GDT: #37: FLYERS at Panthers, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, 7:00 pm ET

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

FLORIDA PANTHERS (15-15-6) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (15-16-5)

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BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: FS-F, 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.

TEAMS' WEBSITES

• Flyers' Facebook: Security Check Required
• Flyers' Twitter: Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) | Twitter
• Flyers' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Panthers' Website: Official Florida Panthers Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Flyers Gameday: 12/29/18 @ FLA; Phantoms and WJC Updates
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2018-2019
• Panthers' Stats: Florida Panthers Stats | 2018-2019

TEAMS' STATISTICS (Panthers info not fully updated)

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%	Save%
Panthers	36	15-15-6	36	7-6-4	8-9-2	117	127	28.2	77.9	49.8	.887
Flyers	36	15-16-5	35	7-8-2	8-8-3	107	131	13.1	74.6	55.2	.879

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk - 28 Claude Giroux - 11 Travis Konecny
17 Wayne Simmonds - 14 Sean Couturier - 93 Jake Voracek
21 Scott Laughton -40 Jordan Weal - 12 Michael Raffl
23 Oskar Lindblom - 44 Phil Varone - 22 Dale Weise​

Pairings

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

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter) - 30 Michal Neuvirth​

Power Plays

PP1: Simmonds, Couturier, Voracek, Gostisbehere, Giroux
PP2: Van Riemsdyk, (Patrick), Konecny, Sanheim, Provorov​

Injuries and Scratches

10 Corban Knight (F) is on IR due to a broken collarbone. He could miss four months (Oct. 31).
15 Jori Lehtera (F) could be a healthy scratch.
19 Nolan Patrick (F) will not play due to an upper body injury He is expected out 4-to-5 days (Dec. 28).
26 Christian Folin (D) could be a healthy scratch.
37 Brian Elliott (G) is on IR due to a possible groin injury. Further medical tests, no update issued (Dec. 20).
41 Anthony Stolarz (G) is on IR due to a lower body injury. He is expected out 2-to-4 weeks (Dec. 17).​

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​

FLORIDA PANTHERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

11 Jonathan Huberdeau - 16 Aleksander Barkov - 63 Evgeny Dadonov
72 Frank Vatrano - 95 Henrik Borgstrom - 68 Mike Hoffman
22 Troy Brouwer - 90 Jared McCann - 62 Denis Malgin
18 Micheal Haley- 7 Colton Sceviour - 8 Jayce Hawryluk​

Pairings

3 Keith Yandle - 5 Aaron Ekblad
19 Michael Matheson - 52 MacKenzie Weegar
55 Bogdan Kiselevich - 13 Mark Pysyk​

Goalies

1 Roberto Luongo - 34 James Reimer​

Injuries and Scratches

6 Alex Petrovic (D) could be a healthy scratch.
17 Derek McKenzie (F) is on IR. He had shoulder surgery (Nov. 6) and could miss most of the regular season.
21 Vincent Trocheck (F) is on IR due to a fractured ankle. He could return in early February.
27 Nick Bjugstad (F) is day-to-day with an upper body injury. He is doubtful to play.
88 Jamie McGinn (F) is on IR due to shoulder surgery (Sep. 14).
91 Juho Lammikko (F) could be a healthy scratch.​

MEDIA CONTACTS
Athletic, The

Web site -- The Athletic
Erin Brown's Twitter -- Erin Brown (@rinkside) | Twitter
George Richards' Twitter -- George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) | Twitter​

Florida Panthers

Jameson Olive's Twitter -- Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) | Twitter​

Florida Panthers' Radio Network

Doug Plagens' Twitter -- Doug Plagens (@DougPlagens) | Twitter​

Fox Sports Florida

Web site -- FOX Sports Panthers (@FOXPanthers) | Twitter
Steve Goldstein's Twitter -- Steve Goldstein (@goldieonice) | Twitter
Craig Minervini's Twitter -- Craig Minervini (@CraigMinervini) | Twitter​

Litter Box Cats

Web site -- Florida Panthers Schedule, Roster, News, and Rumors | Litter Box Cats
Twitter -- Litter Box Cats (@LitterBoxCats) | Twitter​

Miami Herald

Web site -- Florida Panthers Hockey News | Miami Herald​

Panther Parkway

Web site -- Panther Parkway
Twitter - Panther Parkway (@PantherParkway) | Twitter​

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Web site -- Florida Panthers News & Rumors - Sun Sentinel​

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television (subject to change)
December 31	at Carolina	6:00 pm	FS-CR, NBCSP
January 1	at Nashville	8:30 pm	NHLN-US, SNE, SNW, SNP, FS-TN, NBCSP
January 3	vs. Carolina	7:00 pm	NBCSP, FS-SE
January 5	vs. Calgary	1:00 pm	NHLN-US, NBCSP, SNW
January 7	vs. St. Louis	7:00 pm	NHLN-US, SN1, SNE, SNP, NBCSP, FS-MW
January 8	at Washington	7:30 pm	NBCSN, TVAS, NBCSWA

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[Rebels57]

I want these 2 points and to see them back at .500

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Panthers may come out strong on this one. If they don't, I'm hoping for a good game by Hart!

