Game 23, Discussion Thread: Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild

Tonight’s goaltenders:

After the jump, a look at lineups, questions to answer and our in-game discussion.

Flyers projected lineup

Leino – Briere – Hartnell
van Riemsdyk – Richards – Nodl
Powe – Giroux – Carter
Shelley – Betts – Zherdev

Pronger – Carle
Timonen – Coburn
Meszaros – O’DonnellWild projected lineup

Brunette – Koivu – Miettinen
Nystrom – Madden – Havlat
Clutterbuck – Cullen – O’Sullivan
Kassian – Brodziak – Staubitz

Schultz – Burns
Zanon – Zidlicky (or Falk)
Barker – Stoner

Questions to Answer

1. The Wild called up a tough guy or two for tonight’s game. THE FLYERS ARE SO BIG AND BAD, y’know? … Nothing develops on this front, right?
2. Sergei Bobrovsky is back in net. How’s he look, considering he got shelled in his last game?
3. How tough is it to beat Nickas Backstrom tonight?
4. The Flyers started off slow against Montreal on Monday. Can they get off to a faster start tonight?
5. Patrick O’Sullivan was drafted by the Wild seven years ago. Tonight, he makes his debut with the team. Anything exciting from him?
6. The Wild are a bad offensive team at 5 on 5, so the Flyers should have no problem shutting them down.. right?

Remember, tonight’s game is on TCN, not CSN. WPHT has things on the radio side. Go Flyers.