brelic Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Meltzer's write up: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-12515-vs-CBJ/45/73019 Key team stat comparisons (NHL overall ranking) Non-shootout goals per game: Flyers 2.00 (29th), Blue Jackets 2.30 (26th)Non-shootout goals against per game: Flyers 2.65 (19th), Blue Jackets 2.93 (23rd)5-on-5 Goals For/Against Ratio: Flyers 31/38, Blue Jackets 40/51Power play efficiency: Flyers 17.5% (21st), Blue Jackets 16.8% (24th)Penalty killing efficiency: Flyers 79.8% (18th), Blue Jackets 81.2% (13th)Shots per game: Flyers 30.3 (11th), Blue Jackets 29.0 (19th)Shots against per game: Flyers 31.9 (29th), Blue Jackets 29.7 (18th)Faceoff percentage: Flyers 50.1% (14th), Blue Jackets 47.6% (29th) Projected lineups (subject to change, will be updated) Flyers 12 Michael Raffl - 28 Claude Giroux - 10 Brayden Schenn24 Matt Read - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds76 Chris VandeVelde - 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - 93 Jakub Voracek21 Scott Laughton - 52 Nick Cousins - 36 Colin McDonald 15 Michael Del Zotto - 22 Luke Schenn55 Nick Schultz - 82 Evgeny Medvedev 23 Brandon Manning - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere 35 Steve Mason[30 Michal Neuvirth] Scratches: Vincent Lecavalier (healthy), R.J. Umberger (foot), Mark Streit (LTIR, displaced pubic plate), Ryan White (IR, shoulder), Sam Gagner (lacerations near left eye), Radko Gudas (NHL suspension). Blue Jackets 38 Boone Jenner - 19 Ryan Johansen - 71 Nick Foligno '20 Brandon Saad - 17 Brandon Dubinsky - 13 Cam Atkinson11 Matt Calvert - 25 William Karlsson - 41 Alexander Wennberg9 Gregory Campbell - 39 Michael Chaput - 43 Scott Hartnell 7 Jack Johnson - 58 David Savard27 Ryan Murray - 4 Kevin Connauton2 Andrew Bodnarchuk - 47 Dalton Prout 30 Curtis McElhinney[72 Sergei Bobrovsky] Scratches: Fedor Tyutin (day-to-day, broken nose), Jared Boll (IR, foot), Rene Bourque (IR, upper body), David Clarkson (IR, jaw), Cody Goloubef (IR, jaw), Markus Hannikainen (IR, shoulder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Cousins and McDonald were just sent back to the A. Looks like White and Bumberger are ready to return....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Cousins and McDonald were just sent back to the A. Looks like White and Bumberger are ready to return....... I would have waited one more game on a back to back series especially after an OT win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmatus Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I would have waited one more game on a back to back series especially after an OT win. To be honest, I think Cousins had all of one truly good shift in the whole time he was up. It may be that he wasn't up long enough to adjust to the NHL game, or it may be that he isn't ready yet. Either way, it makes more sense to send him back down anyway. White is better than McDonald (not the best yardstick), and Umberger was actually playing decently early on this season. They may as well play. I'd like to see Laughton play with Voracek. I haven't been all that impressed with Laughton yet this year. Maybe playing with Jake would spark something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I would prefer they left Bumberger on IR all season.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Flyers have a tough time with the jackets (in their head) see what happens with the line-up change.. be good to to get to 5 games Flyers win 5 to 2 Jake nets a pair.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Flyers have a tough time with the jackets (in their head) see what happens with the line-up change.. be good to to get to 5 games Flyers win 5 to 2 Jake nets a pair.. The Devils to but they proved they are up to the task. So maybe the Jackets fall too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It will be very chippy ice tonight.... basketball game this afternoon... Sloppy goals and bouncey pucks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 It's time to end the Voracek on the 4th line experiment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Monet Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice to see RJ is back in the lineup and minus 2 thus far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice to see RJ is back in the lineup and minus 2 thus farI didn't see the game but i would have waited to change the lineup. Oh well. It's all good a stepping stone....right? It's what i tell myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Nice to see RJ is back in the lineup and minus 2 thus far Meanwhile Hartnell had 3 points.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraycraven Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 But but RJ has a shorter contract and can play all over the lineup... he is a waste of a roster spot.Much rather have cousins or Macdonald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icehole Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 The boys are back in towwwwn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojo1917 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 ugh, horrible match-up for the Flyers. I think I'd rather see Colin MacDonald play his heavy NHL game than RJ play his just miss the play NHL game. I know it's RJ's first game back from injury but he's not good enough in a top 6 role and not physical enough for a bottom six role. I hated seeing Hartnell have a 3 point night...that trade is bad bad bad unless we buy RJ out this off season... Or he quits and RJ doesn't strike me as a quitter. The boys have been playing pretty well hopefully last's night's result is an outlier performance and not regression to the mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Meanwhile Hartnell had 3 points....And in keeping with the tradition of former flyers racking up points against them, Bob even got an assist last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brelic Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 unless we buy RJ out this off season Yeah I think Hextall almost has to go this route. The team's cap can sustain his buyout. I watched less than a period of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Meanwhile Hartnell had 3 points....That was a fair trade right? 38 goals for 9?? Not lopsided at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I mean, the trade wouldn't be so bad if Umberger was still a 40 point guy. But he isn't. Not even close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swflyers28 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Funny, RJ and White come back and we lose. We have the 2 guys from the Phantoms and we were winning. Can't they put RJ on waivers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yotes Jackets Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Didn't catch the game but out of last place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Funny, RJ and White come back and we lose. We have the 2 guys from the Phantoms and we were winning. Can't they put RJ on waivers?It's why i said i would have waited to switch up he lineup not on a.back to back game. Give them a chance to practice some together but to late for that now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Not sure what happened to him... Dave Isaac @davegisaac 41s41 seconds agoLuke Schenn out two weeks. Ok Chaput hurt his brother with a check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Dave Isaac @davegisaac 1m1 minute agoGudas has another game to go on suspension so someone will be called up. Likely either Mark Alt or Andrew MacDonald. It should be Alt. He leads the AHL in +/- at +13 throw the kid a bone. Leave Mcdud to rot!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Umberger is goal-less in his last 29 games. ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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