brelic Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-12516-vs-BOS/45/74275 Key team stat comparisons (NHL overall ranking) Non-shootout goals per game: Flyers 2.24 (28th), Bruins 2.96 (3rd) Non-shootout goals against per game: Flyers 2.60 (T-15th), Bruins 2.60 (T-15th) 5-on-5 Goals For/Against Ratio: Flyers 63/67, Bruins 92/83 Power play efficiency: Flyers 17.1% (T-22nd), Bruins 26.0% (2nd) Penalty killing efficiency: Flyers 78.4% (25th), Bruins 84.9% (T-5th) Shots per game: Flyers 30.3 (T-11th), Bruins 31.4 (5th) Shots against per game: Flyers 32.4 (29th), Bruins 29.3 (13th) Faceoff percentage: Flyers 49.8% (T-18th), Bruins 50.4% (T-9th) Projected lineups (subject to change, will be updated) Flyers 93 Jakub Voracek - 28 Claude Giroux - 17 Wayne Simmonds 12 Michael Raffl - 89 Sam Gagner - 10 Brayden Schenn 76 Chris VandeVelde - 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - 25 Ryan White 24 Matt Read - 21 Scott Laughton - 19 Jordan Weal 15 Michael Del Zotto - 3 Radko Gudas 55 Nick Schultz - 32 Mark Streit 23 Brandon Manning - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere 35 Steve Mason [30 Michal Neuvirth] Scratches: Evgeny Medvedev (healthy), R.J. Umberger (healthy), Sean Couturier (day-to-day, lower body). Bruins 21 Loui Eriksson - 46 David Krejci - 88 David Pastrnak 63 Brad Marchand - 37 Patrice Bergeron - 51 Ryan Spooner 39 Matt Beleskey - 41 Joonas Kemppainen - 11 Jimmy Hayes 36 Zac Rinaldo - 25 Max Talbot - 29 Landon Ferraro 33 Zdeno Chara - 62 Zach Trotman 45 Joe Morrow - 44 Dennis Seidenberg 47 Torey Krug - 86 Kevan Miller 40 Tuukka Rask [50 Jonas Gustavsson] Scratches:Brett Connolly (healthy), Tyler Randell (healthy), Colin Miller (healthy), Adam McQuaid (IR, concussion), Chris Kelly (IR, broken femur). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canoli Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Good, finally get to see Weal play. I'm glad to see Manning back too, though I'm not crazy about sitting Medvedev. I think Medvedev brings more than Schultz on both sides of the ice but I guess it's no big deal. Be nice to sweep the series with a win tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Good to see Weal get a shot. Hopefully he gets a few games to show what he's got before being sat again. I'm not sure why they've waited this long to see what they have in him...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Quote 93 Jakub Voracek - 28 Claude Giroux - 17 Wayne Simmonds 12 Michael Raffl - 89 Sam Gagner - 10 Brayden Schenn 76 Chris VandeVelde - 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - 25 Ryan White 24 Matt Read - 21 Scott Laughton - 19 Jordan Weal 15 Michael Del Zotto - 3 Radko Gudas 55 Nick Schultz - 32 Mark Streit 23 Brandon Manning - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere Scratches: Evgeny Medvedev (healthy), R.J. Umberger (healthy), Sean Couturier (day-to-day, lower body). The more I look at this lineup, the more the phrase "Island of Misfit Toys" keeps coming to mind. There are a lot of good pieces, some nice pieces and some run of the mill pieces. I just wonder if they all really fit together. I know Couturier's out, but Gagner goes from the AHL to second line center? Michael Raffl is a top six NHL forward? I don't see anything that leads to me believe the bottom six will do a damn thing offensively. I hope to be wrong. But until then, they're really a one line team with flashes of a second. Even the defense - again some nice pieces and it's great that Schultz got a silver stick and played 1,000 games. Yay. But I look at a Streit-Schultz pairing and think "huh?" And I just don't know what we're expecting to see out of Manning that hasn't already been seen. Perhaps we will learn. It's a testament to them that they are still in contention for the playoffs. But even with games in hand, they still have to get past five other teams to get in. That's a tall order, especially when you've scored the second-fewest goals in the league (both in total and in GFA) and even if they clean up their games in hand against Pittsburgh and Boston (highlighting the importance of today's game) they're still trailing both of them. I think they have some real talent and a pretty good foundation to build upon. That said, they need to change up a lot and fill in some glaring holes. To that end, it will be nice to get a chance to see if Weal is a potential Tyler Ennis, to say nothing of Danny Briere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Be a good game to win unless they lose .... Yea Team .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 I really don't understand sitting Medvedev. Although he makes a few mistakes in the back, he's at least fun to watch. I'd take him over Manning and Schultz. Regardless, I've got a lot riding on this game. All of my coworkers are die-hard bruin's & patriot's fans. It's been a fun day.....(patriots haha) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 @radoran Misfits is a pretty good characterization, but really I think half of these parts are just here in order to put a professional hockey team on the ice 3 nights a week while the band aid tearing continues, and are not part of any big future plans....it is indeed commendable that they are in the wild card mix. IMO there are at least half a dozen guys Hexy would liquidate for picks and prospects without batting an eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Meltzer has Gagner out. Weal in. Hackstol not revealing lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Hakstol is not blind. He continues to play Umberger less than 5 minutes a night yet he still continues to play him. