Howie58 Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Greetings: Here is Yahoo Sports' take on tonight's matchup: http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/maple-leafs-host-flyers-in-crucial-east-contest/ Hakstol faces an interesting goaltending choice. Mase has the hot hand but his lifetime numbers against the Leafs are much worse than Neuvy's. Maybe our Captain continues a "hot streak." Our history against the Leafs is impressive. http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/opponent.cgi?Toronto_Maple_Leafs Let's keep it going....Let's go Flyers! Best, Howie
OccamsRazor Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, Howie58 said: Greetings: Here is Yahoo Sports' take on tonight's matchup: http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/news/maple-leafs-host-flyers-in-crucial-east-contest/ Hakstol faces an interesting goaltending choice. Mase has the hot hand but his lifetime numbers against the Leafs are much worse than Neuvy's. Maybe our Captain continues a "hot streak." Our history against the Leafs is impressive. http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/opponent.cgi?Toronto_Maple_Leafs Let's keep it going....Let's go Flyers! Best, Howie I go with Mase he has played well. Some tell Mcdud to stop deflecting the damn puck past him. Either block the damn thing or get out the f**king way!!!!
OccamsRazor Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Per Bill M. Projected lineups (Subject to change)FLYERS40 Jordan Weal - 28 Claude Giroux - 17 Wayne Simmonds10 Brayden Schenn - 51 Valtteri Filppula - 93 Jakub Voracek25 Nick Cousins - 14 Sean Couturier - 24 Matt Read76 Chris VandeVelde - 78 Pierre-Édouard Bellemare - 11 Travis Konecny9 Ivan Provorov - 47 Andrew MacDonald23 Brandon Manning - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere15 Michael Del Zotto - 3 Radko Gudas30 Michal Neuvirth / 35 Steve MasonScratches: Roman Lyubimov (healthy), Dale Weise (healthy), Nick Schultz (healthy), Michael Raffl (IR, lower body). MAPLE LEAFS25 James van Riemsdyk - 42 Tyler Bozak - 16 Mitch Marner11 Zach Hyman - 34 Auston Matthews - 12 Connor Brown47 Leo Komarov - 43 Nazem Kadri - 29 William Nylander15 Matt Martin - 24 Brian Boyle - 26 Nikita Soshnikov44 Morgan Rielly - 22 Nikita Zaitsev51 Jake Gardiner - 3 Alexey Marchenko2 Matt Hunwick - 46 Roman Polak31 Frederik Andersen[35 Curtis McElhinney]Scratches: Eric Fehr (healthy), Josh Leivo (healthy), Martin Marincin (healthy), Connor Carrick (IR, upper body), Ben Smith (questionable, hand). http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-3917--TOR/45/83629
OccamsRazor Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Maybe he is going with Neuvy because he beat them in January 2-1. This is a must win game tonight!
murraycraven Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 I really dont understand starting Neuvy after Mason's recent play. If you are looking at this you ride the guy who has been hot. Not sure I understand this one....
Podein25 Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 I haven't looked at the standings really, can someone tell me whether we've reached the point where I should be cheering for the Leafs (ack!) tonight? Thanks in advance.
radoran Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Podein25 said: I haven't looked at the standings really, can someone tell me whether we've reached the point where I should be cheering for the Leafs (ack!) tonight? Thanks in advance. That point will never come.
Podein25 Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 12 minutes ago, radoran said: That point will never come. Ok, thank God, I feared we were perilously close....
radoran Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, Podein25 said: Ok, thank God, I feared we were perilously close....
vis Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 I would have let Mason start this game. I don't understand his decision-making. Historically, he's ridden the "hot hand." Guess it doesn't apply when it's Mason's hand.
peter puck Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 45 minutes ago, murraycraven said: I really dont understand starting Neuvy after Mason's recent play. If you are looking at this you ride the guy who has been hot. Not sure I understand this one.... Perhaps it has something to do with Masons record against the Leafs.
vis Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 3 minutes ago, peter puck said: Perhaps it has something to do with Masons record against the Leafs. I read that and Hakstol said that wasn't a dominant factor. I don't put a lot of stock in things like that, especially with Mason playing this well at the moment. If neither goalie was ahead of the other at the moment, I could see how information like that might lead you to choose one goalie over the other. But when you've got a clear hot hand to ride, I think you stay the course. Hakstol seems to have followed that course in the past, particularly when it pertained to Neuvirth. For the record, I think this is going to be a very difficult game.
DaGreatGazoo Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 1st question: Do you play the hot hand goalie, with a bad record against the opponent, or play the goalie with the worst save percentage in the league--in a 4 point swing game--against the team directly in front of you in the playoff chase? 2nd question: Given how the Flyers have handled lineup decisions following a win, how is question #1 even a question today when Mason won his last start?
peter puck Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 I don't put stock in it either. But while it wasnt the dominant factor it could be the one that tilted the scales. The problem here is you never know what goalie your going to get out of these two or what team for that matter.
fan4ever Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Of course if we go back to our 'non-goal-scoring' ways, it really won't matter at all who's in goal... Another game like Tuesday would be nice
off_the_post Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 I would play Mason. However I found Mason was fighting the puck last game. Despite the win I recall a number of bad rebounds so I am not totally shocked with the decision....just hope it is the right one.
OccamsRazor Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Yeah 6 even strength goals i don't care who the opponent is i wouldn't change a thing....
King Knut Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 4 hours ago, OccamsRazor said: I go with Mase he has played well. Some tell Mcdud to stop deflecting the damn puck past him. Either block the damn thing or get out the f**king way!!!! Supposedly they're going with Neuwirth which... WTF??? WHy? Somehow there's an outside chance they can actually make the playoffs if they keep putitng their best foot forward and now... blah.
intheslot Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 Mason in net against the bruins.. Neuvy in against the leafs.. Play team d and hit on their chances. Do or Die ......... Go Flyers ... !!!!
King Knut Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 18 minutes ago, intheslot said: Mason in net against the bruins.. Neuvy in against the leafs.. Play team d and hit on their chances. Do or Die ......... Go Flyers ... !!!! They're all must wins at this point. And I suppse this is the weakest opponent they'll face in the next 8 days. The thing is that the HAVE to beat the Bruins and Leafs becasue they're direct competitors. These are 4 point games. The Jackets and Penguins are teams the Flyers aren't going to catch. If they lose at all they're a bit screwed, but losing to the Leafs and Bruins hurts more. Can't believe they have 3 games against the Blue Jackets left.
OccamsRazor Posted March 9, 2017 Posted March 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, King Knut said: They're all must wins at this point. And I suppse this is the weakest opponent they'll face in the next 8 days. The thing is that the HAVE to beat the Bruins and Leafs becasue they're direct competitors. These are 4 point games. The Jackets and Penguins are teams the Flyers aren't going to catch. If they lose at all they're a bit screwed, but losing to the Leafs and Bruins hurts more. Can't believe they have 3 games against the Blue Jackets left. Yes they are all must win. But focus on one game at a time don't look ahead. Focus on the next game. Win that before anything else. Hopefully win in regulation.
intheslot Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Leafs are the team that Flippa didn't want to go to at the dead line... Should add something ...
fishbulb Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Simmonds always burns the leafs! Nice to see that trend continue! 1-0
mkscrewy Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 the book on neuvirth is to aim for his left ear and it just goes in
King Knut Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Well these refs are absolutely atrocious. That call on Gudas followed by the non call on Gardner is just outright bias and cheating as far as I'm concerned. No mexcuse.
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