Tonight’s goaltenders:
After the jump, we’ll look at line combinations, a few questions to answer, and our in-game discussion.
Flyers projected lineup
van Riemsdyk – Richards – Nodl
Hartnell – Briere – Leino
Powe – Giroux – Carter
Zherdev – Betts – Shelley
Pronger – Carle
Timonen – Coburn
Meszaros – O’Donnell
Habs projected lineup
Gionta- Plekanec – Cammalleri
Kostitsyn – Gomez – Lapierre
Pouliot – Halpern – Darche
Moen – Eller – Pyatt
Hamrlik – Spacek
Gill – Gorges
Subban – Picard
Questions to Answer
- Will Mike Richards and P.K. Subban drop the gloves, and if they do, how early in the game does it come?
- Overall, does the nastiness carry over or are we looking at a game that doesn’t live up to the hype?
- Brian Boucher gets a second straight start. Does he look as good as he did against Washington?
- There’s pressure on both JVR and Zherdev now with Wellwood peering over their shoulders. Will they step up and prove they deserve to stay in the lineup?
- Can the Flyers find a way to beat the Canadiens defense and Carey Price, who frustrated them for 60 minutes a week ago?
I think we’ll see another game like this from Richards tonight. And a similarly frustrating end for the Habs, since they treat November games like the playoffs and everything. Go Flyers.