Game Thread: Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes 11/5/13 | 7:30pm

[Cobiemonster]

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7:30pm EST - CSN-PH/NBCSN

SEASON SERIES
Sunday, October 6, 2013 - Carolina Hurricanes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - Philadelphia Flyers at Carolina Hurricanes
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers
Sunday, April 13, 2014 - Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers

TEAM LEADERS

Philadelphia Flyers
Goals: Vincent Lecavalier - 5
Assists: Claude Giroux/Steve Downie - 6
Points: Vincent Lecavalier/Brayden Schenn/Steve Downie - 7

Carolina Hurricanes
Goals: Nathan Gerbe - 4
Assists: Jeff Skinner/Justin Faulk - 6
Points: Jeff Skinner - 9​

 

[TheSnowdog]

Hey Cobie - I like the opening post to these game threads

Nice work - thanks

 

[Cobiemonster]

Hey Cobie - I like the opening post to these game threads

Nice work - thanks

No prob

 

[lhagen931]

go flyers, make it 2 wins in a row

 

[flyersfan4706]

I don't even know how to feel

 

[Gooch1034]

Will Giroux finally get his 1st goal? I say it happens in this game!

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

The Doobster likes the Flyers' chances in this one. Hurricanes are hurting bad at goalie right now. I expect the Flyers to win 4-2.

 

[Cobiemonster]

With the game being televised around the US tomorrow, I think Claude Giroux gets his first goal

 

[4thstreet]

With the game being televised around the US tomorrow, I think Claude Giroux gets his first goal

at this rate,he might end up with 10 on the year.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

at this rate,he might end up with 10 on the year.

Hate to be technical, but at this rate he would end up with 0 on the year.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Hate to be technical, but at this rate he would end up with 0 on the year.

I think what he's saying is if he gets his first goal tomorrow than with the number of national TV games this season, he'll probably score a goal only on the nationally televised games this season lol

 

[Maverick426h]

I still say G will eventually get scorching hot and end up with around 20 goals and 50+ assists. That's a conservative estimate even, to me at least.

Meanwhile, I love seeing all of the teams just ahead of us in the standings struggle mightily. The Canes are one of them and a regulation win tonight will go a long way toward catching and passing them. Then we have the Devils again and a win there will move us past them as well. Again, the upcoming schedule is very weak and full of teams that give up loads of goals, so we should start scoring soon.

 

[DoobeeDoobeeDoo]

Philadelphia Flyers
Record: 4-9-0 (8 points, 0.308 ptpct)
Road record: 2-3-0 (4 points, 0.400 ptpct)
Last 10: 4-6-0 (8 points, 0.400 ptpct)
Streak: +1
GFA: 1.62
GAA: 2.85
PP%: 9.4%
PK%: 84.2%
Projected lineup:
L1: Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Vincent Lacavalier
L2: Jakub Voracek - Brayden Schenn - Wayne Simmonds
L3: Michael Raffi - Sean Couturier - Matt Read
L4: Jay Rosehill - Adam Hall - Zac Rinaldo
D1: Kimmo Timonen - Andrej Meszaros
D2: Nicklas Grossmann - Braydon Coburn
D3: Mark Streit - Hal Gill
G: Steve Mason

Carolina Hurricanes
Record: 4-7-3 (11 points, 0.393 ptpct)
Home record: 1-3-3 (4 points 0.286 ptpct)
Last 10: 2-6-2 (6 points, 0.300 ptpct)
Streak: -5
GFA: 1.93
GAA: 3.00
PP%: 15.2%
PK%: 80.4%
Projected lineup:
L1: Jiri Tlusty - Eric Staal - Alexander Semin
L2: Nathan Gerbe - Jordan Staal - Elias Lindholm
L3: Tuomo Ruutu - Riley Nash - Pat Dwyer
L4: Drayson Bowman - Manny Malhotra - Radek Dvorak
D1: Justin Faulk - Andrej Sekera
D2: Brett Bellemore - Ron Hainsey
D3: Jay Harrison - Ryan Murphy
G: Justin Peters

Series notes
All-time: Flyers lead series 74-27-4 plus 14 ties
Last season: Flyers won series 3-0
Last meeting:10/5/13 @ Carolina, Hurricanes won 2-1

Doob's take
Flyers game has been up and down as of late, but the Hurricanes have been down & downer. Justin Peters has been a disaster for the team, giving up 17 goals in 5 starts, and going 0-5 in the process. He even seems to be getting worse with every game. I expect the Flyers to take advantage and win in a route. Doob picks the Flyers 4-1.

 

[lasgop8]

We need this game and need to set a tone for the rest of the month.

 

[Cobiemonster]

I still say G will eventually get scorching hot and end up with around 20 goals and 50+ assists. That's a conservative estimate even, to me at least.

Meanwhile, I love seeing all of the teams just ahead of us in the standings struggle mightily. The Canes are one of them and a regulation win tonight will go a long way toward catching and passing them. Then we have the Devils again and a win there will move us past them as well. Again, the upcoming schedule is very weak and full of teams that give up loads of goals, so we should start scoring soon.

Yeah G is going to start getting really hot and it's going to make a difference for the team - the Flyers got this

 

[Maverick426h]

Yeah G is going to start getting really hot and it's going to make a difference for the team - the Flyers got this

I can't expect my team to be relentless and never say die if I'm not the exact same way as a fan in support of them. And they will rebound from this.

 

[lasgop8]

Flyers 5-3 Gee nets 2...you heard it here first folks.

 

[Gooch1034]

Not that anyone wants my opinion on this but I think this is a fluke start. They will eventually get the ball rolling and fight for a playoff spot. With Giroux not having a goal yet this year, its not like he suddenly sucks and same for the rest of the team. Things will change and will change quick.

 

[flyersfan4706]

Not that anyone wants my opinion on this but I think this is a fluke start. They will eventually get the ball rolling and fight for a playoff spot. With Giroux not having a goal yet this year, its not like he suddenly sucks and same for the rest of the team. Things will change and will change quick.

I have no doubt that this team can and will pick it up, I'm just afraid that we'll heat up in February when it is too late.

 

[Gooch1034]

I have no doubt that this team can and will pick it up, I'm just afraid that we'll heat up in February when it is too late.

Yes I think that's their biggest problem or will be once they get going. Can they get out of the hole early enough to cover ground and grab a playoff spot. I think they turn it around very soon.

No, I don't "like" the Flyers but I don't believe its a good thing for the league that this franchise is down and out like this. I respect them as a franchise and who doesn't want the Pens/Flyers rivalry to be competitive like it has been the last handful of years? You guys gotta be loving having Vinny this year at least? I have always liked him and he is going to be a huge part of this turnaround!