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 23 minutes ago, radoran said: Meltzer has Gagner out. Weal in. Hackstol not revealing lines. Weal at center? I read he could play there, but he's a better wing. If not, who's the 4th center? I'd really like to try this when everyone is healthy: Voracek - Giroux - Simmonds Read - Couturier - Schenn (I know the 2nd line has been playing well, but Read at least WAS a better goal scorer than Raffl once upon a time. I'm still holding out hope that he could find it again, especially with the confidence Couturier and Schenn have been showing of late) Gagner - Laughton - Weal Raffl - Bellemare - White RE: Umberger - Meltzer noted a few days ago that Hakstol likes the way Umberger plays: "one of the most frequently asked questions by fans the last couple weeks has been when recently acquired forward Jordan Weal will get into the lineup, and why veteran R.J. Umberger continues to be in the lineup despite contributing very little offensive output (six assists in 30 games, no goals in his last 48 games dating back to Jan. 27, 2015)... As for Umberger, the coach has said he likes the structured nature of the 11-season NHL veteran's game. While Hakstol inevitably chooses his words very carefully to the media and does not expand in detail on hs thoughts, I suspect his reasoning for continually playing Umberger falls along these lines: * Umberger plays a simple north-south game and does not take a lot of chances with the puck when he has it. The coach is not particularly looking for offense out of the 11th or 12th forwards on his ice time depth chart. The role Umberger is asked to play at this stage of his career is a thankless and difficult one because ice time is limited. Weal, while he showed himself to be defensively responsible at the AHL level, is more of an offensive-minded player than Umberger is at this stage of his career. Perhaps Hakstol sees Weal's fit as one of playing with skill players, although one could also argue that Scott Laughton has shown flashes of NHL skill and speed and Matt Read has actually come around offensively since his one-game healthy scratching." "One of the most frequently asked questions..." I knew Meltzer was a member here, but didn't think he ever really logged in. Maybe I was wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 Umberger does all the little thing right .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 1 minute ago, intheslot said: Who thinks Bradford will sign here any way ??? I don't ..... Chanchez is your starter ... I think this might have been posted in the wrong thread.........or have you been dipping into flyerfan4ever's morphine stash.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samifan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Douchbag Jack Edwards is already starting, "welcome to the city that is home to the planets most bipolar sports fans. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I can kill penalties better than the Flyers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 losing streak coming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Someone remind me why Schultz is still a Flyer....i have no clue but no way in hell should his slow clueless ass be on the PK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 3 minutes ago, RJ8812 said: losing streak coming up Sorry but they are already in the midst of it...down 2-0 because they can't stay out the box. If they can't defend better than this they better quit with the brainless penalties. Still can't figure out why they wouldn't try a more well rounded Dman out like Alt on this turrible turrible blueline...no way he could be worse in his own end than the likes of Streit, Schultz and Manning...who knows he may actually be able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Oh yeah with Alt...the dude is 24 so it's safe to say he isn't being rushed...just given no respect is what i say. Sad this team could use some able body Dmen besides the collection of pylons they have (excluding Ghost, Gudas, MDV and MDZ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ8812 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 4 minutes ago, OccamsRazor said: Sorry but they are already in the midst of it...down 2-0 because they can't stay out the box. If they can't defend better than this they better quit with the brainless penalties. Still can't figure out why they wouldn't try a more well rounded Dman out like Alt on this turrible turrible blueline...no way he could be worse in his own end than the likes of Streit, Schultz and Manning...who knows he may actually be able to help. well, technically a streak doesn't start until 3 so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerrod Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, RJ8812 said: well, technically a streak doesn't start until 3 so.... I will pass on the 3-peat..... Well they tried leading games and winning them so lets try a different tactic........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Anyone know where I can find the Zac Rinaldo tribute video?!? ....Anyone?? (insert ninja here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 What a bonehead play there by Streit why take that penalty let the goaltender play the shooter friggin moron...the more this guy plays he more i think they are stuck with this bum...for another year no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howie58 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Greetings: Weal has wheels. He also has good vision. I would rather see him than Umby. That said I find myself snoozing. The two PP goals in the opening period show their weaknesses in terms of speed and D. Howie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Close call there could have gone either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlaskaFlyerFan Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I think they got lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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