Game 82: Canes @ Flyers, 4/9 @ 7 PM

[Howie58]

Greetings:

 

Well, the season is coming to what some would say is a merciful end.  Historically, we have done well against the Canes, particularly at home:

 

http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/opponent.cgi?Carolina_Hurricanes

 

Here is the NHL.com preview.  Mr. Haag will displace Mr. Manning.  There will be cheers from the board--VDV not playing!  Bryan Bickell will be playing his last game after the MS diagnosis: It's hard for me to think about the courage that takes.  It looks like Steve Mason will be starting, if I believe NHL.com:

 

https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-philadelphia-flyers-game-preview/c-288605104

 

This is turning into an interesting matchup, with the Canes' speed and skill running up against our "structured" play.  

 

 

 

 

 

[Samifan]

We've been promised a VandeVelde scratch before only to have our hearts ripped out. I won't believe it until opening face off. 

 

Hoping the Flyers do something to acknowledge Bickell at some point tonight. 

[Puck_Pun]

I was under the impression Stolarz was starting in net

[OccamsRazor]

From Bill's lineup...

 

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Bill-Meltzer/Flyers-Gameday-4917-vs-CAR-Quick-Hits-Phantoms-NCAA--More/45/84385

 

Projected lineups (Subject to change)

FLYERS

11 Travis Konecny - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek
40 Jordan Weal - 51 Valterri Filppula - 17 Wayne Simmonds
22 Dale Weise - 14 Sean Couturier - 10 Brayden Schenn
25 Nick Cousins - 74 Mike Vecchione - 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare 

9 Ivan Provorov - 47 Andrew MacDonald
15 Michael Del Zotto - 55 Nick Schultz 
48 Robert Hägg - 53 Shayne Gostisbehere

41 Anthony Stolarz
[35 Steve Mason]

Scratches: Chris VandeVelde (healthy), Roman Lyubimov (healthy), Brandon Manning (semi-healthy), Matt Read (upper body), Michael Raffl (IR, lower body), Nick Cousins (day-to-day, upper body), Michal Neuvirth (upper body), Radko Gudas (upper body).


HURRICANES

20 Sebastian Aho - 11 Jordan Staal - 16 Elias Lindholm
53 Jeff Skinner - 33 Derek Ryan - 21 Lee Stempniak
42 Joakim Nordström - 49 Victor Rask - 86 Teuvo Teräväinen
29 Bryan Bickel - 57 Andrew Poturalski - 23 Brock McGinn

74 Jaccob Slavin - 22 Brett Pesce
5 Noah Hanifin - 27 Justin Faulk
6 Klas Dahlback - 26 Matt Tennyson

31 Eddie Läck
[30 Cam Ward]

Scratches: Ryan Murphy (healthy), Jay McClement (lower body).

 

Nice to see Hagg get a call up to end the season.
 

[off_the_post]

First time I've seen a semi-healthy scratch.

[AJgoal]

I hope the Canes start Bickell. Last game of his career.

[Howie58]

2 hours ago, Puck_Pun said:

I was under the impression Stolarz was starting in net

Well, I guess NHL.com and I don't have our bleep together!

 

Howie

[Howie58]

Stolarz in goal: If symbols mean anything, he is the future. 

[AlaskaFlyerFan]

3 hours ago, AJgoal said:

I hope the Canes start Bickell. Last game of his career.

 

Bickell started the game.  The Canes announcers said the Flyers Fans gave Bickell a very good ovation before the game and then they honored him during the first TV timeout.  Very classy move by the Fans and the Flyers organization!

[Howie58]

Well, I would have rather we won but it was entertaining.  Stolarz looked OK.  Hagg certainly knows what to do with the puck.  Maybe Weise's slumber in the O and B is over.  Ghost was ghost.  There is room for optimism in '17-'18.  JJ or Clement noted that seven teams that made the playoffs last year were out of it this year. So--we keep fingers crossed.  The youngins may save the day.

 

 

[Samifan]

Really wish the coach would change up the shooters for the shootout. Tired of seeing G and Jake every shootout. 

[OccamsRazor]

Didn't get to see it due to work.

 

I'll check the Lowlights when i go on break...

 

...wonder if things could of been different if Stolie, Morin and Hagg could of played more this season...

 

...we'll never know i guess.

 

I guess we can look forward to the draft now...

[flyercanuck]

Thank God in a ten deep draft class we're picking 12th.