GDT: #5 | FLYERS (A) vs. Bruins (H) | Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 | 7:00 pm ET | SN, TVAS, NESN, NBCSP

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

BOSTON BRUINS (1-1-1) vs. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (3-1-0)

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• Television: SN, TVAS, NESN, NBCSP
• 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
• Bruins' Website: Official Boston Bruins Website

GAME PREVIEW, NOTES and STATISTICS

• Preview: 5 THINGS: Flyers vs. Bruins (nhl.com)
• NHL Stats: NHL.com - Stats
• Flyers' Stats: Philadelphia Flyers Stats | 2020-2021 | Philadelphia Flyers (nhl.com)
• Bruins' Stats: Boston Bruins Stats | 2020-2021 | Boston Bruins (nhl.com)

TEAMS' STATISTICS

Team	GP	Record	Pts	Home	Away	GF	GA	PP%	PK%	FO%
Bruins	3	1-1-1	3	0-0-0	1-1-1	3	5	20.0	100.0	57.2
Flyers	4	3-1-0	6	3-1-0	0-0-0	15	11	25.0	73.0	49.6

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PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

86 Joel Farabee -- 13 Kevin Hayes -- 93 Jake Voracek
23 Oskar Lindblom -- 19 Nolan Patrick -- 11 Travis Konecny
25 James van Riemsdyk -- 21 Scott Laughton -- 28 Claude Giroux
12 Michael Raffl -- 82 Connor Bunnaman -- 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel​

Pairings

9 Ivan Provorov -- 6 Travis Sanheim
56 Erik Gustafsson -- 61 Justin Braun
8 Robert Hagg -- 3 Mark Friedman ​

Goalies

79 Carter Hart (starter)
37 Brian Elliott
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Power Plays

PP1: Kevin Hayes, Oskar Lindblom, Travis Konecny, Claude Giroux, Ivan Provorov
PP2: James van Riemsdyk, Nolan Patrick, Joel Farabee, Jake Voracek, Eric Gustafsson
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Injuries and Scratches

5 Phil Myers (fractured rib) is week-to-week from Jan. 21.
10 Andy Andreoff (taxi squad) is a spare forward.
14 Sean Couturier (injured) has a costochondral separation (ribs detached from sternum) and is out a minimum two weeks from Jan. 16.
34 Alex Lyon (taxi squad) is a spare goalie.
39 Nate Prosser (taxi squad) is a spare defenseman.
48 Morgan Frost (dislocated left shoulder) is on IR and out indefinitely from Jan, 21.
51 Derrick Pouliot (taxi squad) is a spare defenseman who was recalled on January 20.
53 Shayne Gostisbehere (virus protocol) was removed from the active roster and placed on a non-roster designation (Jan. 18). Has not practiced since Jan.8. Skated on his own Jan. 20. He could return later this month.
55 Sam Morin (healthy) is a spare forward, left wing specifically, and was activated from taxi squad Jan. 21.
81 Carsen Twarynski (taxi squad) is a spare forward.
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BOSTON BRUINS

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Possible Lineup
Lines

63 Brad Marchand -- 37 Patrice Bergeron -- 74 Jake DeBrusk
21 Nick Ritchie -- 46 David Krejci -- 23 Jack Studnicka
10 Anders Bjork -- 13 Charlie Coyle -- 12 Craig Smith
11 Trent Frederic -- 52 Sean Kuraly -- 14 Chris Wagner​

Pairings

79 Jeremy Lauzon -- 73 Charlie McAvoy
48 Matt Grzelcyk -- 25 Brandon Carlo
67 Jakub Zboril -- 86 Kevan Miller ​

Goalies

40 Tuukka Rask (likely starter)
41 Jaroslav Halak​

Power Plays

PP1: Nick Ritchie, Patrice Bergeron, Brad Marchand, David Krejci, Matt Grzelcyk
PP2: Jake DeBrusk, Charlie Coyle, Craig Smith, Jakub Zboril, Charlie McAvoy​

Injuries and Scratches

26 Par Lindholm (healthy) could be scratched as a spare forward.
27 John Moore (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
28 Ondrej Kase (upper body) is on injured reserve.
48 Matt Grzelcyk (upper body) practiced on Wednesday.
75 Connor Clifton (healthy) could be scratched as a spare defenseman.
88 David Pastrnak (right hip arthroscopy and labral repair in September) is on injured reserve and was listed as out for five months. He could practice later this week.
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FLYERS' UPCOMING SCHEDULE [subject to change]

Date	Opponent	Time (ET)	Television
Saturday, Jan. 23	Philadelphia at Boston	7:00 pm	NHLN, NESN, NBCSP
Tuesday, Jan.26	Philadelphia at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Thursday, Jan.28	Philadelphia at New Jersey	7:00 pm	MSG+, NBCSP
Saturday, Jan. 30	NY Islanders at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	ESPN+, NBCSP, MSG+
Sunday, Jan. 31	NY Islanders at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	ESPN+, SN360, SNE, SNO, SNP, NBCSP, MSG+
Wednesday, Feb. 3	Boston at Philadelphia	8:00 pm	NBCSN, SN, TVAS
Friday, Feb. 5	Boston at Philadelphia	7:00 pm	NHLN, SN, TVAS, NBCSP, NESN

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FROM THE PAST

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GAME DAY THREAD MUSIC

"Somebody Get Me a Doctor" by Van Halen

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[Embiid]

Well this should be interesting...

