Game 54: Flyers at Capitals; 5/7/21 @ 7, NBCSP

[Howie58]

Greetings:

 

The bookies make us heavy underdogs:

 

https://www.vegasinsider.com/nhl/story/2021/05/07/philadelphia-flyers-vs-washington-capitals-predictions/

 

On the plus side, Cam York will make his NHL debut, paired with Sam Morin in the third slot.  On the down side, Tom Wilson's presence could be ugly and I worry nobody on our squad will stand up to him.  Sandstrom has been called up to the Taxi Squad with an outside chance of playtime. 

 

Edited May 7, 2021 by Howie58

[CoachX]

If Morin is in the line up, he will be the answer to Wilson's antics

[mojo1917]

Raffl with a Gordie Howe hat trick.

He's a goon now.

Turns out the Flyers were losing him wrong for 7 years.

 

[OccamsRazor]

55 minutes ago, mojo1917 said:

Raffl with a Gordie Howe hat trick.

 

Who does he beat up?

 

I hope it's Jake. STOMP HIS ASS!!!

 

[OccamsRazor]

York in tonight I may check in to see what he looks like in the lineup.

 

I won't be able to catch the first due to work.

 

Projected lineups (will be updated)

FLYERS

28 Claude Giroux -14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
86 Joel Farabee - 13 Kevin Hayes - 93 Jakub Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk - 21 Scott Laughton - 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel
23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 57 Wade Allison

9 Ivan Provorov - 61 Justin Braun
6 Travis Sanheim - 5 Phil Myers
55 Samuel Morin - 45 Cam York

37 Brian Elliott
[34 Alex Lyon]

PP1: Giroux, Couturier, Allison, Voracek, Provorov
PP2: Hayes, Farabee, JVR, Konecny, York

Scratches: 8 Robert Hägg (healthy), 59 Jackson Cates (healthy), 79 Carter Hart (MCL sprain, out for the remainder of the season).

NHL suspension: Shayne Gostisbehere (suspended for May 7 and 8 games).

Injured reserve: 48 Morgan Frost (shoulder surgery), 58 Tanner Laczynski (hip surgery).

COVID-19 protocol: None.

CAPITALS

39 Anthony Mantha - 19 Nicklas Bäckström - 43 Tom Wilson
73 Conor Sheary - 20 Lars Eller - 77 T.J. Oshie
28 Daniel Carr - 17 Michael Raffl - 10 Daniel Sprong
62 Carl Hagelin - 26 Nic Dowd - 21 Garnet Hathaway

9 Dmitry Orlov - 74 John Carlson
4 Brenden Dillon - 57 Trevor van Riemsdyk
33 Zdeno Chara - 3 Nick Jensen

30 Ilya Samsonov
41 Vitek Vanecek

PP1: Wilson, Bäckström, Oshie, Sprong, Carlson
PP2: Sheary, Eller, Mantha, Orlov, [Schultz, if available]

Scratches: 2 Justin Schultz (lower body, day-to-day), 8 Alex Ovechkin (lower-body), 31 Craig Anderson (healthy).

[CoachX]

Maybe Big Sam can beat up Chara and Wilson. Of course Chara will just tackle him. That's all he can do when fighting a guy his own size

[CoachX]

voracek with a pass to an invisible man....must have thought Patrick was on his line

Edited May 7, 2021 by CoachX

[CoachX]

BIG SAM! ...crunch!

[Samifan]

Late getting here today.

 

Has Wilson cheap shotted anyone yet?

How many turnovers does Jake have?

 

#IHATEJAKE 

[RonJeremy]

Just now, Samifan said:

Late getting here today.

 

Has Wilson cheap shotted anyone yet?

How many turnovers does Jake have?

 

#IHATEJAKE 

So far a very good up ice rush by York and a huge hit by Morin. Now we just need to crack Wilson’s skull.

[OccamsRazor]

Game link.

 

Torture yourself.

 

http://sportsstats.xyz/www.sportsstats.me/nhl2/Flyers.php

[RonJeremy]

3 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

Game link.

 

Torture yourself.

 

http://sportsstats.xyz/www.sportsstats.me/nhl2/Flyers.php

Great goal by Allison , I want to see Allison and Farabee on a line together next year , the question is who will be the center? Maybe we can have a dominant line for a change. Allison belongs on the PP next year.

