GDT: #42 | Flyers at Wild | January 12, 2024 | 8:00 PM | NBCSP

[Beef Invictus]

FLYERS: 21-14-6 (3-4-3, W1)
WILD: 17-19-4 (4-6-0, L2)

SEASON SERIES: PHI, 1-0

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FLYERS LINEUP
Farabee-Couturier-Konecny
Tippett-Frost-Atkinson
Foerster-Laughton-Hathaway
Poehling-Deslauriers

Sanheim-Drysdale
York-Walker
Seeler-Ristolainen
Zamula

Hart
Ersson

Injuries

Cates (IR)
Ellis (then those shalt thou behold who, though in fire,/contented are, because they hope to come,/whene’er it be, unto the blessèd folk

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WILD LINEUP

Boldy-Hartman-Zuccarello
Johansson-Ek-Foligno
Maroon-Rossi-Gaudreau
Duhaime-Dewar-Raska

Middleton-Faber
Goligoski-Bogosian
Merrill-Mermis

Fleury
Wallstedt

Injuries:

Gustavsson (IR)
Brodin (IR)
Spurgeon (IR)
Kaprizon (IR)

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[prototypical4thliner]

This is the most on the nose one yet.

 

[Danko]

 

[Beef Invictus]

I an thankful and glad that Deslauriers is protecting Brink by removing the entire risk of the game.

 

[Danko]

Replacing a guy playing 11 minutes with a guy playing 3 minutes a night and then rolling with 7 D. Gotta have a face puncher in to fight maroon

 

[tinycars]

That does look like Deslauriers' natural habitat

 

[BiggE]

This should positively suck.

 

[ponder719]

On the one hand, Deslauriers drawing in isn't it, chief, but on the other, Maroon's probably going to punch a face, might as well be Nicky D's.

 

[freakydallas13]

John "Prioritizes Development" Torterella just really needed Nicky Fists in the lineup I guess.

 

[VladDrag]

My favorite part of this interview is when he tells all of Bobby Brink's family and friends to F themselves

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Tortorella is a weird man. He has a kink for scratching players in their “hometown.”

 

[bennysflyers16]

No Hart in Winnipeg again tomm, it is such horse shit !!

 

[trostol]

It happens way to much for it to be a "coincidence "

 

[bennysflyers16]

Wait, Minny is Brink home town ???

 

[BiggE]

Wait, Minny is Brink home town ???

Yup, he’s from Minnesota.

 

[GKJ]

 

[volnoir]

My favorite part of this interview is when he tells all of Bobby Brink's family and friends to F themselves

What I find hilarious is that he first said he doesn't keep tabs on the players and who are coming to view them, then said, "I knew this was going to come up today..."

 

[tinycars]

I mostly like how the Flyers have played in many of the games I have been able to watch this year and don't think we are as far away from being a good team as a lot of people do (I think our defense and goaltending look pretty good now, and we probably just need better forwards). I don't think we should just trade everybody for picks and start from scratch like most on here do.

But there is literally no reason NOT to play Bobby Brink on this roster. We have multiple other forwards who just really aren't contributing in any measurable way.

 

[FromOyVey2Matvei]

Tortorella is a weird man. He has a kink for scratching players in their “hometown.”

He probably believes that him doing this to Sanheim last year is what motivated him to take his game to the next level.

Doing it to Brink so that Bobby can level up next year too!

 

[FromOyVey2Matvei]

I’m actually surprised Torts let Drysdale play a couple nights ago with his parents/family in the crowd. Would’ve thought he’d want to set the proper expectations.

Gotta love Torts! Playing in front of family/friends doesn’t matter, only winning.

Because playing Deslauriers is a winning move.
Because playing Staal is a winning move.
Because starting Laughton’s line instead of your actual first line on Pride Night is about winning!

 

[BritainStix]

Last game was the best Hathaway has looked in a long time.

The main factor? He wasn't forced to play with the rotting turd that's Deslauriers.

 

[mize370]

Scratch Brink for NicD. With his parents here. And people wonder why Cutter does not want to play here.

 

[Flyerfan4life]

guy is a complete shitbag... he 100% knew it was Brinks hometown game..

 

[FanForLife]

No Hart in Winnipeg again tomm, it is such horse shit !!

Not sure if you attended last year....but I did, and it was a glorious Hart shutout!!!

 

[deadhead]

Brink has not played well for a few weeks, probably wearing down, rookie wall and he's undersized.
Minnesota is a bad team, with some big muckers, playing at home, so likely to be a dirty game.
This is the kind of game you use Nick for a few shifts, let him get in a fight and take a Wild player out for a period (5 fighting, 10 minute misconduct).

Brink is not ready for 15 minutes a night, 82 games. He flashes offensive skill, but gets bounced around and is a liability without the puck. Plus, they don't really have a center who can maximize his skill, Foerster is a better fit on the 2nd line (and he's a year YOUNGER than Brink) because he excels at the dirty work (winning board battles) to feed Frost, and they simply don't have a 3C who can take advantage of Brink's skill set.

Atkinson will probably be gone next year and Brink will have a bigger role.