GDT: #41 | FLYERS (H) vs. Sabres (A) | Sunday, Apr. 11, 2021 | 2:00 pm ET | NHLN, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG-B

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

BUFFALO SABRES (9-25-6) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (19-15-6)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: NHLN, TVAS, NBCSP, MSG-B
• Radio: 97.5 The Fanatic unless a change to 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' Website: Official Philadelphia Flyers Website
• Sabres' Website: Official Buffalo Sabres Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 Things: Flyers vs. Sabres
• NHL Stats: NHL.com Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021
• Sabres' Stats: Buffalo Sabres Stats | 2020-2021

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Sabres	40	9-25-6	24	4-13-4	5-12-2	90	139	22.2	78.3	50.8
Flyers	40	19-15-6	44	9-8-3	10-7-3	118	139	19.4	74.4	53.1

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

25 James van Riemsdyk -- 14 Sean Couturier -- 86 Joel Farabee
93 Jake Voracek -- 28 Claude Giroux -- 11 Travis Konecny
21 Scott Laughton -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 19 Nolan Patrick
23 Oskar Lindblom -- 58 Tanner Laczynski -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim -- 8 Robert Hägg
5 Phil Myers -- 53 Shayne Gostisbehere​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter)
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny, Joel Farabee, Jake Voracek, Shayne Gostisbehere
PP2: James van Riemsdyk, Nolan Patrick, Kevin Hayes, Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov
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Injuries and Scratches

12 Michael Raffl (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
26 Erik Gustafsson (healthy) could be reinserted into lineup or scratched as a spare defenseman.
48 Morgan Frost (injured reserve) underwent surgery for a dislocated left shoulder and could miss the remainder of the regular season. He was injured January 19.
55 Sam Morin (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
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Taxi Squad (subject to daily changes)
Forwards

57 Wade Allison
58 Tanner Laczynski
81 Carsen Twarynski​

Defensemen

39 Nate Prosser
51 Derrick Pouliot​

Goalies

34 Alex Lyon
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BUFFALO SABRES

Possible Lineup
Lines

53 Jeff Skinner -- 23 Sam Reinhart -- 68 Victor Olofsson
25 Arttu Ruotsalainen -- 24 Dylan Cozens -- 21 Kyle Okposo
74 Rasmus Asplund -- 37 Casey Mittelstadt -- 72 Tage Thompson
13 Tobias Rieder -- 20 Cody Eakin -- 15 Riley Sheahan​

Pairings

78 Jacob Bryson -- 55 Rasmus Ristolainen
26 Rasmus Dahlin -- 10 Henri Jokiharju
33 Colin Miller -- 44 Matt Irwin ​

Goalies

31 Dustin Tokarski
35 Linus Ullmark (starter)
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Power plays

PP1: Sam Reinhart, Casey Mittelstadt, Victor Olofsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen
PP2: Kyle Okposo, Tage Thompson, Jeff Skinner, Dylan Cozens, Colin Miller/Jacob Bryson
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Injuries and Scratches

3 William Borgen (IR) has a fractured right forearm and could return later this month.
4 Taylor Hall (healthy) will be scratched as a spare forward due to trade protection.
9 Jack Eichel (IR) has an upper body injury.
19 Jake McCabe (IR) has a right knee injury and will miss the rest of the regular season.
24 Dylan Cozens (injured) has been out with an upper body injury but is expected to play.
27 Curtis Lazar (IR) has a lower body injury.
28 Zemgus Girgensons (IR) had hamstring surgery and could miss the entire season.
40 Carter Hutton (injured) has a lower body injury.
74 Rasmus Asplund (IR) has an upper body injury.
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FROM THE PAST

April 24, 2011, Game 6: Flyers win 5-4 in OT and send the series to a seventh game.

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio
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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE

(subject to changes...and more changes)

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Tuesday, 4/13	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSN, TVAS, NBCSWA, NBCSP
Thursday, 4/15	at Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	SN360, ATTSN-PT, NBCSP
Saturday, 4/17	vs. Washington	12:30 pm	NHLN, NBCSP, NBCSWA
Sunday, 4/18	vs. NY Islanders	6:30 pm	NBCSN, SN
Thursday, 4/22	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	ESPN+, MSG, NBCSP
Friday, 4/23	at NY Rangers	7:00 pm	NHLN, TVAS, MSG, NBCSP
Sunday, 4/25	vs. New Jersey	6:00 pm	ESPN+, NBCSP, MSG+
Tuesday, 4/27	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Thursday, 4/29	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Saturday, 5/1	at New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+
Monday, 5/3	vs. Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	NBCSP, ATTSN-PT
Tuesday, 5/4	vs. Pittsburgh	7:00 pm	SN, SN360, TVAS, NBCSP, ATTSN-PT
Friday, 5/7	at Washington	7:00 pm	TVAS, NBCSWA, NBCSP
Saturday, 5/8	at Washington	7:00 pm	NBCSWA, NBCSP
Monday, 5/10	vs. New Jersey	7:00 pm	NBCSP, MSG+

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[Captain Dave Poulin]

 

[Striiker]

Why are you upset?

We just won. That means everything is great.

JJ and Jones say we're still making the playoffs.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

 

[Magua]

It works out perfectly that the Flyers play the Sabres right before the deadline. They are, after all, the Flyers’ greatest rival and the ultimate litmus test for their playoff hopes. Some people might say, “They’re just the Sabres.” To that I say, “Yes.”

