GDT: #26: Blue Jackets at FLYERS, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018, 7:00 p.m. ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (15-10-2) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (11-12-2)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NBCSP, FS-O
• 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.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Blue Jackets' Website: Official Columbus Blue Jackets Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Flyers Gameday: 12/6/18 vs CBJ; Phantoms & WJC Candidate Update
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Blue Jackets' Stats: Columbus Blue Jackets Stats | 2018-2019

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%
Blue Jackets	27	15-10-2	32	7-5-1	8-5-1	96	91	17.2	76.8	48.5	.892
Flyers	25	11-12-2	24	5-7-1	6-5-1	75	88	15.1	71.3	55.9	.881

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier -11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk -19 Nolan Patrick - 17 Wayne Simmonds
12 Michael Raffl - 21 Scott Laughton - 93 Jakub Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom - 15 Jori Lehterä - 22 Dale Weise ​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov - 8 Robert Hägg
47 Andrew MacDonald - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere
6 Travis Sanheim - 3 Radko Gudas​

Goalies

30 Michal Neuvirth - 41 Anthony Stolarz (expected starter)
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Power Plays

PP1: Van Riemsdyk, Couturier, Voracek, Gostisbehere, Giroux
PP2: Simmonds, Patrick, Konecny, Provorov, Lindblom
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Injuries and Scratches

10 Corban Knight (F) is on IR due to a broken collarbone. He could miss four months (Oct. 31).
26 Christian Folin (D) could be a healthy scratch.
37 Brian Elliott (G) is on IR due to a possible groin injury. He could return the first week of December.
40 Jordan Weal (F) could be a healthy scratch.
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site - The Athletic (@TheAthleticPHI) | Twitter
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​

HockeyBuzz.com

Web site -- http://www.hockeybuzz.com/team/Philadelphia-Flyers
Bill Meltzer's Twitter -- Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) | Twitter​

NBC Sports Philadelphia

Web site -- Flyers
John Boruk's Twitter -- John Boruk (@johnborukNBCS) | Twitter​

Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer

Web site -- Philly.com Flyers
Sam Carchidi's Twitter -- Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) | Twitter​

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

Possible Lineup
Lines

9 Artemi Panarin - 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois - 13 Cam Atkinson
71 Nick Foligno - 38 Boone Jenner - 77 Josh Anderson
17 Brandon Dubinsky - 10 Alexander Wennberg - 28 Oliver Bjorkstrand
45 Lukas Sedlak - 20 Riley Nash - 37 Markus Hannikainen​

Pairings

8 Zach Werenski - 3 Seth Jones
27 Ryan Murray - 65 Markus Nutivaara
4 Scott Harrington - 58 David Savard​

Goalies

72 Sergei Bobrovsky (expected starter) - 70 Joonas Korpisalo​

Injuries and Scratches

14 Dean Kukan (D) could be a healthy scratch.
91 Anthony Duclair (F) could be a healthy scratch..
-- Gabriel Carlsson (D) was recalled from AHL (Dec. 6).
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MEDIA CONTACTS
1st Ohio Battery

Web site -- 1st Ohio Battery
Rob Mixer's Twitter -- Rob Mixer (@RobMixer) | Twitter​

Athletic, The

Web site -- Blue Jackets - The Athletic
Alison L's Twitter -- Alison (@AlisonL) | Twitter
Aaron Portzline's Twitter -- Aaron Portzline (@Aportzline) | Twitter​

Blue Jackets Radio Network

Twitter -- CBJ Radio (@cbjradio) | Twitter
Bob McElligott's Twitter -- Bob McElligott (@BobbyMacSports) | Twitter ​

Columbus Dispatch

Web site -- Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Hockey News, Stats, Scores & Injuries
Brian Hedger's Twitter -- Brian Hedger (@BrianHedger) | Twitter​

Fox Sports Ohio

Web site -- Columbus Blue Jackets News, Schedule, Scores, Stats, Roster
Bill Davidge's Twitter -- Bill Davidge (@bdavidge99) | Twitter
Dave Maetzold's Twitter - Dave Maetzold (@DMaetzMedia) | Twitter
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UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
December 8	at Buffalo	1:00 pm	SN, MSG-B, NBCSP
December 9	at Winnipeg	3:00 pm	TVAS, TSN3, NBCSP+
December 12	at Calgary	8:30 pm	SN, NBCSP
December 14	at Edmonton	9:00 pm	SNW, NBCSP+
December 15	at Vancouver	10:00 pm	CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, NBCSP
December 18	vs. Detroit	7:00 pm	TVAS, NBCSP, FS-D
December 20	vs. Nashville	7:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-TN
December 22	vs. Columbus	1:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-O
December 23	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	NHLN-US, MSG, NBCSP

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[Flyerfan4life]

can we steal Torts plz ?

thx

 

[TheKingPin]

I just don’t get how the jackets are good with that lineup. Seems weak to me but they are obviously a good teams and trash us every time.

It would certainly be nice to have Zito get a win against his former club!

 

[renberg]

can we steal Torts plz ?

thx

No thanks. He's good copy for the media but burns out his players.

 

[Rebels57]

No thanks. He's good copy for the media but burns out his players.

Those days are over. Get a new narrative. He's in his 4th season in Columbus already, they are looking very good again, and he has embraced young players and allowed them to play through mistakes without fear of retribution.

 

[renberg]

Those days are over. Get a new narrative. He's in his 4th season in Columbus already, they are looking very good again, and he has embraced young players and allowed them to play through mistakes without fear of retribution.

Right you are. That's why Bobrofsky wants out of Columbus.

 

[Rebels57]

Right you are. That's why Bobrofsky wants out of Columbus.

