FLYERS' ROSTER: Demoted to Phantoms in purple. Sent back to junior team in silver. Released from either ATO (Dowling and Gall) or PTO (others) in green. Forwards:
NO.
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
DOB
PLACE OF BIRTH
11
Blair Betts
6' 3"
210
Feb 16, 1980
Edmonton, AB, CAN
48
Danny Briere
5' 10"
179
Oct 6, 1977
Gatineau, QC, CAN
13
Dan Carcillo
6' 0"
205
Jan 28, 1985
King City, ON, CAN
17
Jeff Carter
6' 3"
200
Jan 1, 1985
London, ON, CAN
42
Michael Chaput
6' 2"
194
Apr 9, 1992
Ile Bizard, QC, CAN
63
Matt Clackson
6' 0"
196
Apr 26, 1985
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
59
Justin Dowling
5' 10"
182
Oct. 1, 1990
Cochrane, AB, CAN
71
Blake Gal
6' 1"
190
April 14, 1992
Lethbridge, AB, CAN
28
Claude Giroux
5' 11"
172
Jan 12, 1988
Hearst, ON, CAN
9
Bill Guerin
6' 2"
220
Nov 9, 1970
Worcester, MA, USA
38
Shane Harper
5' 11"
193
Feb 1, 1989
Valencia, CA, USA
19
Scott Hartnell
6' 2"
210
Apr 18, 1982
Regina, SK, CAN
34
Ben Holmstrom
6' 1"
197
Apr 9, 1987
Colorado Springs, CO, USA
37
Jon Kalinski
6' 1"
175
May 25, 1987
Bonnyville, AB, CAN
64
Garrett Klotz
6' 6"
235
Nov 27, 1988
Regina, SK, CAN
60
David Labrecque
6' 0"
170
Jan 27, 1990
Vanier, QC, CAN
10
David Laliberte
6' 1"
194
Mar 17, 1986
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, CAN
14
Ian Laperriere
6' 1"
200
Jan 19, 1974
Montreal, QC, CAN
54
Stefan Legein
5' 9"
170
Nov 24, 1988
Oakville, ON, CAN
22
Ville Leino
6' 1"
190
Oct 6, 1983
Savonlinna, FIN
29
Pat Maroon
6' 4"
225
April 23, 1988
St. Louis, MO, USA
53
Tye McGinn
6' 2"
205
Jul 29, 1990
Fergus, ON, CAN
32
Greg Moore
6' 1"
225
Mar 26, 1984
Lisbon, ME, USA
15
Andreas Nodl
6' 1"
196
Feb 28, 1987
Vienna, AUT
40
Luke Pither
6' 0"
186
Apr 26, 1989
Oshawa, ON, CAN
36
Darroll Powe
5' 11"
212
Jun 22, 1985
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
72
Brendan Ranford
5' 10"
182
May 3, 1992
Edmonton, AB, CAN
18
Mike Richards "C"
5' 11"
195
Feb 11, 1985
Kenora, ON, CAN
51
Zac Rinaldo
5' 11"
169
Jun 15, 1990
Mississauga, ON, CAN
52
Andrew Rowe
6' 2"
185
Jan 22, 1988
Muskegon, MI, USA
24
Michael Ryan
6' 1"
188
May 16, 1980
Boston, MA, USA
45
Jody Shelley
6' 3"
230
Feb 7, 1976
Thompson, MB, CAN
39
Mike Testwuide
6' 3"
210
Feb 5, 1987
Vail, CO, USA
21
James van Riemsdyk
6' 3"
200
May 4, 1989
Middletown, NJ, USA
47
Eric Wellwood
5' 11"
180
Mar 6, 1990
Windsor, ON, CAN
93
Nikolay Zherdev
6' 2"
203
Nov 5, 1984
Kiev, UKR
Defense:
NO.