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

What was the GDT music going to be, @MiamiScreamingEagles?

 

[Rebels57]

Gimme a split out of these next two and i'm happy.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Gross.

 

[Gert B Frobe]

I don't want to see Bunnaman again. We know he doesn't add anything. And someone needs to push Braun out of all those minutes. He does absolutely nothing right with the puck. He's fine defensively and can chip it out or make a simple pass, but he has no hands or brain past his own blue line.

 

[Curufinwe]

If Frost was 6'5", 220, he wouldn't have got hurt last night. #roadkill

 

[tictactoe]

should be able to win this one if forwards help out on D and we do some of the things we did in last game against the Sabres, forecheck, skate well no dumb penalties. Bruins have scoring issues, obviously without Pastranak and learnign to live without some of the D core.

Cannot wait to see Braun's point shots and some of the give aways from 3rd d paring. Still we have depth and goaltending as well as scoring. Best players should lead by example.

Edit: I already worried about our PP.

 

[CapnZin]

I’m curious to who will take Frosts and Myers spot if necessary: Friedman / Laczynski/Bunnaman

 

[deadhead]

Nothing wrong with Bunnaman, solid forechecker and defensive center. Needs to work on his offensive game, but he's not exactly ancient at 22 years old. Never going to be a playmaker center, but has a decent shot and could be a 10 goal a year 4C.

 

[Curufinwe]

Laczynski isn't even on the taxi squad

Philadelphia Flyers - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

 

[deadhead]

The taxi squad guys are all guys with NHL experience who can come in for a game or two.
Once the AHL starts up, guys like Laczynski need to play on a regular basis, and if there's a long-term injury, be ready to step in.

 

[Appleyard]

I dont think taxi squad matters "that" much in terms of who is there and who is next up to Flyers. As ofc there are other considerations for who is on it.

BUT yeh. Laczynski and Allison are basically not going to be up unless going to slot in on a line for a few games. And right now not sure either are even fully healthy.

 

[tictactoe]

Laczynski isn't even on the taxi squad

Philadelphia Flyers - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

I mean we have cap room to call up anyone, right?

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I don't want to see Bunnaman again. We know he doesn't add anything. And someone needs to push Braun out of all those minutes. He does absolutely nothing right with the puck. He's fine defensively and can chip it out or make a simple pass, but he has no hands or brain past his own blue line.

lol

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

In case anyone wants to read at least one account of the virus protocol, a writer at the Tampa Bay Times has the following. The rules were posted in the PGT vs. Buffalo last night (Jan. 19).

What does it mean when a player goes on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list? (tampabay.com)

According to league protocols, any player who receives an initial positive result must immediately self-isolate and the team must begin contact tracing. If a second test on the initial one comes back positive, the player’s test is confirmed positive and the player must continue isolating. But even if a player’s second test is negative, he still must test negative for two more consecutive days to exit the protocol.

Any player who exhibits coronavirus symptoms must see a team physician and the club’s infectious disease consultant to determine the next steps, but further testing isn’t necessarily mandatory. If a player is a close contact of someone who received a confirmed positive test, he must enter the protocol.

To exit the protocol, a player must exhibit no symptoms and produce two negative tests over 48 hours.​

 

[flyersnorth]

To exit the protocol, a player must exhibit no symptoms and produce two negative tests over 48 hours.

So given that Ghost is out under the COVID protocol, is it safe to assume that he has not, in fact, tested negative twice over 48 hours AND shown no symptoms?

If he does have COVID, I'm just amazed that no one else on the team has tested positive. That's impressive.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

So given that Ghost is out under the COVID protocol, is it safe to assume that he has not, in fact, tested negative twice over 48 hours AND shown no symptoms?

If he does have COVID, I'm just amazed that no one else on the team has tested positive. That's impressive.

I don't think it is wise to assume anything. It would be just speculation. The NHL is being coy in the most likely of reasons to be responsive to players privacy. The recent roster move was to get a F on the active roster. Otherwise, if Couturier went uninjured,. Ghost would still be part of the 23-man roster...probably. My guess is your first paragraph is closer to actuality than not.

 

[Ghost of Ethan Hunt]

Looking forward to this. Flyers 5-1 over B's. "According to TSN, the Bruins are the only team (aside from Dallas) to not score an even-strength goal so far this season."

Stomp The Rat.

 

[BiggE]

Bad news: I have a gig Thursday and will miss this game

Good news: I have a gig Thursday and won’t have to look at Hayes or Marchand

f*** Boston

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[BernieParent]

This is all Fletcher and Vigneault's strategy to convince Seattle that there is nobody worth / healthy enough to select, right?

 

[WolfOfBroadStreet14]

If Frost was 6'5", 220, he wouldn't have got hurt last night. #roadkill

If Frost had abs he wouldn’t have gotten hurt

 

[freakydallas13]

No update on Frost yet?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

No update on Frost yet?

Nothing yet on either injured player.