brelic Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Meltzer's preview:http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-111015-vs-COL/45/72390 Key team stat comparisons (NHL overall ranking) Non-shootout goals per game: Flyers 1.93 (29th), Avalanche 2.57 (17th)Non-shootout goals against per game: Flyers 2.79 (20th), Avalanche 3.00 (T-25th)Even strength Goals For/Against Ratio: Flyers 19/23, Avalanche 24/31Power play efficiency: Flyers 13.9% (T-25th), Avalanche 18.6% (T-13th)Penalty killing efficiency: Flyers 80.0% (18th), Avalanche 81.6% (13th)Shots per game: Flyers 31.3 (T-6th), Avalanche 29.8 (T-16th)Shots against per game: Flyers 34.3 (30th), Avalanche 30.4 (T-22nd)Faceoff percentage: Flyers 50.0% (T-17th), Avalanche 49.0% (T-21st) Projected lineups (subject to change, will be updated) FLYERS 12 Michael Raffl - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek24 Matt Read - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds20 R.J. Umberger -10 Brayden Schenn - 89 Sam Gagner76 Chris VandeVelde - 21 Scott Laughton - 25 Ryan White 15 Michael Del Zotto - 32 Mark Streit55 Nick Schultz - 22 Luke Schenn 23 Brandon Manning - 3 Radko Gudas 30 Michal Neuvirth / 35 Steve Mason Scratches: Vincent Lecavalier (healthy), Davis Drewiske (healthy), Evgeny Medvedev (upper body), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (IR, lower body). AVALANCHE 92 Gabriel Landeskog - 29 - Nathan Mackinnon - 9 Matt Duchene10 Ben Street - 34 Carl Söderberg - 12 - Jarome Iginla55 - Cody McLeod - 7 John Mitchell - 8 Jack Skille45 - Dennis Everberg - 25 Mikhail Grigorenko - 14 Blake Comeau 32 Francois Beauchemin - 6 Erik Johnson2 Nick Holden - 4 Tyson Barrie17 Brad Stuart - 46 Brandon Gormley 1 Semyon Varlamov [20 Reto Berra] Scratches: Andreas Martinsen (healthy), Nate Guenin (healthy), Alex Tanguay (knee), Jesse Winchester (IR, concussion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 I'd rather Hakstol swapped Laughton and Umberger. Schenn/Laughton/GagnerVV/Umberger/White Also, it might be time to end the Raffl experiment. 2 points in 14 games is not NHL top line material. I know Jake only has 5 points, but we've seen what he can do. Read can be dropped to bottom six as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Battle for lottery seeding. Both teams wish they were in the NFC East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertmega Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Currently this:12 Michael Raffl - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek24 Matt Read - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds20 R.J. Umberger -10 Brayden Schenn - 89 Sam Gagner76 Chris VandeVelde - 21 Scott Laughton - 25 Ryan White SUCKS and is not working Why not try this: 89 Sam Gagner- 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek10-Brayden Schenn - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds20 R.J. Umberger -10 Scott Laughton - 24-Matt Read76 Chris VandeVelde - 25 Ryan White -12 Michael Raffl That would at least give two decent lines that could be a potential scoring threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 piss off with the Manning experiment, Hakstol. He doesn't belong in the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 piss off with the Manning experiment, Hakstol. He doesn't belong in the NHL. LOL.... agree. To be fair is Drewiske any better? I mean I am not sure a lot of people ever heard of this guy before he got a call up. Time for Manning to be sent to Allentown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehole Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 So laughton has played well and he is on the fourth line while raffle has played terrible and is on the first line. Couturier hasnt done much (bring on the flaming) and is on the second line while schenn seems to be a top goal scorer for this team and is on the third line.Sounds great Hak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 So laughton has played well and he is on the fourth line while raffle has played terrible and is on the first line. Couturier hasnt done much (bring on the flaming) and is on the second line while schenn seems to be a top goal scorer for this team and is on the third line. Yabbut, who's on first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehole Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Yabbut, who's on first?Yes...yes he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 LOL.... agree. To be fair is Drewiske any better? I mean I am not sure a lot of people ever heard of this guy before he got a call up. Time for Manning to be sent to Allentown Drewiske is a 7th defenseman that could fill in every now and then, while Manning just doesnt belong in the NHL at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 This would be a good game for Jake to get going ... !!! . Jake scores 2 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammer2 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Also, it might be time to end the Raffl experiment. 2 points in 14 games is not NHL top line material. I know Jake only has 5 points, but we've seen what he can do. Said this a few times this past summer and took some heat for it. It was always pointed out his 20 even strength goals were among the team leaders....but I just knew, that would never, ever be repeated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have only watched the first 5 minutes of the 1st before sitting down to watch the 3rd. WTF is Vinny in? And who is out? Ok RJ is out with foot injury. Good lord Manning and Vinny in the same lineup. Please get well soon Bellemare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 One step forward two steps back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Dog Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 One word... UNWATCHABLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 One word... UNWATCHABLE. Yes i just turned it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Watching Raffl specifically.... Wow did he have a bad game. Giroux currently has two anchors. Thankfully one that is just temporary. Be patient Hexy, be patient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Be patient Hexy, be patient I agree to a certain extent. The exception this get this out the way and just waive Manning so they can call another prospect up for the blueline to help till MDV is back healthy. By next game Bellemare is suppose to be back so that will remove Vinny from the lineup. It's hard two win basically skating 2 men down every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I agree to a certain extent. The exception this get this out the way and just waive Manning so they can call another prospect up for the blueline to help till MDV is back healthy.By next game Bellemare is suppose to be back so that will remove Vinny from the lineup. It's hard two win basically skating 2 men down every night.Agree Manning has been brutal. It's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Agree Manning has been brutal. It's time. I just think it's time to give some of the kids a look then if they aren't ready and can't help then Hexy can start looking outside the organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure you want to expose them to this. Maybe wait till they actually start working as a team. Patience and time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure you want to expose them to this. Can it be worse than what they are seeing down there?? (hell it could be even worse with Labarbera and Mcdud as their leaders good lord) The 75 year old Labarbera getting most of the start and giving up 4 goals a night??? They are 4-8 How is that any better??? Labarbera's stat line 4.15gaa 855% wins- 1 losses-5 How is that good for their development?? So waive him and call up Alt time and points is awasting!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poconono Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 June can't come soon enough. It probably won't be Matthews wearing a Flyers' jersey but I'm trying to learn how to spell "Puljujarvi" so I can get it on my next jersey. Of course knowing the Flyers they'll find some reason not to play the second best player in the draft - a guy that has everything the team needs: size, speed and scoring. Based on the half dozen Phantoms games I've been too there isn't much on the farm to crow about. Morin looks awful (overwhelmed?), Alt is a journeyman much like Ollie Lauridsen and others that have passed through, Leier is inconsistent and rather small, Hagg and Cousins have been hurt and Ghost puts on a nice display on the ice with his continual spin moves and blind passes but is certainly not the second coming of Erik Karlsson. The one guy Flyers' fans might love is Ty Goulbourne simply because he's won both fights he's been in by knockout with only a few punches ever thrown. Of course his beatdown of Zach Stortini the other night only inspired that plug to go out and score his first two goals of the season in yet another Lehigh Valley loss. Future hope seems to reside in the junior leagues and college hockey. No immediate help on the horizon that I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hf101 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not sure you want to expose them to this. Maybe wait till they actually start working as a team. Patience and time. The Flyers played like a competitive NHL team with their youth in pre-season. I'm not so sure exposing our best prospects to a terrible AHL team helps their development either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulin20 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I have 3 words after attending that crapfest, Flyers is suk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.