Gameday: Lineup finally healthy, ready for Bruins
by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 6:07 PM EST
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Philadelphia Flyers (33-18-10, 76 pts) at Boston Bruins (42-12-9, 93 pts)
TD Banknorth Garden - 7:00 PM EST - Boston, MA
TV: CSN HD, NESN HD
Radio: 610 WIP, XM 204
This is the open game thread.
Behind Enemy Lines: Stanley Cup of Chowder
It's been a long time since we've been able to say this, but the Philadelphia Flyers are completely healthy heading into tonight's game with the Boston Bruins. No, we're not counting Derian Hatcher.
Kimmo Timonen, who's been battling the flu, returns to the lineup for the first time in over a week. Danny Briere is in his second game back since returning from groin surgery, and he'll look to build on an encouraging performace against New Jersey on Sunday.
Claude Giroux has been recalled from the Phantoms after being sent down due to cap problems. With the return of all of these guys, here is the Flyers lineup tonight.
Gagne - Richards - Knuble
Hartnell - Carter - Lupul
Upshall - Briere - Giroux
Cote - Powe - Asham
Timonen - Parent
Coburn - Carle
Alberts - Jones
Could this be the final time we see this lineup? The trade deadline is, of course tomorrow and rumors are flying everywhere. Honestly though, as excited/nervous as I am for tomorrow, I'm just as excited for this game in an hour. I'm pumped to see this fully healthy lineup in action for, really, the first time all season. Especially that third line (which won the poll last week, btw).
As for the Bruins, they're probably pissed. If you missed the end of their game against the Caps on Saturday, have a look. Alex Semin blasted a shot from just across the red line and it somehow beat Tim Thomas to give DC the 4-3 win. Yeah, I'd be upset after that too.
Between the Pipes: Antero Niittymaki will go for the Flyers tonight, and that's probably a virtue of his shutout hockey (which came in relief of Biron) back on February 7th. Niitty turned away 22 shots as the Flyers went on to win in overtime.
Manny Fernandez was in goal for that game, and he's likely to go for tonight's game as well. He's only played in two games since that night and both were losses -- one in overtime against Nashville on Valentines Day and a regulation loss against Tampa Bay on the 22nd where he allowed four goals on 18 shots.
Questions To Answer
- How is the chemistry between Briere, Giroux, and Upshall?
- Do the Bruins regret starting Manny Fernandez?
- Do the Flyers regret starting Antero Niittymaki?
- Any odd healthy scratches before the game (meaning a trade is imminent)?
- Do the Flyers learn their lesson from last time these teams met by playing a full 60 minutes?
7:00 PM. Go Flyers.
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I tried emailing you but it didn’t go through. Try to email me and I’ll reply. broadstreethockey at gmail.com
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions
Which Flyers?
Which Flyers will we see tonight? The ones that beat Washington last Tuesday or the ones that phoned it in against the Devils on Sunday? Hopefully the former. With only around 20 games left, we have to step things up to keep our 4 seed and home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Go Flyers!
Any good livestream links? Stupid atdhe crackdown…
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seriously, what happened with that link? All the hockey is gone but everything else is still available
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
NHL went after them. NBA hasnt yet… It will be interesting to see what happens with baseball.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
Same reason why I can’t post links in the game threads anymore… sucks. But it makes sense on the NHL’s part.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
can’t post links to live streams? or links to clips?
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
live streams
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, good on the NHL for cracking down, even if it sucks for us.
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Agreed, as long as they don’t do what MLB does. They take it too far and charge for audio feeds. I think that’s ridiculous.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
I dont mind the MLB audio package. it’s only $15 for the year. It’s very affordable. It’s the TV packages that are so expensive.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed, I paid for it before I had a Slingbox… but now I don’t deal with any of these packages. It’s nice.
I just think its absurd to pay for what comes free over the airwaves.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Lots of early chances. I like it.
But going to the penalty kill…
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Hey Trav, did you change the way you do open threads? I don’t remember you doing the preview/thread hybrid.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:18 PM EST reply actions
Nope, it’s always been this way.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
The rumors are really swirling down in Philly, huh?
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
It’s tough on the brain to keep track of, that’s for sure.
Although you guys have had quite a few up there to keep you busy…
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
Should be an interesting day tomorrow.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
You going to be around all day or do you have real work to do?
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
Puck Daddy calls Philly the capital of the trade rumor world. Not sure if I like that or not.
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Thanks for the link, I just noticed my site made the evening puck headlines
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
It’s amazing how a link over there boosts the hits. I was linked twice yesterday morning and had the biggest day since the site launched.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, the days I am on Puck Daddy are usually some of my bigger days.
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
this weekend was also pretty big…for obvious reasons
by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Mar 3, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Wow Niittymaki just robbed him.
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They’ll bite you eventually…. 1-0 Broons
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Burger King has the worst fast food commercials. The king is creepy as hell.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
The Briere line is the only one buzzing.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Ok, that was an awful Coatesy’s Corner. Seriously, how about some analysis? I don’t care about people who can’t skate, even if it is funny to watch one of them fall on his ass.
I’m stuck watching the NESN coverage somebody is kindly streaming.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
I can’t stand NESN’s coverage. Well, I can’t stand the people… the set up they have isn’t all that bad.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
SCORE!
