GDT: #36 | Thursday, Dec. 22 | Flyers at Devils | 7:00 P.M. (Righting the Ship)

[Captain Dave Poulin]

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (20-11-4, 12-5-2 H, 8-6-2 A ) vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (12-13-7, 8-2-2 H, 4-11-5 A )

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FLYERS' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Pos. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare |78 |LW |L |6' 0" |198 |Mar 6, 1985|Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA
Nick Cousins |25 |C |L |5' 10" |188 |Jul 20, 1993| Belleville, ON, CAN
Sean Couturier |14| C |L |6' 3" |211 |Dec 7, 1992 |Phoenix, AZ, USA
Claude Giroux (C) |28 |C |R |5' 11" |185 |Jan 12, 1988 |Hearst, ON, CAN
Boyd Gordon |27| C| R |6' 0" |200 |Oct 19, 1983| Unity, SK, CAN
Travis Konecny |11 |C |R |5' 10" |175 |Mar 11, 1997| London, ON, CAN
Taylor Leier | 58 | LW| L| 5' 10" | 174| Feb 15, 1994 |Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Roman Lyubimov |13| LW |R |6' 2" |207 |Jan 6, 1992 |Tver, RUS
Michael Raffl |12| LW| L| 6' 0"| 200| Dec 1, 1988| Villach, AUT
Matt Read |24| RW |R| 5' 10" |185 |Jun 14, 1986| Ilderton, ON, CAN
Brayden Schenn| 10 |C |L| 6' 1" |195| Aug 22, 1991| Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Wayne Simmonds (A) |17| RW|R| 6' 2" |185| Aug 26, 1988| Scarborough, ON, CAN
Chris VandeVelde |76| C |L |6' 2"| 190 |Mar 15, 1987| Moorhead, MN, USA
Jakub Voracek| 93| RW |L |6' 2" |214| Aug 15, 1989|Kladno, CZE
Dale Weise| 22 |RW |R |6' 2" |206 |Aug 5, 1988| Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Michael Del Zotto| 15 | L |6' 0" |195 |Jun 24, 1990 |Stouffville, ON, CAN
Shayne Gostisbehere | 53 | L |5' 11" |180 |Apr 20, 1993 |Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Radko Gudas|3 |R |6' 0" |204 |Jun 5, 1990 |Prague, CZE
Andrew MacDonald |47 | L| 6' 1"| 204 |Sep 7, 1986| Judique, NS, CAN
Brandon Manning |23 | L| 6' 1" |205 |Jun 4, 1990 |Prince George, BC, CAN
Ivan Provorov |9 | L |6' 1"| 201 |Jan 13, 1997 |Yaroslavl, RUS
Nick Schultz |55 | L |6' 1"| 203 |Aug 25, 1982| Strasbourg, SK, CAN
Mark Streit (A) | 32 | L |5' 11" |191 |Dec 11, 1977 |Bern, CHE

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Steve Mason| 35 | 6' 4" |210 |May 29, 1988 |Oakville, ON, CAN
Michal Neuvirth |30 | 6' 1" |209 |Mar 23, 1988 |Ústí nad Labem, CZE
Anthony Stolarz| 41 | 6' 6" |210 |Jan 20, 1994 |Edison, NJ, USA

FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP
Lines

Left Wing | Center | Right Wing
12 - Michael Raffl | 28 - Claude Giroux | 93 - Jakub Voracek
11 - Travis Konecny |10 - Brayden Schenn | 17 - Wayne Simmonds
76 - Chris VandeVelde |78 - Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | 13 - Roman Lyubimov
58 - Taylor Leier |25 - Nick Cousins| 22 - Dale Weise

Pairings

Name | Name
23 - Brandon Manning |53 - Shayne Gostisbehere
47 - Andrew MacDonald |9 - Ivan Provorov
3 - Radko Gudas| 15 - Michael Del Zotto

