Game 59, Discussion Thread: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers

#1 Philadelphia Flyers (38-15-5, 81 pts) at #7 New York Rangers (31-25-4, 66 pts)

12:30 p.m. today at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York

Catch the action on NBC -- live, free stream available (regional map)-- and 610 WIP

[Game Preview] - [Game Page] - [New York Perspective]

Today's goaltenders:

After the jump, questions to answer, lineups and lots of Sean Avery jokes.

Flyers Projected Lineup

Hartnell - Briere - Leino
Versteeg - Richards - Nodl
van Riemsdyk - Giroux - Carter
Carcillo - Powe - Shelley

Pronger - Carle
Coburn - Timonen
Meszaros - O'Donnell

Scratches: Nikolay Zherdev (healthy), Oskars Bartulis (healthy), Blair Betts (finger)

New York Projected Lineup

Dubinsky - Prospal - Gaborik
Stepan - Anisimov - Callahan
Avery - Boyle - Prust
Wolski - Christensen - Zuccarello

Staal - Girardi
McDonagh - Sauer
Del Zotto - Gilroy

Scratches: Steve Eminger (healthy), Derek Boogaard (upper body), Chris Drury (knee surgery), Alex Frolov (knee surgery), Ruslan Fedotenko (shoulder)

Questions to Answer

1. Long memories. What do the Flyers do to Sean Avery today?
2. Kris Versteeg looked a little lost against Carolina. With Mike Richards likely back today, can he look a bit more comfortable out there?
3. As has been the case a lot lately, the Rangers need this game a lot more than the Flyers do. Can they match the intensity?
4. Season sweep of the Rangers?

12:30 start. Go Flyers.