GDT: RG: FLYERS vs. Islanders, Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 7:05 p.m. ET

[CowboyDan]

Guys, I am so excited for this. Let the hockey commence!

I just hope I can find a way to watch it.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

See how the ice gets painted

 

[FlyerNutter]

Figures I’ll be a work.

I’ll be counting on you loons.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Let the past die, kill it if you have to.

 

[Striiker]

Let the past die, kill it if you have to.

I want a complete purge.

New seats, new scoreboard, new ice, NEW BROADCAST TEAM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Let the past die, kill it if you have to.

HC, I'm going to give the 1 logo a chance.

If we win the cup , I'll ask why didn't we do this in 1976. If we don't, I'm going to scream a pie in your face

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

I want a complete purge.

New seats, new scoreboard, new ice, NEW BROADCAST TEAM FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

You got new seats, a new scoreboard, and new ice.

Now only one left.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I'm so sick of this season already.

 

[TheKingPin]

Can't wait to see new scoreboard,

Does anyone else wonder, why we start in Europe, then come home for 1 game and then go out western Canada for 3.

Why even send us home.

Better than last few years when we go and play every teams home opener and then have ours 2 weeks in. I’m happy the season starts almost 2 weeks earlier for us.

 

[Adtar02]

How’s the game

 

[Fire Tortorella]

How’s the game

Check back in at 7:07PM tomorrow!

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

Check back in at 7:07PM tomorrow!

Actually 7 11

 

[Flyerfan4life]

I'm so sick of this season already.

id totaly oprah gif you, but alas i still cant figure out links, hahaaa

 

[Jtown]

I'm so sick of this season already.

f***ing amen. It's taking all sorts of effort to feign interest this year. I feel like this could be a brutal year.

 

[PHILOUDELPHIA]

id totaly oprah gif you, but alas i still cant figure out links, hahaaa

I have no clue how to create a gif, even after watching instructions on YouTube

 

[Ghosts Beer]

****ing amen. It's taking all sorts of effort to feign interest this year. I feel like this could be a brutal year.

Man, I completely disagree with you on this one. I have a lot of interest in this season -- interest I wouldn't have if they hadn't signed Hayes and acquired Niskanen.

They've added a proven 2C and first pairing defenseman to a team that has one of the brightest young goalies in the league; Patrick in his third season; Sanheim at 23; Phil Myers at 22; TK and Provorov in their 4th seasons; one of the winningest coaches in NHL history; a few very promising rookies who could make the team; Giroux, Voracek, and Couturier in their primes (or at least still close to it).... This team could explode in a very good way.

 

[Skizwald]

Man, I completely disagree with you on this one. I have a lot of interest in this season -- interest I wouldn't have if they hadn't signed Hayes and acquired Niskanen.

They've added a proven 2C and first pairing defenseman to a team that has one of the brightest young goalies in the league; Patrick in his third season; Sanheim at 23; Phil Myers at 22; TK and Provorov in their 4th seasons; one of the winningest coaches in NHL history; a few very promising rookies who could make the team; Giroux, Voracek, and Couturier in their primes (or at least still close to it).... This team could explode in a very good way.

I'm absolutely stoked for the season. We need more optimism like this. I do understand everyone's negativity from years of being the most mediocre team in the league, but it's a new team with lots of new faces.

Can't we at least be happy we have a coaching staff with experience, that isnt college, junior, or playing 4th line.
That alone should give us a few points in the standings.

Vigneault> Hakstol
Niskanen> Gudas
Braun> Farmer
Hayes> Nothing

That looks like a reason to e hyped to me.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Bill Meltzer has posted the lines.

HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Flyers Gameday: Rookies Game vs NYI Rookies (PPL Center)

FLYERS

76 Isaac Ratcliffe - 48 Morgan Frost - 49 Joel Farabee
78 Matthew Strome - 50 German Rubtsov - 75 Pascal Laberge
81 Carsen Twarynski - 82 Connor Bunnaman - 72 David Kase
64 Maxim Sushko - 24 Mikhail Vorobyev - 74 Egor Serdyuk
(89 Mika Cyr - 70 Gerry Fitzgerald - 77 Maxim Golod)

54 Egor Zamula - 5 Phil Myers
63 Mason Millman - 80 Robert Michel
89 Wyatte Wylie - 71 David Drake
(85 Josh Couturier - 84 Sean Comrie)

32 Felix Sandström / 67 Kirill Ustimenko

Will not dress: 59 Mark Friedman, 83 Ben McCartney, 69 Roddy Ross.​

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I'm absolutely stoked for the season. We need more optimism like this. I do understand everyone's negativity from years of being the most mediocre team in the league, but it's a new team with lots of new faces.

Can't we at least be happy we have a coaching staff with experience, that isnt college, junior, or playing 4th line.
That alone should give us a few points in the standings.

Vigneault> Hakstol
Niskanen> Gudas
Braun> Farmer
Hayes> Nothing

That looks like a reason to e hyped to me.

I'm with you. Just looking at how much better the forward lines are with Hayes anchoring line 2, and the D is with Niskanen (whom I've long said I think is one of the most underrated defensemen in hockey & I think the talk about his decline at 32 is greatly exaggerated) excites me. And then you add the young players in the lineup who have the potential to really pop -- including almost certainly better goaltending (which killed them last year) -- I can't wait.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

Bill Meltzer has posted the lines.

HockeyBuzz.com - Bill Meltzer - Flyers Gameday: Rookies Game vs NYI Rookies (PPL Center)

FLYERS

76 Isaac Ratcliffe - 48 Morgan Frost - 49 Joel Farabee
78 Matthew Strome - 50 German Rubtsov - 75 Pascal Laberge
81 Carsen Twarynski - 82 Connor Bunnaman - 72 David Kase
64 Maxim Sushko - 24 Mikhail Vorobyev - 74 Egor Serdyuk
(89 Mika Cyr - 70 Gerry Fitzgerald - 77 Maxim Golod)

54 Egor Zamula - 5 Phil Myers
63 Mason Millman - 80 Robert Michel
89 Wyatte Wylie - 71 David Drake
(85 Josh Couturier - 84 Sean Comrie)

32 Felix Sandström / 67 Kirill Ustimenko

Will not dress: 59 Mark Friedman, 83 Ben McCartney, 69 Roddy Ross.​

A bit strange that Friedman is out. Is he hurt?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

A bit strange that Friedman is out. Is he hurt?

Yes, Friedman had off-season abdomen surgery. He has been skating, however.

 

[orangey]

I can't wait to see the Far-mor-rat line in action.

 

[Ghosts Beer]

I can't wait to see the Far-mor-rat line in action.

Same. That’s the future right there. And their styles seem to mesh perfectly.

 

[Striiker]

Too bad Stewart can't play in this rookie game.

But I guess it makes sense since this would be too big of a jump up in competition for him, after how he played last year. Don't want the guy to get overwhelmed by superior players too quickly.

 

[Chinatown88]

Time to make overreaching assumptions based on a one game sample size for the future of each prospect. Woo!