Howie58 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Greetings: We are the underdogs (+150) heading into the second of the home-and-home, with Buffalo having a 61% win probability. https://www.dimers.com/news/flyers-vs-sabres-prediction-and-odds-november-3-2023-44558 Food for thought: Someone named Parker Gahagen is outplaying Cal Petersen at Lehigh Valley: https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?encode=TRUE&pid=144391 Talk about journeyman--13 teams over his career. But...4 years in Division I hockey with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. I'd channel the Zepper and start this dude over Sandstrom or Ersson. In any event, the people who want us to draft in the top five this year will be well-served (sadly) by Carter Hart's absence. BTW, there is no mention of Risto's absence. Does anyone care? Or do we really feel he wouldn't do much better than Belpedio or other? This could get ugly--the bookies see a high scoring affair, and we can't win that kind of game. Edited November 2, 2023 by Howie58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 Greetings: Sudden Sam Ersson gets the start and Coots is out (day-to-day) for tonight's game. Petersen is back-up: https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/hockey-fights-cancer/nhl-buzz-news-and-notes-november-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Ersson and Petersen….who is starting? May not matter we’ll probably see both. So Hart will “miss some time” (doesn’t sound good) and now Couturier is day to day… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Howie58 said: Greetings: Sudden Sam Ersson gets the start .. for tonight's game. Petersen is back-up: Now playing goal for Philadelphia... Where, oh where, has Gritty's emotional support alligator gone? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 42 minutes ago, radoran said: Now playing goal for Philadelphia... Where, oh where, has Gritty's emotional support alligator gone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, pilldoc said: Wally's lateral mobility may be on par with Ersson's. His net coverage...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Says NHL Network for the game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Wow Ersson with something like a .764 Save % - I think that’s what it said….mama mia…. I want a high pick like everyone else but .764 is pushing my limit of watchability…! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Hhhhhhmmmm... https://r.dofustream.com/?m3u8=https://r.dofustream.com/hd/stream/perdias/22023020157/chunks.m3u8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 shots 2 goals gotta love that… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 (edited) NHL Network using the Sabres announcers sorta sucks…at least no Jeanerette … but doesn’t NHL Network have its own crew…? edit I’m sorry but Frost is just not good enough… puts himself offside skating in on the PP…actually not easy to do but he managed it. Edited November 3, 2023 by GratefulFlyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Sabres asleep at the wheel on defense...TK makes'em pay on the breakaway. 3-0 Flyers. Damned good game played by Philly so far. I wonder if this is all stemming from the emotional gut punch of losing two of their best players in Hart and Coots? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 The worst lead in hockey… 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 This is a surprise. If they only had a power play, it could 4-0. Maybe the Sabres were overconfident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 A bit of a push back by Buffalo, but the Flyers hold. I am betting Tortorella is giving his guys an earful in the locker room about forgetting about being up 3-0 and go out and get some more goals like the game is still 0-0. Sabres look drunk out there right now, but I'd imagine they won't stay that way for long... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Howie58 said: This is a surprise. If they only had a power play, it could 4-0. Maybe the Sabres were overconfident. Sabres simply were not ready for the mighty Flyers' revenge after that last 5-2 game.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Nice puck movement by Buffalo...as expected, here they come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 (edited) Whew quickfast play 4th line gets the 4th goal… And Ersson barley tested but when he is he’s coming up big. 4-0 no I did not see this coming either… edit well he didn’t look very big on that one…no screen…unless it was deflected? Flyers sat back to open the 3rd and a quick goal against is the predictable result. Edited November 4, 2023 by GratefulFlyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 What was up with Deslauriers and Hathaway on that 4th Flyers goal? Their impersonation of Gretzky and Kurri!?? Deslauriers playmakes from behind the net, to Hathaway on the doorstep..... Jeebus. Now the Flyers are gonna have to re-up those two with mega contracts when the time comes! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schulzie Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Maybe Ersson has found his groove!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TropicalFruitGirl26 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, Schulzie said: Maybe Ersson has found his groove!!! Welcome aboard. Perhaps he has. Especially if he consulted with Stella to find out how SHE got her groove back. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GratefulFlyers Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Sabres are better than they looked tonight but the Flyers played them tough both games, tonight they got the reward. Sanheim continues to impress on both sides of the ice - defensively he broke up a bunch of plays. Excellent work by the Flyers’ PK, Ersson was solid when he had to be, timely saves. So the annual 10-game losing streak has been put on pause for now…for how long who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Schulzie said: Maybe Ersson has found his groove!!! Hopefully!! Hes better than these last few flukey starts! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted November 4, 2023 Author Share Posted November 4, 2023 This was a pleasant surprise. I thought we'd get steamrollered. Belpedio acknowledging his grandparents support in the between-period interview was special. Getting his first NHL goal after 300 in the A was great. That's a lot of perseverance. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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