 

[FLYguy3911]

Laughton's last game. Before the extension.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

It works out perfectly that the Flyers play the Sabres right before the deadline. They are, after all, the Flyers’ greatest rival and the ultimate litmus test for their playoff hopes. Some people might say, “They’re just the Sabres.” To that I say, “Yes.”

 

[Math the wild rose]

Half the team is under 27 years old.

 

[Math the wild rose]

@Magua

Agree on the Sabres

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Our last game against Buffalo. Boston has 8 more against them I don’t want to hear JJ and Jones say playoffs unless we’re tied with Boston with the same games played.

 

[TheKingPin]

Boston is down dmen after already losing dmen in the summer. Down goalies. Not going to happen, but it’s not impossible. That said, I want them to lose out.

 

[BiggE]

 

[dats81]

Boston is down dmen after already losing dmen in the summer. Down goalies. Not going to happen, but it’s not impossible. That said, I want them to lose out.

Well, any of our defensemen would look infinitely better in their system.
And their 4th string goalie is better than our starter right now... they actually have 4 NHL calibre goalies when everyone is healthy.

 

[ellja3]

Boston is down dmen after already losing dmen in the summer. Down goalies. Not going to happen, but it’s not impossible. That said, I want them to lose out.

I don't see this happening

- BOS still has lots of games vs BUF (BUF have been less of a train wreck recently, but still not good)
- There's not many games left in the season, so PHI playing well in recent games might be too late - after the disaster March we had
- It's not just BOS; it's also about holding NYR behind us in the standings.

Edit: I hope I'm wrong, tho. Next draft seems really uncertain/gamble thus not sure if few draft picks higher or lower will be a big difference maker, to be honest.

 

[DancingPanther]

Ed Snider passed 5 years ago today.

 

[TB87]

Flyers should trade Laughton & Hagg. They’re hockey sense geniuses.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Flyers should trade Laughton & Hagg. They’re hockey sense geniuses.

Laughton Hogg Elliot Raffl Braun.
Trade them all

 

[TheKingPin]

Well, any of our defensemen would look infinitely better in their system.
And their 4th string goalie is better than our starter right now... they actually have 4 NHL calibre goalies when everyone is healthy.

I don't see this happening

- BOS still has lots of games vs BUF (BUF have been less of a train wreck recently, but still not good)
- There's not many games left in the season, so PHI playing well in recent games might be too late - after the disaster March we had
- It's not just BOS; it's also about holding NYR behind us in the standings.

Yea I don’t see it for real either and think it’s a no brainer to sell. Just that I would think the bruin fans don’t want to be buyers either given their situation.

Plus, this team rarely just dies. I wouldn’t be shocked if they win 10 in a row. I hope they do just die though haha

 

[Adam Warlock]

So Allison and Laczynski are playing? Smart move if so...ad some hungry young blood to help prevent a let down game.

Also...have they ever actually tried Prov-Myers pair? Seems worth a shot...this would be a good game to dit old man braun.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So Allison and Laczynski are playing? Smart move if so...ad some hungry young blood to help prevent a let down game.

Also...have they ever actually tried Prov-Myers pair? Seems worth a shot...this would be a good game to dit old man braun.

Allison and Laczynski have been promoted to Taxi Squad. At last check, neither is part of the 23-man roster. There are 22 active players on the 23-man roster. Thus, if both played today, there would have to be someone dropped from the active roster. If only one is promoted to the 23-man roster then nothing more than a paper move needs to be made (if everything else is in order).

 

[Adam Warlock]

Allison and Laczynski have been promoted to Taxi Squad. At last check, neither is part of the 23-man roster. There are 22 active players on the 23-man roster. Thus, if both played today, there would have to be someone dropped from the active roster. If only one is promoted to the 23-man roster then nothing more than a paper move needs to be made (if everything lese is in order).

So it would have to be Ghost then, right? Or maybe Farabee? Not sure who else is waiver exempt.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Ed Snider passed 5 years ago today.

Since the Flyers are playing Buffalo... reminds me of a quote from Terry Murray after he joined the Sabres just prior to Ed Snider's passing...

“He just wished me luck,” Murray, 65, said during a phone interview today. “He said, ‘We’ve been around each other for a long time.’ It was the same kind of conversation we had back in the 1970s. He was the same person, and had the same genuine caring for you as a Flyer and your family.”
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The Phone Call From Ed Snider that Terry Murray Will Never Forget

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I know people like the mystery box. But recent first rounders for the Flyers have included Patrick, Rubtsov, O'Brien, Morin, Frost; they are far from a sure thing, and Laughton (a former first rounder himself) is a known quantity as a solid middle-six player right now. I don't think they want to remove that from a roster that has already struggled this season.

Not to mention the implications with the draft being such a wildcard this season.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So it would have to be Ghost then, right? Or maybe Farabee? Not sure who else is waiver exempt.

In a hypothetical...

Provided both play but I don't see them removing Ghost as a D-man today for two forwards. Yes, stranger things have occurred and this season especially. If Gustafsson or Myers returned today to replace Ghost, who would be Taxi'd, then there would be room on the 23-man roster for the two forwards to be recalled from Taxi Squad. Ghost wouldn't be among the scratches since he'd be on Taxi Squad. The max three scratched would be either Gustafsson or Myers plus the two forwards who could get scratched for the two call-ups.

 

[Rebels57]

Cant believe it's been 5 years already.