Goalies

Name | Name
35 - Steve Mason | 65 - Anthony Stolarz

FLYERS' INJURIES and SCRATCHES

Player | Status | Description
Sean Couturier| IR; out 4-to-6 weeks from Nov. 23| MCL sprain, left knee
Boyd Gordon | healthy| could be scratched
Michal Neuvirth|LTIR; out 4-to-6 weeks from Nov. 13|reported as sprained left knee
Matt Read |IR; out four weeks from Dec. 5 | reported as an oblique muscle pull
Nick Schultz |healthy | could be scratched
Mark Streit | IR; out two weeks from Dec. 12 | reported as sprained left shoulder

FLYERS' POWER PLAY UNITS

Unit | Name | Name | Name | Name | Name
No. 1| Brayden Schenn | Claude Giroux | Wayne Simmonds |Jakub Voracek | Shayne Gostisbehere
No. 2| Travis Konecny | Nick Cousins | Dale Weise| Ivan Provorov | Michael Del Zotto

DEVILS' ROSTER
Forwards

Player | No. | Pos. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Beau Bennett | 8 |RW |R |6' 2" |195 |Nov 27, 1991 |Gardena, CA, USA
Michael Cammalleri (A) | 13| LW |L |5' 9"| 185| Jun 8, 1982 |Toronto, ON, CAN
Vernon Fiddler |38| LW |L| 5' 11" |205 |May 9, 1980 |Edmonton, AB, CAN
Luke Gazdic |20 |LW |L |6' 4" |225 |Jul 25, 1989 |Toronto, ON, CAN
Taylor Hall |9 |LW |L |6' 1"| 201| Nov 14, 1991 | Calgary, AB, CAN
Adam Henrique (A) | 14| C| L |6' 0"| 195| Feb 6, 1990 |Brantford, ON, CAN
Jacob Josefson | 16| C |L |6' 0" |190 |Mar 2, 1991 |Stockholm, SWE
Sergey Kalinin | 51| C| L |6' 3"| 200 |Mar 17, 1991 | Omsk, RUS
Nick Lappin | 36 | RW | R | 6' 1" | 174 | Nov 1, 1992 | Geneva, IL, USA
Kyle Palmieri | 21 | RW |R | 5' 10" | 185 | Feb 1, 1991 | Smithtown, NY, USA
PA Parenteau | 11 | RW | R | 6' 0" | 200 | Mar 24, 1983 | Hull, QC, CAN
Devante Smith-Pelly | 25 | RW | R | 6' 0" | 214 | Jun 14, 1992 | Scarborough, ON, CAN
Miles Wood | 44 | LW | L | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 13, 1995 | Buffalo, NY, USA
Pavel Zacha | 37 | C | L | 6' 3" | 210 | Apr 6, 1997 | Brno, CZE
Travis Zajac (A) | 19 | C | R | 6' 2" | 185 | May 13, 1985 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN

Defensemen

Player | No. | Shot | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Andy Greene (C) | 6 | L |5' 11"| 190 |Oct 30, 1982 | Trenton, MI, USA
Ben Lovejoy |12 | R |6' 1" |206 |Feb 20, 1984 | Concord, NH, USA
Jon Merrill |7 | L| 6' 3"| 205| Feb 3, 1992 |Oklahoma City, OK, USA
John Moore |2 | L |6' 3" |210 |Nov 19, 1990 |Winnetka, IL, USA
Kyle Quincey |22 | L |6' 2" |216 |Aug 12, 1985 |Kitchener, ON, CAN
Damon Severson |28 | R |6' 2"| 205| Aug 7, 1994 | Melville, SK, CAN

Goalies

Player | No. | Height | Weight | Date of Birth | Place of Birth
Keith Kinkaid |1| 6' 3"| 195 |Jul 4, 1989 | Farmingville, NY, USA
Cory Schneider |35 | 6' 3" |205 |Mar 18, 1986 |Marblehead, MA, USA

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NEXT FIVE GAMES

Date | Game | Time (ET) | Television (could change)
Wednesday, December 28, 2016| Philadelphia at St. Louis | 8:00 PM | NBCSN
Friday, December 30, 2016| Philadelphia at San Jose| 10:00 PM | CSN-CA, CSN-PH
Sunday, January 1, 2017 | Philadelphia at Anaheim| 8:00 PM | PRIME, CSN-PH
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 | New York Rangers at Philadelphia| 8:00 PM | NBCSN, TVAS
Saturday, January 7, 2017 | Tampa Bay at Philadelphia| 8:00 PM | SN1, CSN-PH, SUN

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GAME DAY MUSIC

"Smash It Up†by International Noise Conspiracy

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[BillDineen]

Elias getting a glove to the face makes me happy.

