GDT: #6: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, Flyers at Bruins, 8:00 pm ET

[TheLegendkiller]

What, because we beat them for a Cup 40 years ago?

And 2011? And like half the regular season games they've played against each other since?

 

[Hiesenberg]

Just be happy that Hakstol saw it too. Manning benched

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I still think the game could of gone to OT if Manning didn't play.

 

[Beef Invictus]

And 2011? And like half the regular season games they've played against each other since?

Sorry, I just don't see it. So we sometimes beat them in the playoffs and they beat us. We meet in the regular season. Sounds like a normal team to me. How many players do we even have that faced Boston in 2010 and 2011? Giroux?

2010 playoffs?

They immediately avenged that in a way I imagine they found quite satisfying.

 

[YEM]

They immediately avenged that in a way I imagine they found quite satisfying.

I'd go further and say that if we hadn't come back from the 3-0 hole on them in '10, they don't win the Cup in '11

 

[blinds]

Sorry, I just don't see it. So we sometimes beat them in the playoffs and they beat us. We meet in the regular season. Sounds like a normal team to me. How many players do we even have that faced Boston in 2010 and 2011? Giroux?



They immediately avenged that in a way I imagine they found quite satisfying.

I think you have way too high of standards for rivalry night. We have pretty recent, significant playoff history with Boston, I'm fine with NBC calling it a rivalry. There wouldn't be enough rivalries in the NHL to even have a weekly rivalry night if they went by HF definitions.

They're probably happy with sweeping us after we had that comeback, but are any of us happy with getting swept after going to the Finals a year before? That's how you make rivalries.

 

[Alex91]

Did not read many post last night cuz I watched the game during my night shift, but what are everyone thoughts of last nights second line? I thought they looked very poor (other then the first shift) I think they need to put Schenn back with Couts. Simmer doesn't seem to be able to handle bigger roles 5on5 and Read last night seemed to struggle with space and posession. It would be a good 3rd line, but they need more O from a second line stand point.

If Hax plans to play the 4th line so damn much then they need to make 2 solid offensive lines rather then trying balance out the lines . I really thought he misused Laughton and Schenn.

 

[flyershockey]

It's only a rivalry in the sense that I guess all the big northeast cities are rivals with one another.

 

[CodyTheHuman]

Projected lines according to Meltzer


12 Michael Raffl - 28 Claude Giroux - 93 Jakub Voracek
24 Matt Read - 14 Sean Couturier - 17 Wayne Simmonds
20 R.J. Umberger - 21 Scott Laughton - 10 Brayden Schenn
76 Chris VandeVelde - 78 Pierre-Edouard Bellemare - 25 Ryan White

55 Nick Schultz - 32 Mark Streit
15 Michael Del Zotto - 22 Luke Schenn
82 Evgeny Medvedev - 3 Radko Gudas

I'd like to see Schenn back with Couturier, but I like Gagner being out (he's so soft on the puck) and Manning out.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Glad Schenn is back. But Schenn should be with Couts and put Simmonds with Laughton. Their styles would compliment each other. Manning being out is the best thing to happen to this team so far.

 

[SgtJoseph*]

All of this nonsense blaming MANNING for this and that is really quite juvenile folks .
We lose 2-1 last night, out shoot Dallas, missed again on MANY great quality scoring chances, and Niemi played lights out in goal . Not saying Manning is great blah blah blah, but its crazy talk making him some sort of scapegoat ...... FERGETABOUTIT !
I am pretty sure the coach will sort things out when they REALLY need to be sorted out .

 

[Appleyard]

All of this nonsense blaming MANNING for this and that is really quite juvenile folks .
We lose 2-1 last night, out shoot Dallas, missed again on MANY great quality scoring chances, and Niemi played lights out in goal . Not saying Manning is great blah blah blah, but its crazy talk making him some sort of scapegoat ...... FERGETABOUTIT !
I am pretty sure the coach will sort things out when they REALLY need to be sorted out .

Well Hakstol must agree...

because he just sorted it out and healthy scratched Manning.

 

[flyershockey]

Manning is what he is... a fringe NHL talent. The best you can hope is for him to not hurt you when he's out there. When he does that, he gets scratched. Pretty simple.

 

[LegionOfDoom91]

No Manning or Gagner...

It also feels weird not having that dreading feeling of a Bruins/Flyers matchup.

 

[markzab]

Glad Schenn is back. But Schenn should be with Couts and put Simmonds with Laughton. Their styles would compliment each other. Manning being out is the best thing to happen to this team so far.

I keep looking at the line-up wondering what Simmonds has done to be on the 2nd line this year. I'm trying to continue to really see him as a strong offensive player for us, but for me, this season, he just looks so slow. I'd like to see he and B Schenn switched as well.

 

[Alicat]

Patrice Bergeron will be playing tonight.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Patrice Bergeron will be playing tonight.

**** so Giroux wont be

Bergy is so good at home vs Giroux !

 

[Appleyard]

**** so Giroux wont be

Bergy is so good at home vs Giroux !

Tbf at 5v5 over their careers Giroux has actually outscored Bergeron when pitted against him...

though it is not due to Giroux being high-scoring against him, Giroux's offense halfs when vs Bergeron... but Bergerons offense dries up even more, resulting in a positive GF% for Giroux, but not many goals.

 

[flyershockey]

Tbf at 5v5 over their careers Giroux has actually outscored Bergeron when pitted against him...

though it is not due to Giroux being high-scoring against him, Giroux's offense halfs when vs Bergeron... but Bergerons offense dries up even more, resulting in a positive GF% for Giroux, but not many goals.

It's also the combination of him and Chara. They shadow Giroux all game. If Voracek can't find some open ice tonight, then I'll be really dissapointed.

 

[SuchySays]

B. Schenn out with an upper-body injury.

Gagner back in? lol

 

[GKJ]

All of this nonsense blaming MANNING for this and that is really quite juvenile folks .
We lose 2-1 last night, out shoot Dallas, missed again on MANY great quality scoring chances, and Niemi played lights out in goal . Not saying Manning is great blah blah blah, but its crazy talk making him some sort of scapegoat ...... FERGETABOUTIT !
I am pretty sure the coach will sort things out when they REALLY need to be sorted out .

It's not about being a scapegoat.

It's about not being good.


Bottom line, if the Flyers want to trade Luke Schenn and Lecavalier, sitting in the press box isn't going to get it done.

 

[usahockey22flyers]

Is Gagner injured?

 

[Alchemy]

B. Schenn out with an upper-body injury.

Gagner back in? lol

Everyones worst nightmare.

VL is back baby! Woo !

 

[Fire Tortorella]

Ugh really?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Schenn missed shifts early in the third period last night as I recall.