Bob and Panarin both want out of Columbus because it a rust-belt shit-hole. Nobody wants to live in Ohio if they can avoid it. Since they are both upcoming UFAs, this is their chance to cash in and also move out of Ohio.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

No thanks. He's good copy for the media but burns out his players.

wrong.. but thx for playing..

 

[Rich Nixon]

#FREEOSKARLINDBLOM

 

[Rebels57]

#FREEOSKARLINDBLOM

He's no Weise.

 

[deadhead]

Those days are over. Get a new narrative. He's in his 4th season in Columbus already, they are looking very good again, and he has embraced young players and allowed them to play through mistakes without fear of retribution.

Really?
Because the only young players are high picks: Dubois (20) #3, Werenski (21) #7
Milano (22) #16 got 8:19 in 8 games before getting sent back to the AHL after playing 11:39 last season
Bjorkstrand (23) gets 11:35 after 14:18 last season
Duclair (23), in his 4th NHL season (started in Arizona), gets 13:08

Everyone else is 24 or older.
Nutivaara (24) has gone from 13:13, 16:02 to 18:18 over his 3 year NHL career
Anderson (24) from 12:01 to 18:02 to 16:28
Weenberg (24), #16, started at 20 with 15:37, 15:52, 18:23, 18:08, 14:53
Jenner (25), #37, started at 20

Top picks reach the NHL early, at 19-21, later picks more like 22 and gradually see their TOI increase.
And some players get sent down if they don't perform.

Wow, that sounds really unusual.

 

[Beef Invictus]

Really?
Because the only young players are high picks: Dubois (20) #3, Werenski (21) #7
Milano (22) #16 got 8:19 in 8 games before getting sent back to the AHL after playing 11:39 last season
Bjorkstrand (23) gets 11:35 after 14:18 last season
Duclair (23), in his 4th NHL season (started in Arizona), gets 13:08

Everyone else is 24 or older.
Nutivaara (24) has gone from 13:13, 16:02 to 18:18 over his 3 year NHL career
Anderson (24) from 12:01 to 18:02 to 16:28
Weenberg (24), #16, started at 20 with 15:37, 15:52, 18:23, 18:08, 14:53
Jenner (25), #37, started at 20

Top picks reach the NHL early, at 19-21, later picks more like 22 and gradually see their TOI increase.
And some players get sent down if they don't perform.

Wow, that sounds really unusual.

When will you be compiling that list of coaches you think are superior to Hakstol? I'd like to clear up some of the cognitive dissonance you issue. See, you claim that he's a run of the mill coach. But whenever people claim good coaches are better than this run of the mill coach, you insist they aren't.

So what is it?

 

[deadhead]

Shove it Beef.

What I point out is when people try to show how teams do things so differently, especially playing young players, it turns out that most teams do things pretty much the same. There's this fantasy that the Flyers are ultra-conservative with prospects, when the reality is they're pretty much the NHL norm.

Top prospects usually play within a couple years of being drafted, outside the top 20 it takes 3-4 years for most players, after the 2nd round most players don't even make the NHL and those who do often take 4-5 years or more.

And a lot of players get limited minutes their first couple years, and then either move into a major role or move on.
And some prospects get a cameo, then back to the AHL, or struggle and then back to the AHL, it's normal for prospects to yo-yo for a year or two.

 

[Adam Warlock]

Shove it Beef.

What I point out is when people try to show how teams do things so differently, especially playing young players, it turns out that most teams do things pretty much the same. There's this fantasy that the Flyers are ultra-conservative with prospects, when the reality is they're pretty much the NHL norm.

Top prospects usually play within a couple years of being drafted, outside the top 20 it takes 3-4 years for most players, after the 2nd round most players don't even make the NHL and those who do often take 4-5 years or more.

And a lot of players get limited minutes their first couple years, and then either move into a major role or move on.
And some prospects get a cameo, then back to the AHL, or struggle and then back to the AHL, it's normal for prospects to yo-yo for a year or two.

What NHL team has a roster full mostly of players under 25? You keep suggesting the Flyers will by the spring.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Bob has been good lately. Flyers are gonna get owned.

 

[Muddy Wilbury]

Power play units for the Blue Jackets?☺

Go Flyers!

 

[Angry Hockey Dad]

I feel like we never beat the Jackets

 

[deadhead]

What NHL team has a roster full mostly of players under 25? You keep suggesting the Flyers will by the spring.

Flyers already have TK (21), Patrick (20), Lindblom (22), Laughton (24), Provorov (21), Sanheim (22), Hagg (23).
Myers (22), Friedman (23), Vorobyev (22), NAK (22) are good candidates for a callup.
Hart (20), is more of a long shot, as is Kase (22).

So that's 11-13 players in late spring who could be under 25. Only Laughton would "graduate" next year when Frost would be added.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

wrong.. but thx for playing..

 

[Rebels57]

I feel like we never beat the Jackets

Because Tortorella embarasses Hakstol every single time.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

Because Tortorella embarasses Hakstol every single time.

can we get a praying baby up in here..

#testify..

@Captain Dave Poulin

 

[Foggy14]

I feel like we never beat the Jackets

Because Tortorella embarasses Hakstol every single time.

Yeah guys, but that was only because Hak was being micro-managed by our totally unyielding GM.

It will be much different, now.

 

[TheKingPin]

I’d love to put a 6 spot up on bob.

 

[dats81]

It's not just the Blue Jackets, when I look at the upcoming schedule in general all I anticipate is pain... a lot of pain.

 

[OzFlyers]

There is something about the Blue Jackets I hate. Maybe it's that bloody cannon?