pressure off of him. Schenn can protect more and Manning can do his thing. I actually thought the two of them looked pretty solid in the preseason games, so I wouldn't mind the coaches giving them a regular season chance at it. Let's experiment early. And no, I don't think Gudas is any better than Manning other than with his physical play.

 

[YEM]

tricky game, FLA isn't the pile of scrubs like they usually are
'nother vote to see Gudas over Manning, let's see what the RFA has

 

[Mkoll]

Oh, the not-so-great Florida camera angle incoming.

 

[flyersfan018]

Here we go. Manning has one bad turnover against the team that made it to the finals in the first game of the season, and everyone wants him out of the lineup. Overreaction much? I'm glad no one here coaches the team.

Most people here didn't want him in the line-up even before last night.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Did any forward really stand out poorly to put Gagner in?

 

[Hiesenberg]

 

[sobrien]

No one on that third line is going anywhere, they played well last night.

4th line...they were ok. Had a really good possession shift late. I've enjoyed White's play since he arrived, but he was pretty invisible last night. But it was the first game, no point in kneejerking the lineup around so soon.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Did any forward really stand out poorly to put Gagner in?

Simmonds wasn't good, but he's not coming out.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

The Lineup probably shouldn't be changed.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I'm going to miss this game since I'll be the Phantoms opener, but should be good to keep an eye out on with my phone .

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Hopefully over Manning. Schenn played well against Tampa

Agreed. Thought Schenn did well.