I just hope he doesn't get homesick on the ice tonight.
- Glak18

He might get spooked by all the rubber coming his way all game

Noah Cates - Ryan Poehling - Joel Farabee
Olle Lycksell -Scott Laughton - Anthony Richard
Nicolas Deslauriers - Rodrigo Abols - Oscar Eklind
Brendan Furry - Rhett Gardner - Sawyer Boulton

Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
Emil Andrae- Erik Johnson
Adam Ginning - Helge Grans

Alexei Kolosov
[Ivan Fedotov]

PP1: Zamula, Farabee, Poehling, Cates, Ristolainen
PP2: Andrae, Richard, Laughton, Lycksell, Johnson

- Bill any internal talk about extending Torts for another 1 or 2 years?

- Do you get any sense they will waive ND?
- hello it's me 2050

No to both.

No to both.
- bmeltzer

thanks

The Flyers think about waiving Deslauriers about as much as they thought about trading TK. It doesn’t even enter into their thinking.

RIP Dikembe

They did that last season, not a fan of it. Do you want Andrae to sit on the bench or play? Having 8 D men would dictate that he sits for some games
- WhiskeyMan

He may sit some games sure, but we all know injuries will happen, and there is a chance if Risto plays well he will be traded, so I would rather have Andrae playing and practicing with Shaw and the Flyers players than back down with the Phantoms at this point.

Not sure what you are watching or even if you are watching. Andrae has had a very good camp and clearly is ready for the NHL. The Flyers can start with 8 defenseman.
- jd250

He needs to play but ihe’s not beating out York, Seeler or Zamula for playing time so would be better off on the phantoms.

The Left handed defensemen on the Flyers team and in the system need a serious upgrade.

He may sit some games sure, but we all know injuries will happen, and there is a chance if Risto plays well he will be traded, so I would rather have Andrae playing and practicing with Shaw and the Flyers players than back down with the Phantoms at this point.
- jd250

I agree that Andrae should be on the Flyers but you place way too much value on the coaching ability of Shaw.

He needs to play but ihe’s not beating out York, Seeler or Zamula for playing time so would be better off on the phantoms.

The Left handed defensemen on the Flyers team and in the system need a serious upgrade.
- psuhockey

Andrae is not competing for a spot with York or Seeler. If I'm not mistaken, Zamula can play both sides but I could be wrong.

He may sit some games sure, but we all know injuries will happen, and there is a chance if Risto plays well he will be traded, so I would rather have Andrae playing and practicing with Shaw and the Flyers players than back down with the Phantoms at this point.
- jd250

if RR is as good as you say, why would you want to trade him? flyers goal is the playoffs.

unless Andrae is in the top 6 there is no need to be on the flyers roster. his play hasn't beaten anyone out yet at this point. back to the phantoms. goes to not really having any roster spots open for someone to win.

I agree that Andrae should be on the Flyers but you place way too much value on the coaching ability of Shaw.
- MJL

agreed, but if he is not going to play every game, I want him on the phantoms getting ice time.

I agree that Andrae should be on the Flyers but you place way too much value on the coaching ability of Shaw.
- MJL

who should andrae play ahead of at this time that is in the top 6?

Noah Cates - Ryan Poehling - Joel Farabee
Olle Lycksell -Scott Laughton - Anthony Richard
Nicolas Deslauriers - Rodrigo Abols - Oscar Eklind
Brendan Furry - Rhett Gardner - Sawyer Boulton

Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
Emil Andrae- Erik Johnson
Adam Ginning - Helge Grans

Alexei Kolosov

- bmeltzer[Ivan Fedotov]

PP1: Zamula, Farabee, Poehling, Cates, Ristolainen
PP2: Andrae, Richard, Laughton, Lycksell, Johnson

Yikes! Think I'll be skipping this one

Noah Cates - Ryan Poehling - Joel Farabee
Olle Lycksell -Scott Laughton - Anthony Richard
Nicolas Deslauriers - Rodrigo Abols - Oscar Eklind
Brendan Furry - Rhett Gardner - Sawyer Boulton

Egor Zamula - Rasmus Ristolainen
Emil Andrae- Erik Johnson
Adam Ginning - Helge Grans

Alexei Kolosov

- bmeltzer[Ivan Fedotov]

PP1: Zamula, Farabee, Poehling, Cates, Ristolainen
PP2: Andrae, Richard, Laughton, Lycksell, Johnson

Poor Farabee. The Icelanders will be treating him like Gretzky tonight.