 

[thedjpd]

Is anybody concern we aren’t seeing much movement yet?

Mac still plays. Weise still in. Oskar still on 4th line. Patrick with plugs, now acting like one.

This team seems to have really mixed up priorities.

 

[baudib1]

Is anybody concern we aren’t seeing much movement yet?

Mac still plays. Weise still in. Oskar still on 4th line. Patrick with plugs, now acting like one.

This team seems to have really mixed up priorities.

Yep, Fletcher sucks. Gordon not much better.

 

[thedjpd]

Yep, Fletcher sucks. Gordon not much better.

Besides a new wind in effort and some system changes, there’s not much different in the lineup save Sanheim playing more. Who, from what we understand, was Wilson’s call.

So what’s changed besides hak-free effort?

 

[dats81]

The Panthers have a similar record and are playing inconsitent but exciting hockey.
That game will be about executiong and doing the small things right.

 

[Curufinwe]

Besides a new wind in effort and some system changes, there’s not much different in the lineup save Sanheim playing more. Who, from what we understand, was Wilson’s call.

So what’s changed besides hak-free effort?

Hart is the only big roster change so far. Varone replacing Lehtera and Weal is a minor one.

But Fletcher could make himself into a hero with just one or two key moves... hopefully they are coming before the All Star break.

 

[Rich Nixon]

Is anybody concern we aren’t seeing much movement yet?

Mac still plays. Weise still in. Oskar still on 4th line. Patrick with plugs, now acting like one.

This team seems to have really mixed up priorities.

Well, just as we had to be patient about Fletcher firing Hakstol, we have to be patient with Gordon making bigger lineup changes.

It's not like Gordon was sitting here on HF reading about how much we all hate Andrew MacDonald and Dale Weise for the last 4 years, he's been coaching an AHL team full-time. He's had 5 games (and even fewer full practices than that, actually) to work with the team, so it's not like he's gotten a full evaluation of every player and been able to implement a whole new system.

Gordon might also, unfortunately, have a mild fondness or familiarity with MacDonald, having coached him back in New York when he was younger/not as horrible, and then briefly in Lehigh Valley where he probably looked alright compared to the competition...

...BUT, he did bench MacDonald for the last 12 minutes of the game against Columbus after a particularly terrible sequence early in the final period (Weise also didn't play the final 13 minutes of that one).

Last night he did a ton of line juggling up front with Patrick getting hurt, and even went mix-and-match with the defense well into the 3rd. This coach is still trying things out and getting to know the roster, but he doesn't seem to be repeating the same awful mistakes over and over again yet, and bad players are being held accountable at times.

As with everything else, things take time.

 

[YEM]

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72 Frank Vatrano - 95 Henrik Borgstrom 68 Mike Hoffman
62 Denis Malgin - 90 Jared McCann - 22 Troy Brouwer
18 Micheal Haley- 7 Colton Sceviour - 8 Jayce Hawryluk
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crikey, that's an ugly lineup after their first line

 

[Curufinwe]

The Trocheck injury was a disaster for them.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Off topic but our stadium giveaways are absolutely embarrassing compared to some of the other giveaways around the NHL

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Off topic but our stadium giveaways are absolutely embarrassing compared to some of the other giveaways around the NHL

What are the other giveaways you have seen?

 

[ellja3]

Seeing today's matchups [MTL-FLA; OTT-NYI]; I've said it before and I'll say it again - the current NHL point system is stupid. We shouldn't be hoping for no OT in these games. Under European point system it would be the opposite - situation where there is no regulation winner, so no one is good enough to beat the opposition in 60mins, is a good scenario for the chasing team (in this case - Flyers). I know it goes both ways (PHI OT wins count the same as regulation wins) but this still seems very, very wrong overall. /end of rant

 

[Danko]

Yay, a reasonable start time rather then 1pm.

 

[Jray42]

Obligatory “worst camera angle in the league makes this annoying to watch” post.

At least we don’t have to do this multiple times a year.

 

[DaphneLion]

 

[Stizzle]

Free Misha.

 

[Danko]

 

[TheKingPin]

Better than I thought.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

What are the other giveaways you have seen?

Devils have awesome bobbleheads every year.

 

[Danko]

Also Starter Hart is Starting

 

[Curufinwe]

Better than I thought.

While that timeline doesn't guarantee he didn't suffer a concussion, it sure does line up better with an arm/side injury which also happens to be exactly what it looked like when he collided with Palat in the 2nd period. The way some people immediately assume any UBI is a concussion is super annoying. If you ever played sports you should know there are all sorts of other ways you can get hurt above the waist.

 

[Tripod]

JVR has 9 points in his last 10 games. Also had 6 points in 5 games and a +6 under Gordon.

Also under Gordon:

Provy 23:48
Sanheim 20:12
Ghost 19:57
Gudas 18:09
AMac 17:40
Hagg 17:16

 

[RonHextall27]

It' almost like he reads the boards lol