Game 20: Tampa vs. Philadelphia 11/17/2017 @ Wells Fargo Center 1:00 pm

[Hockey-78]

Looks promising for you guys. You've had some quality chances early on.

[Buffalo Rick]

This game is far bigger for Flyers.  My Sabres are 7 up on them.  Doubt anyone imagined that happening 

[Buffalo Rick]

7 minutes ago, Hockey-78 said:

Looks promising for you guys. You've had some quality chances early on.

 

7 minutes ago, Hockey-78 said:

Looks promising for you guys. You've had some quality chances early on.

We are coming for your boys tonight 

[Hockey-78]

Probably not. On the other hand, you've had top prospects for a couple of years now. Only a matter of time when they blossom. Plus Skinner.

 

Man, this GDT is crowded today!

[Hockey-78]

1 minute ago, Hockey Junkie said:

 

We are coming for your boys tonight 

Yeah, I picked our guys to win it with a narrow margin. Home soil. But you never know. I'd be ok even if we lost as long as they don't let Pommer to score...

[Buffalo Rick]

Just now, Hockey-78 said:

Yeah, I picked our guys to win it with a narrow margin. Home soil. But you never know. I'd be ok even if we lost as long as they don't let Pommer to score...

Now why would you have I’ll feelings for Pommer?

[Hockey-78]

6 minutes ago, Hockey Junkie said:

Now why would you have I’ll feelings for Pommer?

We've already been through this in the Sabres Senators GDT. He sucked in the Wild. Cost us money and played half heartedly. Good riddance.

[intheslot]

PROJECTED LINEUPS (Subject to change, based on Thursday's lineup)

FLYERS

28 Claude Giroux - 14 Sean Couturier - 11 Travis Konecny
23 Oskar Lindblom - 19 Nolan Patrick - 93 Jakub Voracek
25 James van Riemsdyk - 40 Jordan Weal - 17 Wayne Simmonds
22 Dale Weise - 21 Scott Laughton - 62 Nicolas Aube-Kubel

9 Ivan Provorov - 8 Robert Hägg
53 Shayne Gostisbehere - 26 Christian Folin
6 Travis Sanheim - 3 Radko Gudas or 47 Andrew MacDonald

33 Cal Pickard
[34 Alex Lyon]

Scratches: 3 Radko Gudas (illness) or 47 Andrew MacDonald (healthy), 15 Jori Lehterä (healthy), 37 Brian Elliott (lower body), 30 Michal Neuvirth (IR, lower body), 12 Michael Raffl (IR, lower body), 10 Corban Knight (IR, collarbone), 5 Sam Morin (ACL surgery).

LIGHTNING

10 J.T. Miller - 91 Steven Stamkos - 86 Nikita Kucherov
37 Yanni Gourde - 21 Brayden Point - 9 Tyler Johnson
17 Alex Killorn - 71 Anthony Cirelli - 7 Mathieu Joseph
73 Adam Erne - 13 Cedric Paquette - 24 Ryan Callahan

81 Erik Cernak - 77 Victor Hedman
27 Ryan McDonagh - 5 Dan Girardi
55 Braydon Coburn - 98 Mikhail Sergachev

70 Louis Domingue
[80 Edward Pasquale]

Scratches: 62 Danick Martel (healthy), 29 Slater Koekkoek (healthy), 6 Anton Strålman (day-to-day, upper body), 18 Ondrej Palat (IR, lower body), 88 Andrei Vasilevskiy (IR, broken foot).

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[Buffalo Rick]

10 minutes ago, Hockey-78 said:

We've already been through this in the Sabres Senators GDT. He sucked in the Wild. Cost us money and played half heartedly. Good riddance.

Ha.  Ok

[intheslot]

Out played them in the first ..

...

Tampa uses the drop puck play on the power play ..

..Flyers ....5 

 Tampa.....3

 G will walk on water ... with a trick ...

 

[Hockey-78]

Someone could lit a fire under the Flyers' PP...

[Hockey-78]

On the other hand, Domingue is playing surprisingly well!

[Hockey-78]

Tough break - you play well and find yourself 1-0 down.

[Hockey-78]

Not that the Tampa's 2nd goal was a softie but there's something in Picard's play... someone might have saved that one. He looks nervous.

[Hockey-78]

And the Flyers PP scores... what the hell was Domingue doing there? That was a gift.

[Hockey-78]

Oh Provorov... take your man. You didn't, so 3-1!

[murraycraven]

Wash. Rinse. Repeat. 

[Hockey-78]

Horrible crosscheck by the caveman. Voracek, get a hold of yourself and get a haircut!

[Howie58]

I don't think we have a goaltending problem.  We have offensive quality problem.  Our PP is inept.  We out-shoot but underscore our opponents.  That's a continuation of last year's pattern.  I don't Parent could save this crew.  Is it talent, coaching, or both?

 

 

[Hockey-78]

@Howie58 Based on this game, I'd say you are right about the PP though they've created a plethora of scoring chances.

 

I see a big issue with your defense.

 

Hell, 5-3!

[OccamsRazor]

Wow. 

 

Just woke up i have to be at work at 7.

 

I see i didn't miss anything.

 

5-3

 

Yikes.

[Hockey-78]

****, 5-4!!

[Hockey-78]

Au contraire Occam, now's the perfect time to switch on!

[Hockey-78]

Five ***king five!!

[Hockey-78]

What a game, who wins? Flyers must be favorite at this point.