Terrible turnover by Savard.
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Holy hell take a little longer to blow the whistle why don’t you…
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Coatsey to Bruins fans: Get over the Jones shit.
I agree.
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They didn’t play the initial replay… lame.
Not sure how Hartnell got a penalty too, but Chara got a double minor for roughing.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
So hartnell gets a penalty but Coburn doesn’t? What?? What happened?
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I’d love to see the replay. My guess is Hartnell was talking, Chara got upset and hit him, and they gave Hartnell the gate because they missed the original infraction. The penalty to Hartnell was slashing, not sure how that works.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Chara’s a goon.
Big time PP with him off the ice. Let’s put one home.
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Excellent poise by Niitty. Having a solid game so far
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Clement seems very…. bubbly? Drunk, even?
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How about when JJ was talking about ryder’s liquid diet because his jaw is wired shut and he compared it to the diet that coatsey was on. i lmao’d my pants.
They bust on Coatsey so hard. It’s great.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve met him a few times. He’s just as out there in person.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
That stream has been lagging a lot but it’s been way better than nothing.
Lupul has played well but Jones really hasn’t. I used to like the guy a lot but now I really won’t mind seeing him gone by dinner tomorrow.
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In the first period, Jones got caught in the net by skating into it, then somehow got the puck, lost it in his skates, and allowed the Bruins guy to skate in and take it while he just stood there. And all of that happened in about nine seconds.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
The Capitals are getting blown out, at home, for the second straight game. Down 5-1 to the Canes.
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Gotta like that on principle, even if the Canes ain’t the ideal team to be delivering it.
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 3, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
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Eventually freezes….but nothing huge
Sorry if I can’t post this here….
by Ivan Monteiro Prado on Mar 3, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions
All I know is it’s Hossa
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 3, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
I went over to the St. Louis SBN site and searched the comments for “Hossa” and… well, they don’t have nice words for him.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
From Christy at Winging It In Motown...
He was hit and fell awkwardly into the boards and immediately grabbed his neck.
Fortunately, he was moving so that’s a good sign and the Wings report that he never lost consciousness which is wonderful news. He is being taken to the hospital as a precaution especially this was his first game back from a sore neck.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
That’s too bad for him. Sounds like he wasn’t ready to return maybe.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
SCORE!
What a deflection by Gagne, holy hell.
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Woot!
I enjoy when the Flyers score goals.
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Ridiculous that Gagne is top 10 all time goal scorer on Flyers. Seems like two years ago he and Boucher were the future of the team (and Delmore and Eaton, cough cough)
Remember that time Delmore had a hat trick in the playoffs?
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
No one’s talking about him, but I would love if Boucher was given the Flyer reins for these playoffs.
Always thought he got a raw deal
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 3, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
I just went to take a peek at the Coyotes web site and it’s like stepping into some desert version of the 60s.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
I definitely agree. I’m a huge Boucher fan, to this day. I wrote about it in response to Ed Moran’s, maybe, column on the rotating door of Flyers goalies. His third year he won the job back, but got hurt and never was given another chance, even though Roman Cechmanek was a psychopath.
On him given the reins: He’s having a great year, with a GAA under 2 and a Save around .92, but he hasn’t been a starter in this league since 02-03. I’ll stick with Niitty.
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
Knuble!
3-1!
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Woot!
I enjoy when the Flyers are up by two.
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Every time there’s a scrum he’s involved.
In other news, Bill Clement has never stopped loving Tastykakes. He’s never met a Tastykake he didn’t like.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
Honestly, is there a Tastykake not to like?
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by Ben Rothenberg on Mar 3, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Shows how good we can be if the offense is clicking, eh? Lotta depth on this team
Hahaha, awesome.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
Kings/Jackets game is crazy…5-4 CBJ. The Kings scored three goals in two minutes in second. Shows we need to be careful only up two.
On Mason? That’s impressive. I watched them come back from down 6-3 to the Thrashers in the third, but that was against Johan “Moose” Hedberg.
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Doubly impressive that they can score like that under Terry Murray.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions
Haha Don’t make me “choke” on my Tastykake
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
Blue Jackets win 5-4. Lucky that brain freeze in the 2nd didn’t cost them.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
I really hope they make the playoffs. That franchise needs it.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Living in Ohio as I do, I’ve never seen hockey mean more in Columbus. The town used to love their ECHL team (the Chill), but not this much.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
The other teams are really taking liberties with him. Holik raped him in front of the ref on Sunday, too
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
I thought they postponed the games when he wasn’t playing?
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
Gagne again!
4-1!
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that’s true. he’ll have to get it the old-fashioned way.
by chillicothe20 on Mar 3, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
I’d like to see Briere get one… just because.
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Clement tells everyone to “get season tickets next year.”
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I normally like Bill Clement. But tonight… he’s ridiculous
by Geoff Detweiler on Mar 3, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think his madness is hurting my opinion of him at all… he’s still got pretty good analysis.
Bruins score, too little too late.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
knock on wood
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
We win!
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If I recall correctly, I think they have pretty bad ice as it is.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Again a three goal third makes for a comeback win over a top east team.
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Encouraging stuff, for sure.
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by Travis Hughes on Mar 3, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
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