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
DOB
PLACE OF BIRTH
3
Oskars Bartulis
6' 2"
184
Jan 21, 1987
Ogre, LVA
50
Ricard Blidstrand
6' 3"
202
Apr 20, 1992
Stockholm, SWE
43
Marc-Andre Bourdon
6' 0"
206
Sep 17, 1989
St-hyacinthe, QC, CAN
25
Matt Carle
6' 0"
205
Sep 25, 1984
Anchorage, AK, USA
5
Braydon Coburn
6' 5"
220
Feb 27, 1985
Shaunavon, SK, CAN
56
Chad Denny
6' 3"
227
Mar 27, 1987
Sydney, Nova Scotia, CAN
59
Jesse Dudas
6' 2"
215
Mar 31, 1988
St. Albert, AB, CAN
76
Cullen Eddy
6' 1"
205
Nov 18, 1988
Hidden Valley, PA, USA
27
Erik Gustafsson
5' 10"
180
Dec 15, 1988
Kvissleby, SWE
55
Tyler Hostetter
6' 0"
197
Jan 30, 1991
Lancaster, PA, USA
26
Dan Jancevski
6' 3"
218
Jun 15, 1981
Windsor, ON, CAN
65
Ryan Lannon
6' 1"
200
Dec 14, 1982
Grafton, MA, USA
58
Joonas Lehtivouri
5' 11"
167
Jul 19, 1988
Tempere, FIN
46
Kevin Marshall
6' 1'
191
Mar 10, 1989
Boucherville, QC, CAN
41
Andrej Meszaros
6' 2"
223
Oct 13, 1985
Povazska Bystrica, SVK
6
Sean O'Donnell
6' 2"
237
Oct 13, 1971
Ottawa, ON, CAN
61
Joe Piskula
6' 3"
208
Jul 5, 1984
Antigo, WI, USA
20
Chris Pronger
6' 6"
220
Oct 10, 1974
Dryden, ON, CAN
57
Logan Stephenson
6' 3"
201
Feb 19, 1986
Saskatoon, SK, CAN
68
J.P. Testwuide
6' 0"
210
Nov 5, 1984
Vail, CO, USA
44
Kimmo Timonen
5' 10"
194
Mar 18, 1975
Kuopio, FIN
8
Matt Walker
6' 4"
215
Apr 7, 1980
Beaverlodge, AB, CAN
Goalies:
NO.
PLAYER
HEIGHT
WEIGHT
DOB
PLACE OF BIRTH
30
Johan Backlund
6' 2"
198
Jul 24, 1981
Skelleftea, SWE
35
Sergei Bobrovsky
6' 2"
190
Sep 20, 1988
Novokuznetsk, RUS
33
Brian Boucher
6' 2"
200
Jan 2, 1977
Woonsocket, RI, USA
49
Michael Leighton
6' 3"
186
May 19, 1981
Petrolia, ON, CAN
73
Adam Morrison
6' 3"
166
Feb 9, 1991
Edmonton, AB, CAN
74
Nic Riopel
6' 0"
172
Feb 20, 1989
St. Pie De Bagot, QC, CAN
67
Brian Stewart
6' 4"
195
Feb 19, 1985
Burnaby, BC, CAN
FLYERS' POSSIBLE LINEUP: Forwards:
Left Wing
Center
Right Wing
Nodl
Powe
Guerin
Legein
Betts
Shelley
Testwuide
Holmstrom
Carcillo
Maroon
Kalinski
Laliberte
Defense:
Pairing
Pairing
Meszaros
Bartulis
Gustaffson
Walker
Jancevski
Bourdon
Goalies:
Starter
Backup
Backlund
Bobrovsky
FLYERS' INJURIES/SCRATCHES/MISC.:
Player
Reason
Status
Backlund
off-season hip surgery
could make his preseason debut tonight
Briere
infected tonsil
has lost up to nine pounds; questionable
Carter
effects of taking a shot off his foot
questionable
Guerin
infected cut on his right elbow
upgraded to probable
Laperriere
post-concussion syndrome
out indefinitely
Leighton
bulging disc, back; suffered Sept. 24
out at least one month
Pronger
off-season (minor) right knee surgery
will not play; hopeful to return for the regular season opener
FLYERS-SABRES' SERIES HISTORY: Current and Miscellaneous:
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL regular season record is 71-55-20-4.