 

[Hapiii]

Hope we win this, I hate devils

 

[yukumia]

Mason great last night, but I hope Stolarz gets one last game in tonight and gets a nice win before going back down. That would be awesome for him and everybody.

 

[WIP CALLER]

GDT is hilarious, good work! Thinking of taking the trip up to the rock tonight since it is stupid easy for me to get to from work in trenton.

 

[dats81]

They better let Stolarz play before he is getting rusty. Low scoring Team.

 

[CutOnDime97]

Wouldn't mind seeing Stolarz go tonight but I think Hak sticks with Mason since this is our last game before the holiday break.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

One recent change for New Jersey made this morning:

Devils have recalled D Seth Helgeson from Albany and placed F Jacob Josefson (concussion) on IR

Source: https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan_NJ

Since last season, their two beat writers have apparently changed. Here is an update:

• Bergen Record: https://twitter.com/AGrossRecord
  
• Newark Star-Ledger: https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan_NJ

 

[flyersfan018]

OP, I love you so much for this GDT!

Hope more people get the reference.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

OP, I love you so much for this GDT!

Hope more people get the reference.

I had to change it a bit, but I think we all know the score

 

[Cyborg LeClair]

One recent change for New Jersey made this morning:



Source: https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan_NJ

Since last season, their two beat writers have apparently changed. Here is an update:

• Bergen Record: https://twitter.com/AGrossRecord
  
• Newark Star-Ledger: https://twitter.com/ChrisRyan_NJ

Helgesen is a Phantoms killer in all the games I've seen of him. Hopefully that doesnt extend to the Flyers as well

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

^New Jersey has an optional skate this morning. Any indications as to who will play will likely be determined afterwards though one beat says Keith Kincaid is the only goalie participating. Helgeson is on the ice at the morning skate.

Edit, from warmups:

Hall-Zajac-Cammy
Wood-Rico-PAP
Bennett-Zacha-Palmieri
Gazdic-Fiddler-Kalinin
Greene-Severson
Moore-Lovejoy
Merrill-Helgeson
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source: Andrew Gross

 

[Tripod]

OP, I love you so much for this GDT!

Hope more people get the reference.

Hope we smoke these guys just to see him suffer.

 

[BillDineen]

Provorov looks so happy saying "I must break you".

 

[Hiesenberg]

Stolarz should absolutely get the start, these guys aren't an offensive dynamo and might as well let Mason go into the break on a really good high note

 

[Curufinwe]

Stolarz should absolutely get the start, these guys aren't an offensive dynamo and might as well let Mason go into the break on a really good high note

I agree. Stolie should start.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Stolie getting a win in Jersey would be so cool, I bet the team would really bust their ***** to get him the win.

 

[Rebels57]

I would definitely go with Stolie. Our boys will be a bit tired after a playoff-style game last night. Having Stolie in should have them a bit more on their toes in the defensive end.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Time to keep the fall of the Devils going .

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'm just worried that our guys will be laughing so hard at the gong show lineup across from them that they won't be able to concentrate.

 

[njdevil26]

You guys are going to do non consensual butt stuff to us tonight.
This Devils team is gutless and submissive. Enjoy.

 

[Rebels57]

You guys are going to do non consensual butt stuff to us tonight.
This Devils team is gutless and submissive. Enjoy.

We had a pretty grueling game last night against Washington. 65 minutes of playoff style hockey. We may not have a lot in the tank tonight and the Devils effort was just called out, so I think this game could go either way. Plus, NJ basically owns us in their building and has since like 1995.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

yeah I agree. even tho it is a division rival this has all the makings of a emotional letdown. Hopefully I am wrong.

 

[Hiesenberg]

This is one of those games where somehow the Devils will make the Flyers look slow

 

[TCTC]

Yeah, we definitely shouldn't expect an exciting game.

Just get the 2 points. I don't even care how.