[OccamsRazor]

7 minutes ago, RonJeremy said:

Great goal by Allison , I want to see Allison and Farabee on a line together next year , the question is who will be the center? Maybe we can have a dominant line for a change. Allison belongs on the PP next year.

 

I have missed every thing till now just getting home from work. 

[OccamsRazor]

I need a York report. Anyone??

[RonJeremy]

3 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

I need a York report. Anyone??

York had a great rush into the offensive zone, you can clearly see his skating and puck handling ability. He has made a couple of smart plays, which is something our defenseman are not known for. He looks good. Allison had a great snipers goal, picked the top corner from a tough angle.

Edited May 8, 2021 by RonJeremy

[ruxpin]

6 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said:

I need a York report. Anyone??

He's looked terrific.  Really smart, calm, fluid   Good game for him so far.  At about the 28 minute mark, he had over 11 minutes if ice time, so they're not hiding him.

[OccamsRazor]

15 minutes ago, ruxpin said:

He's looked terrific.  Really smart, calm, fluid   Good game for him so far.  At about the 28 minute mark, he had over 11 minutes if ice time, so they're not hiding him.

 

 

@RonJeremy

 

Thanks guys.

 

Very nice wheels.

 

 

[Samifan]

Is York another Ginger? Lol

[OccamsRazor]

 

 

 

 

Looks like i missed a nice show.

 

 

[AlaskaFlyerFan]

Cam did not look out of place out there.  

[ruxpin]

7 hours ago, AlaskaFlyerFan said:

Cam did not look out of place out there.  

I'm really excited about this kid. I really liked the pick but was really impressed at the world cup.

 

I wonder if he ultimately will make Provorov expendable. I know that's cart before horse and it's early, but it's crossed my mind.

[OccamsRazor]

32 minutes ago, ruxpin said:

I'm really excited about this kid. I really liked the pick but was really impressed at the world cup.

 

I wonder if he ultimately will make Provorov expendable. I know that's cart before horse and it's early, but it's crossed my mind.

 

Remember ( and you may already) he was part of passing on Caulfield.

 

And once Brink arrives I guess we'll be able to see if it was a good trade.

 

Looking back at the Schenn trade we will hopefully soon see the true results of once Frost gets his shot.

 

I already like it.

 

Schenn will be 30 next year.

 

He put up 14 goals 33 points this year.

 

21 year old Joel has 18 goals for 36 points.

 

Now it isn't lost on me that the Blues won a Cup out of this so the only way to justify any of it in my mind is if Farabee, Frost, York and Brink help bring Lord Stanley to Philly soon.

 

Otherwise it is just swapping of good pieces.

 

I hope Frost can come in and lock down the 3rd or 4th line center spot.

 

Brink I would expect to sign his entry level contract after next year's college season.

 

Getting better slowly.

 

Now just remove the dead weight.

[CoachX]

13 hours ago, RonJeremy said:

Great goal by Allison , I want to see Allison and Farabee on a line together next year , the question is who will be the center? Maybe we can have a dominant line for a change. Allison belongs on the PP next year.

Isnt it a bit premature to decide whos doing what next season?

 

I hope we havent anointed Farabee or Allison the next captain

[OccamsRazor]

3 minutes ago, CoachX said:

13 hours ago, RonJeremy said:

line for a change. Allison belongs on the PP next year.

Isnt it a bit premature to decide whos doing what next season?

 

No I don't especially after watching these bums play all season.

 

In my mind these two are locks for next years roster.

 

Easy peasy.

 

Remove some of the dead weight and they fit nicely.

 

The only they don't make it is they come into next year and sh it the bed.

 

Which I'm confident won't be happening.

 

And if I am wrong feel free to remind me.

 

[RonJeremy]

3 hours ago, ruxpin said:

I'm really excited about this kid. I really liked the pick but was really impressed at the world cup.

 

I wonder if he ultimately will make Provorov expendable. I know that's cart before horse and it's early, but it's crossed my mind.

I don’t think he would make Provorov expendable, Provy is about the only defensive dman we have . If Provy had a good veteran partner, his game would be much better.York might make Sanheim expendable eventually. Since York is on a rookie contract,we don’t have to move any of our top dman at this point . York makes Ghost expendable and Morin makes Haag expendable. Then all we need is a good veteran to put with Provorov.