GDT: #3: FLYERS at Canucks, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, 10:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm CF88CT

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (2-0-0) at VANCOUVER CANUCKS (1-2-0)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: CBC, NBCSP
• 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
• Canucks' Website: Official Vancouver Canucks Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 Things: Flyers at Canucks and Game Notes: Canucks vs. Flyers
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2019-2020
• Canucks' Stats: Vancouver Canucks Stats | 2019-2020

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Canucks	3	1-2-0	2	1-0-0	0-2-0	10	8	8.3	100.0	47.4
Flyers	2	2-0-0	4	2-0-0	0-0-0	8	3	42.9	85.7	60.2

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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.). He is expected to travel with the team for this road trip.
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​

VANCOUVER CANUCKS

Possible Lineup
Lines

70 Tanner Pearson - 53 Bo Horvat - 17 Josh Leivo
9 J.T. Miller - 40 Elias Pettersson - 6 Brock Boeser
79 Micheal Ferland - 88 Adam Gaudette - 20 Brandon Sutter
59 Tim Schaller - 83 Jay Beagle - 18 Jake Virtanen​

Pairings

23 Alex Edler - 57 Tyler Myers
43 Quinn Hughes - 8 Chris Tanev
4 Jordie Benn - 51 Troy Stecher​

Goalies

25 Jacob Markstrom -- expected starter
35 Thatcher Demko
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Power plays

PP1: Miller, Pettersson, Boeser, Horvat, Edler.
PP2: Pearson, Gaudette, Leivo, Hughes, Myers.​

Injuries and Scratches

5 Oscar Fantenberg (concussion, Sep. 22). He is day-to-day.
26 Antoine Roussel (ACL surgery, late March). He is on injured reserve and out until perhaps late November.
21 Loui Eriksson (healthy). He could be scratched.
64 Tyler Motte (upper body, Sep. 30). He is on injured reserve.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Sportsnet TV and Radio 650

Web site -- Sportsnet 650 Vancouver - Sportsnet.ca
Brendan Batchelor's Twitter -- Brendan Batchelor (@BatchHockey) | Twitter
Joey Kenward's Twitter - Joey Kenward (@kenwardskorner) | Twitter
Iain MacIntyre's Twitter -- Iain MacIntyre (@imacSportsnet) | Twitter
Dan Murphy's Twitter -- Dan Murphy (@sportsnetmurph) | Twitter​

TSN Radio 1040

Web site -- Vancouver Canucks Hockey News | TSN
Jeff Paterson's Twitter -- Jeff Paterson (@patersonjeff) | Twitter
Blake Price's Twitter -- Blake Price (@BlakePriceTSN) | Twitter​

Vancouver Province and Vancouver Sun

Web site (Province) -- (no title)
Web site (Sun) -- (no title)
Ben Kuzma's Twitter -- Ben Kuzma (@benkuzma) | Twitter
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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

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FROM THE PAST

In my opinion, Bobby Clarke's faceoff win in the last minute of Game 2 of the 1979 series remains one of the five best in franchise history. To watch it as it occurred was magnificent, late in the evening, with the Flyers on the verge of being eliminated 2 games to 0 [Best of Three series] to a team with 32 less regular season points.
Seen here at the (approx.) 1:20 mark.


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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"(We are) The Road Crew" by Motorhead
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[MiamiScreamingEagles]

No practice on Thursday (today). The team travels to Vancouver on a mid-afternoon flight.

 

[Rebels57]

 

[AdamParrot]

Canucks are good. It will be first hard matchup for us. Especially on the road.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Perfect season in tact. Let's f***ing do it boys!

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to beat these bastards down. Let's do it!

 

[Rebels57]

Canucks are good. It will be first hard matchup for us. Especially on the road.

The win against the Kings was impressive, but they were shutout by Calgary the game before and lost to Edmonton in their opener.

They have some nice young skill we will need to keep in check but I like our odds.

 

[AdamParrot]

The win against the Kings was impressive, but they were shutout by Calgary the game before and lost to Edmonton in their opener.

They have some nice young skill we will need to keep in check but I like our odds.

Yes, but they were better than Oilers, just bad luck and McDavid/Draisaitl indivudals performances. Their system is good, they are so much better than last year. And point it's that they are better than Hawks and Devils who were really bad.



But yes, I want third win in a row just like in 2011-12 (where third win was against Canucks too but at Wells Fargo Center).

