Game 68: Flyers at Leafs, 7 p.m.

[drummond]

I know the Leafs are free-falling in the standings, but 90 minutes left before game starts and no game day thread...

GO LEAFS GO

 

[Bullfrog]

Preview

Coming off his second shutout in three games, Ilya Bryzgalov should be in net looking to lead the Flyers to a fifth straight victory Saturday night against a Toronto Maple Leafs team hoping to avoid its longest single-season home losing streak in nearly 30 years.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Lines:

Connolly - Bozak - Kessel
MacArthur - Grabovski - Kulemin
Ashton - Steckel - Crabb
Rosehill - Lombardi - Armstrong

Gunnarsson - Phaneuf
Liles - Komisarek
Gardiner - Schenn

Gus starts.

I don't know why we called up Ashton to play with scrubs. Why not try him with Kessel? At least that would give a little more depth to our two 4th lines.

 

[Bonsixx]

The Leafs are defintely due, but I get the feeling Gustavsson is going to get lit up like a Christmas tree tonight.

 

[Bullfrog]

I hope the defense doesn't leave Gustavsson out to dry tonight.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Flyers lines, courtesy of Deebo:

Hartnell-Giroux-Schenn
Read-Briere-Simmonds
Talbot-couturier-Rinaldo
Shelly-wellwood-Jagr

Grossman-Carle
Coburn-Manning
Gustafson-Lilja

Bryzgalov in net.

 

[drummond]

On a positive note: Marlies have just beaten Buldogs 2-1 in OT. Scrivens with 2 GAA in his last 3 games. His seasons GAA is 2.12 right now. Marlies sure know how to play defense.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Flyer's have Wellwood on their 4th line and a pretty depleted back end it looks like. Isn't Wellwood a scorer?

 

[Tigger]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

 

[Capn_Crunch]

Flyer's have Wellwood on their 4th line and a pretty depleted back end it looks like. Isn't Wellwood a scorer?

Isn't it more odd to see jagr on the 4th line? I wonder what he thinks about that kind of demotion/ice time.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Flyer's have Wellwood on their 4th line and a pretty depleted back end it looks like. Isn't Wellwood a scorer?

Isn't it more odd to see jagr on the 4th line? I wonder what he thinks about that kind of demotion/ice time.

Ha, I didn't even notice that.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

Are you in your secret cave again? 

 

[Tigger]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

Are you in your secret cave again? 

Haha, dammit where's my foil?...

No really, did the CBC finally go digital?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Flyer's have Wellwood on their 4th line and a pretty depleted back end it looks like. Isn't Wellwood a scorer?

That's Philly's rookie Eric Wellwood, not Kyle.

Isn't it more odd to see jagr on the 4th line? I wonder what he thinks about that kind of demotion/ice time.

He injured his hip a couple of games ago, so I'm pretty sure it's more of a case of limiting his minutes a little. He'll likely still see some time in the top-6 here and there.

 

[Capn_Crunch]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

Are you in your secret cave again? 

Haha, dammit where's my foil?...

No really, did the CBC finally go digital?

Yup, if memory serves correct it was a while back when they did it.

 

[Corn Flake]

Flyers lines, courtesy of Deebo:

Hartnell-Giroux-Schenn
Read-Briere-Simmonds
Talbot-couturier-Rinaldo
Shelly-wellwood-Jagr

Grossman-Carle
Coburn-Manning
Gustafson-Lilja

Bryzgalov in net.

*shakes head*

Look at that defense. On paper they should be horrible. Beyond horrible.  Somehow the Flyers always find a way.

*punches pillow*

 

[Tigger]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

Are you in your secret cave again? 

Haha, dammit where's my foil?...

No really, did the CBC finally go digital?

Yup, if memory serves correct it was a while back when they did it.

That's weird, I was watching it yesterday.

Edit, now it pops back on, then off, and back on... must be something on their end. Thanks Cap'n!

 

[lamajama]

I know the Leafs are free-falling in the standings, but 90 minutes left before game starts and no game day thread...

GO LEAFS GO

I was wondering when someone was going to start this. I didn't want to.

 

[Sudafederov]

Insert Healy bagpipes / hot air joke here

 

[ZBBM]

Can't get the CBC with my old rabbit ears anymore... say it ain't so!

That happened last summer -- Canada digitized.  No more signal across the lake from TB for me.  Now, like the Flying Dutchman, I'm doomed to spend eternity wandering over the seas of the internet, looking for feeds....