Flyers vs. Hurricanes preview: Better decisions with puck key as road trip continues in Raleigh
by Travis Hughes on Jan 10, 2012 3:22 PM EST
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It's the start of a pretty damn easy week for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they face off against the 14th place Carolina Hurricanes tonight and the 15th place New York Islanders on Thursday. On paper, these games should equal a quick four points for the Flyers, and they'll try to grab the first two at RBC Center this evening.
It's already the fourth and final meeting between the Flyers and the Hurricanes, who always seem to play each other in bunches throughout the schedule. It also always seems like the Flyers have their way with the 'Canes, aside from that last snoozer of a matchup just before Thanksgiving at the Wells Fargo Center.
In that loss, the Flyers were weak defensively. It was the first game without Chris Pronger, and they were also without Braydon Coburn that night, so it's easy to understand where the woes came from. Hopefully they aren't recreated tonight, but given defensive woes against Ottawa, that's not necessarily a guarantee.
That's the one thing the Flyers have to overcome tonight. They've been a very, very good road team over the last two seasons or so because they've been able to simplify their game while away from Philadelphia. In Ottawa on Sunday, they got away from that. They passed when they should've held the puck, zigged when they should have zagged, held the puck when they should have gotten rid of it. Just bad decisions with the puck.
Luckily, these are likely not problems that will plague a team for a long time. Perhaps it's even just a one-game thing. The lowly Hurricanes seem like the perfect medicine. Sergei Bobrovsky will be in goal for the Flyers. A look at lineups after the jump.
The beat writers in Raleigh are reporting that Zac Rinaldo will be pulled out of the lineup in favor of Harry Zolnierczyk tonight. Other than that fourth line change and the change in goal, we're looking at the same lineup as the Ottawa game.
#HartnellDown - Orange Jesus - Jags
Talbot - Briere - Voracek
Young James - Schenn - Simmonds
Read - Juicy - Scrabble
Coburn - Timonen
Bourdon - Carle
Lilja - Meszaros
Here are the line combinations for the Hurricanes, via Canes Country. Yes, that's Andreas Nodl on the second line. No Jeff Skinner. No Chad LaRose. No Joni Pitkanen.
Tlusty - Staal - Ruutu
Dwyer - Brandon Sutter - Noodles
Samson - Jokinen - Ponikarovsky
Stewart - Brent - Brent Sutter
Gleason - McBain
Harrison - Faulk
Spacek - Allen
Cam Ward will be in goal for the Hurricanes. Justin Peters is the backup, Boosh is on IR. The damned Sixers are back in action again tonight, so as the team on the road, the Flyers are relegated to The Comcast Network. (Just kidding, we love the Sixers. But it sucks for those without TCN.) You can also listen on 94WIP. It's a 7 p.m. puck drop. Game thread at 5:30 p.m.
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DID SOMEONE CLONE MATT READ?
Hartnell – Giroux – Jagr
Talbot – Briere – Voracek
van Riemsdyk – Schenn – Simmonds
Read – Couturier – Read
Madly in love with Jaromir Jagr's brilliant smile and epic goal salute.
Matt Read for Calder!
Jeff Skinner, at 6 years old, is the youngest player in the NHL.
Ian Laperriere (EE-an luh-PAIR-ee-YAIR), proper noun. Definition: Bad-assery on skates
Yes. And they’ve used poor Harry Z’s body for the experiment.
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That Briere line makes even less sense to me.
being obnoxious and self righteous while ignoring the point since 9/29/11
Saturday aside, his whole season hasn’t made sense to me.
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You’re saying Saturday DID make sense?
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 10, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
scores a hat trick, gets in 3rd fight of career, plays on a line of 3, has three names, his number (48) divided by 16 (1/7/2012: 17 + 2 – (1+2)) = 3
coincidence? i think not. of COURSE it made sense
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by coheedandtbs on Jan 10, 2012 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
two times the Read, two times the fun! Matt Read can read, can you?
Following Dan Carcillo where ever he may go
Read, Rinaldo and Sestito Flyercrushes until his return
by Cillo stache on Jan 10, 2012 4:44 PM EST up reply actions
Risky business putting reader on both wings. I know he’s versatile but still
by ryan1 on Jan 10, 2012 3:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
haha, it’s fixed you bunch of jerks
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by Travis Hughes on Jan 10, 2012 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
But which clone gets killed?