 

[Rebels57]

Yes, but they were better than Oilers, just bad luck and McDavid/Draisaitl indivudals performances. Their system is good, they are so much better than last year. And point it's that they are better than Hawks and Devils who were really bad.



But yes, I want third win in a row just like in 2011-12 (where third win was against Canucks too but at Wells Fargo Center).

Staying off the PP where Pettersson and Hughes can really shine will be of the utmost importance.

Gotta give Vancouver credit for one thing; they've hit some homeruns on their 1st round picks lately.

 

[Curufinwe]

If the Flyers keep the PK at 85% and the PP at 40% they will win a lot of games.

 

[AdamParrot]

Staying off the PP where Pettersson and Hughes can really shine will be of the utmost importance.

Gotta give Vancouver credit for one thing; they've hit some homeruns on their 1st round picks lately.

If we win this then we will be in really good position in early season after many years. It would be f***ing nice!

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Life was so much simpler back when only geologists had to look at charts and graphs like that and try to understand them.

 

[AdamParrot]

Look at this...

Oh my......

 

[deadhead]

Vancouver doesn't strike me as a very good team, but they're at home and it's a long trip for the Flyers, big edge.

70 Tanner Pearson - 53 Bo Horvat - 17 Josh Leivo
9 J.T. Miller - 40 Elias Pettersson - 6 Brock Boeser
Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson and Miller are the core forwards.
Horvat is a decent 2C, Boeser is the sniper, Pettersson is the star in the making, Miller is a solid 2nd line forward.
Pearson is more a 3rd line talent (ES 32, 34, 35, then a bad last season with 22), as is Leivo, a solid 2 way guy with limited upside.

79 Micheal Ferland - 88 Adam Gaudette - 20 Brandon Sutter
59 Tim Schaller - 83 Jay Beagle - 18 Jake Virtanen
Ferland is a decent PF, Gaudette had great NCAA scoring numbers that haven't translated to the NHL yet, Sutter isn't even a good 4th line candidate at this point in his career, and the 4th line is just a group of limited muckers.

Overall, not a good forward group, two stars to build around but they need a lot more talent.

Pairings
23 Alex Edler - 57 Tyler Myers
43 Quinn Hughes - 8 Chris Tanev
4 Jordie Benn - 51 Troy Stecher

Edler is the heart of this defense, but he's really not a 1st pair guy on a top team, look for a TDL deal if they're buried by February.
When you're playing Myers 22:31, well, that says it all.
Hughes is a more talented version of Ghost, but is probably a year or two from being a force (only 20).
Tanev is OK, but at 30 is probably nearing the point where he should be on a 3rd pair somewhere.
Jordie Benn has been a solid 3rd pair guy, but at 32 the clock is ticking, Stecher is another 3rd pair guy who's shown some improvement but not sure how much upside is there.

Goalies
25 Jacob Markstrom
35 Thatcher Demko

Markstrom is a decent but nothing special goalie who's the starter for now.
Demko is a promising young goalie who had a nice college career and showed good progress in two AHL seasons, at some point they need to see what he has.

This is still a bad team with too many players 30 and over - a February fire sale is in their future.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Look at this...

Oh my......

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Updated the thread title to reflect game time.

 

[landsbergfan]

The charts are fun, the product has been fun, but JFC it is two games people!

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

The charts are fun, the product has been fun, but JFC it is two games people!

@Captain Dave Poulin, can we get a AV game counter pic?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

@Captain Dave Poulin, can we get a AV game counter pic?

 

[Tripod]

this is a "should win" game. crush them.

 

[ybnvs]

Life was so much simpler back when only geologists had to look at charts and graphs like that and try to understand them.

I have a BS in geology. You just triggered a plethora of suppressed and repressed memories and emotions.

I need the f***ing rest of the week off.

 

[Rebels57]

this is a "should win" game. crush them.

Historically, I feel like we always play well in Vancouver.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

at the thread title, @MiamiScreamingEagles.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

at the thread title, @MiamiScreamingEagles.

Bruh. That was me.

Updated the thread title to reflect game time.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Historically, I feel like we always play well in Vancouver.

Historically, the Flyers went almost two decades without losing in Vancouver... but have lost 2 of the last 3.

I actually feel optimistic about this year's visit. I don't think I could have felt more pessimistic about last year's visit.