Yikes! Think I'll be skipping this one
- Dkos

Oh c'mon...not even a little interested in seeing Kolosov. He did well in the KHL, but can he handle an upgraded AHL team?

FLYERS LINEUP:
Forwards (12)

15 - Olle Lycksell
18 - Rodrigo Abols
19 - Garnet Hathaway
21 - Scott Laughton
25 - Ryan Poehling
27 - Noah Cates
43 - Oscar Eklind
46 - Sawyer Boulton
49 - Rhett Gardner
86 - Joel Farabee
90 - Anthony Richard
91 - Brendan Furry

Defensemen (6)

3 - Helge Grans
5 - Egor Zamula
13 - Adam Ginning
36 - Emil Andrae
55 - Rasmus Ristolainen
77 - Erik Johnson

Goaltenders (2)

35 - Aleksei Kolosov
82 - Ivan Fedotov
- Glak18

Well, the goalies should get lots of work tonight!

I knew what you were doing…
- landros 2

And even in this pre-season, ND can't keep up with the play. Briere has got to waive him, no one is picking him up and even if they did, who cares?
- jd250

It would be a joyous occasion if someone actually picked him up off of waivers, but yeah, that ain't happening.

I agree that Andrae should be on the Flyers but you place way too much value on the coaching ability of Shaw.
- MJL

Wow, you almost totally agreed with JD, but ya just couldn't help yourself could ya? You just HAD to disagree about something.

FLYERS LINEUP:
Forwards (12)

15 - Olle Lycksell
18 - Rodrigo Abols
19 - Garnet Hathaway
21 - Scott Laughton
25 - Ryan Poehling
27 - Noah Cates
43 - Oscar Eklind
46 - Sawyer Boulton
49 - Rhett Gardner
86 - Joel Farabee
90 - Anthony Richard
91 - Brendan Furry

Defensemen (6)

3 - Helge Grans
5 - Egor Zamula
13 - Adam Ginning
36 - Emil Andrae
55 - Rasmus Ristolainen
77 - Erik Johnson

Goaltenders (2)

35 - Aleksei Kolosov
82 - Ivan Fedotov
- Glak18

Ugh, Farabee must be asking himself WTF. How am I stuck in this lineup? This is brutal.
For the record ND has no place on an NHL roster.
I would rather Ollie play so at least the 4th line can be put out more than 6 minutes a game on average.

Wow, you almost totally agreed with JD, but ya just couldn't help yourself could ya? You just HAD to disagree about something.

- Phillywhiteout

lol

if RR is as good as you say, why would you want to trade him? flyers goal is the playoffs.

unless Andrae is in the top 6 there is no need to be on the flyers roster. his play hasn't beaten anyone out yet at this point. back to the phantoms. goes to not really having any roster spots open for someone to win.
- hello it's me 2050

Why trade Risto? 1. He has trade value for contending teams looking for a physical presence on their backend, 2. He makes too much money and the Flyers need the cap space, 3. There are kids ready to step in and take his spot (Andrae, Ginning for example). Depending on matchups game to game, I don't mind if Andrae starts out as the 7th defenseman and works his way into the lineup due to injuries or strong play. Not sure how much more he is going to develop in the AHL.

Wow, you almost totally agreed with JD, but ya just couldn't help yourself could ya? You just HAD to disagree about something.

- Phillywhiteout

MJL and I agree on the most important things .. non hockey related.

I agree that Andrae should be on the Flyers but you place way too much value on the coaching ability of Shaw.
- MJL

Would you rather Andrae develop under Lappy or under Torts and Shaw? For me, I want him with Shaw, who has shown since he has been here he can develop defenseman, e.g York, Risto and even Walker last season.