Madly in love with Jaromir Jagr's brilliant smile and epic goal salute.
Matt Read for Calder!
Jeff Skinner, at 6 years old, is the youngest player in the NHL.
Ian Laperriere (EE-an luh-PAIR-ee-YAIR), proper noun. Definition: Bad-assery on skates
Obligatory pre-Flyers-Canes game gif post...
Madly in love with Jaromir Jagr's brilliant smile and epic goal salute.
Matt Read for Calder!
Jeff Skinner, at 6 years old, is the youngest player in the NHL.
Ian Laperriere (EE-an luh-PAIR-ee-YAIR), proper noun. Definition: Bad-assery on skates
Is Skinner still out with a concussion?
by hebrew hammer on Jan 10, 2012 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah.
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by KreiderDesigns on Jan 10, 2012 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
I’m going to the Sixers game tonight so I wanted to record this one, but why is my TV Guide telling me that TCN is showing college football from 7-10?
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 10, 2012 3:36 PM EST reply actions
What’s a sixers?
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It’s the only Philly team that’s in first place in its division. It’s only been 6 games but it’s been some pretty good ball. Collins may get me to watch NBA basketball again because they play actual defense!
"I wouldn’t run if there was a fire. I wouldn’t run anywhere. I hate running." - O. Munn
It’s the only Philly team that’s in first place in its division.
First place in their division? Psh, try best team in the NBA.
by everybodyhitswoohoo on Jan 10, 2012 4:16 PM EST up reply actions
No LaRose? *Checks fantasy team yep, injured…yet another to pile onto my bottom-of-the-bench-too-many-for-IR-IR.
Souray might come back tonight though, RNH is out, Pitkanen is out, and Dats is out today. Rats. I’m contemplating dropping Pitkanen if Souray isn’t back tonight and is still out for a while…Pitkanen will be out another 4 weeks assuming his concussion is fine by then. If Souray is back soon though, I’ll be fine though…assuming Dats and LaRose aren’t serious and out long.
Therer are options...
You’ll be alright. Here are a list of possible pick ups for you.
You should pick up DiPietro, Patrick Sharp, Brian Gionta, Simon Gagne, Pronger or Scott Hannan.
It’s the start of a pretty damn easy week for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they face off against the 14th place Carolina Hurricanes tonight and the 15th place New York Islanders on Thursday. On paper, these games should equal a quick four points for the Flyers, and they’ll try to grab the first two at RBC Center this evening.
This sort of talk makes me nervous, just sayin’.
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
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It’s the start of a pretty damn easy week for the Philadelphia Flyers, as they face off against the 14th place Carolina Hurricanes tonight and the 15th place New York Islanders on Thursday. On paper, these games should equal a quick four points for the Flyers, and they’ll try to grab the first two at RBC Center this evening.
This makes me laugh. A few months ago, this blog was crying its’ fool eyes out about “where were the goals coming from” and "dumbest trades in decades’…chicken little the sky is falling…..
…and here we are in January, calling two NHL teams “a quick four points”.
There are no easy points in the NHL.
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He said SHOULD. He didn’t say will.
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by Travis Hughes on Jan 10, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
On paper, these games should equal a quick four points for the Flyers, and they’ll try to grab the first two at RBC Center this evening.
- On paper…
- …should…
- …they’ll try…
These are all key words and phrases to indicate that it is not a certainty. Reading comprehension FTW!
Lightning strikes once, Hextall strikes twice!
"I think there is virtue in pissing off idiots." - Fehr and Balanced
A few months ago, this blog was crying its’ fool eyes out about "where were the goals coming from" and "dumbest trades in decades’…chicken little the sky is falling…..
This blog did absolutely none of those things. This blog – and trust me, I know since I was the one who broke all those news stories – was not worried about the offense. This blog was actually quite impressed with the return gotten for Richards and Carter, even if most of this blog did not want the trades to happen. This blog also repeatedly stated that this team would make the playoffs easily, even if we never want to say 100% lock to make it.
Maybe you meant “commenters on this blog”, but that would be the second reading comprehension fail on your part, so I’m going to assume you are just ranting in disregard of both facts.
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by Geoff Detweiler on Jan 10, 2012 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for making the last two hours of work seem like 5. I see a preview and I want the game to be within an hour or two. Sigh. This better be a good one because I can’t wait for it.
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