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL regular season home record is 43-19-12-3.
The Flyers' W-L-T-OTL regular season road record is 28-36-8-1.
The Flyers are 25-18 (17-6 at home, 8-12 away) in 43 PO games.
The Flyers are 5-3 in eight PO series, winning in 1975 (4-2), 1978 (4-1), 1995 (4-1), 1997 (4-1) and 2000 (4-1) and losing in 1998 (4-1), 2001 (4-2) and 2006 (4-2)
2009-10:
November 6, 2009 -- Dan Carcillo scored his first two regular season goals since joining the Flyers and finished +3 in the Flyers' 5-2 win at Buffalo. Blair Betts (0-1-1) and Ian Laperriere (0-2-2), Carcillo's line mates, also finished +3. Chris Pronger, who played a game-high 27:17, had two (1-1-2) points including a goal to make it 2-0 in the opening minute of the second period. Ray Emery made 28 saves. Jeff Carter won 11 of 15 faceoffs. Both Buffalo goals came via the PP. The Sabres entered the game 9-3-1. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QasAjsbKHqk
November 14, 2009 -- Ryan Miller made 29 saves and Tyler Ennis, recalled prior to the game, scored his first NHL goal in Buffalo's 3-2 win at Philly. The Sabres scored two PPGs including Thomas Vanek's goal at 3:11 which put Buffalo ahead for the balance of the game. Jeff Carter (1-1-2) scored a SHG in the third period to bring the Flyers to within 3-2.
November 27, 2009 -- Ryan Miller made 31 saves and Tim Connolly (2-2-4) scored two third period goals leading Buffalo to a 4-2 win at Philly on "Black Friday." The Flyers scored twice in the final 34 seconds of the first period to take a 2-1 lead. The game was tied 2-2 after two periods. Ian Laperriere was hit in the face by a slap shot (2:05 mark on this clip -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJk0RVvPg8 ), received up to 100 stitches then returned wearing a face shield. Patrick Kaleta, who was later suspended two games, received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Jared Ross from behind midway through the first period ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2SeZnX8gpw ). Dan Carcillo fought Craig Rivet twice within nine minutes in the second period with Carcillo given a 10-minute misconduct penalty after the second fight. Rivet was injured late in regulation after being hit by Arron Asham. Paul Gaustad also was injured in the game after trying to hit Scott Hartnell and missed action until December 18. Highlights -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsJk0RVvPg8
March 5, 2010 -- Tim Connolly's (1-1-2) goal 2:31 into OT gave Buffalo a 3-2 home win. Adam Mair (1-1-2) tied the game with 5:58 remaining. Ryan Miller made 27 saves. Jeff Carter played in his 277th straight game moving him past Bobby Clarke into third place on the team's all-time list. Michael Leighton made 32 saves. There were only three minor penalties called, two to the Flyers in the third period.
Carcillo should have came back from the break stronger or faster or smarter - or something. All he's shown in preseason is that he's not capable of anything more than the 4th line - which makes him useless because the Flyers have plenty of capable 4th liners like Powe and Nodl. Replacing him with Guerin is just stupid. I'd rather see a young player get a chance like Holmstrom/Maroon/Legein/Testwuide etc.
FORWARDS: Tyler Ennis, Nathan Gerbe, Drew Stafford, Rob Niedermayer, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Derek Roy, Cody McCormick, Mike Grier, Jason Pominville, Pat Kaleta, Jochen Hecht
DEFENSE: Andrej Sekera, Steve Montador, Chris Butler, Shaone Morrisonn, Jordan Leopold, Steve Montador,
GOALIES: Jhonas Enroth, Ryan Miller
INJURIES: Captain Craig Rivet participated in the morning skate but will not play in tonight's match-up. The defenseman has been unable to play since suffering a throat contusion on September 24.
Last edited by MiamiScreamingEagles: 10-03-2010 at 10:25 AM.
Up front it looks like Ruff will go with the old reliable line of Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy and Stafford, which has proved very fruitful at times in the past, but all three have also shown stretches of enigmatic play, which forces Ruff to shuffle the lines.
The second line will probably feature Tim Connolly at center with Jason Pominville on the right wing and Tyler Ennis on the left side. All three have playmaking ability while Connolly and Pominville possess rocket shots. Ennis plays a lot bigger than he actually is down low and while this line may lack grit and size, it should make up for it in offensive ability. Pominville has been one of the most consistent players in the league throughout his career and when Connolly is on his game, he makes everybody around him better.
The third line should be a formidable defensive line to check the opponent's top line. Newcomer Rob Niedermayer will play center with Jochen Hecht on the left wing and Mike Grier on the right side. It would surprise me if this line totaled anything more than 20 goals for the entire season, but it should neutralize the top scorers in the Northeast Division and allow the Sabres' skilled players to shine offensively.
I believe Paul Gaustad and Patrick Kaleta will be fixtures on the fourth line with the left side switching between Cody McCormick and Nathan Gerbe. While Gerbe is small in stature he should fit in nicely with his aggressive play across the ice from Kaleta.
On the back end Tyler Myers and Shaone Morrisonn will make a nice top defensive pair. Myers likes to jump up in the play on occasion while Morrisonn seems to be very comfortable staying back on the blue line.
Kaleta healing from neck stiffness? Someone should just go and do the man a favor and chop it off. Pat would no longer feel the neck pains and he'd waste oxygen no more.
Going to the game tonight! Got some glass seats for 40 bucks a pop which isn't bad consider tickets in London were 100+!!! Hopefully Bob gets sometime, I'd love to see him live! Lets go Flyers!
Jeff Carter, who suffered broken bones in both feet late last season, took a shot off his skate in the Friday game and was held out of Saturday's practice for precautionary reasons. Laviolette said Carter is fine but it's not known if he's available for duty tonight when the Flyers (5-1-1) complete their preseason schedule in Buffalo.
Short shots
Briere said he lost about four pounds while battling through a tonsil infection the past week. He said he had to have an abcess drained. ... Bill Guerin practiced for the first time since suffering an elbow cut (resulting in an infection). Laviolette said he will play tonight in Buffalo. + Backup goaltender Johan Backlund, who underwent offseason hip surgery, will see his first action tonight.
It would be nice to see Backlund get some action, although I wonder what he would have to do to take the backup spot from Bob. I think it is Bobs to lose now.
Carcillo should have came back from the break stronger or faster or smarter - or something. All he's shown in preseason is that he's not capable of anything more than the 4th line - which makes him useless because the Flyers have plenty of capable 4th liners like Powe and Nodl. Replacing him with Guerin is just stupid. I'd rather see a young player get a chance like Holmstrom/Maroon/Legein/Testwuide etc.
He had two off-season surgeries and didn't start skating until training camp. It's a little unfair to say such a thing.
To Hell with the Eagles. The game should be fun to watch but I can't root for them anymore. Vick is and always will be a dirtbag. I can't imagine what other crap he's done and didn't get busted for. I don't even like dogs - but I sure as heck wouldn't enjoy torturing any living thing. So what if he did his time - he's still a piece of crap in my book.
That said I would still love to see McNabb's "oh shucks!" smile after blowing another game.
He had two off-season surgeries and didn't start skating until training camp. It's a little unfair to say such a thing.
Yeah I forgot about that. But if Carcillo is unable to improve from last season - for whatever reason - then I would part ways with him. I guess it wouldn't be fair to do that to him just yet.
