GDT: Philadelphia Flyers @ New Jersey Devils - 1/21/12 - 1pm ET MSG+

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Philadelphia Flyers New Jersey Devils
(27-14-4, 59 points, 5th in the Conference) (26-18-2, 54 points, 7th in the Conference)

Projected Devils Lineup:

Zach Parise - Adam Henrique - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Jacob Josefson - David Clarkson
Eric Boulton - Ryan Carter - Brad Mills

Bryce Salvador - Mark Fayne
Matt Taormina - Adam Larsson
Anton Volchenkov - Kurtis Foster

Martin Brodeur
Johan Hedberg

Scratches:
Cam Janssen
Steve Zalewski

IR:
Andy Greene
Henrik Tallinder
Travis Zajac

Projected Flyers Lineup:

Scott Hartnell - Claude Giroux - Jaromir Jagr
Maxime Talbot - Danny Briere - Jakub Voracek
Matt Read - Brayden Schenn - Wayne Simmonds
Harry Zolnierczyk - Sean Couturier - Zac Rinaldo

Kimmo Timonen - Braydon Coburn
Matt Carle - Marc-Andre Bourdon
Erik Gustafsson - Andrej Meszaros

Ilya Bryzgalov
Sergei Bobrovsky

Scratches:
Andreas Lilja
Zac Rinaldo
Jody Shelley
James van Riemsdyk

IR:
Blair Betts
Ian Laperriere
Chris Pronger

For a guy who has played on awful teams before, Alexei Ponikarovsky's +39 for his career is impressive. He brings size, skill and defensive awareness to the bottom six. Gonna be interesting to see how he fits here.

I don't like our chances against PHI however.

Teddy isn't a scratch anymore either, he's been demoted to the AHL where I think he should have been to start the year.

I don't think he'll be dealt. But playing 20 minutes in the A, in all situations can only help him.. I'm sorry, but when you're a 21 year old and you've only got five points and a -15 rating, you have to go. He is a better player than that, and will show it in the AHL and be back here. He's so young, it's easy to forget.

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Originally Posted by Devilsfanatic

I don't think he'll be dealt. But playing 20 minutes in the A, in all situations can only help him.. I'm sorry, but when you're a 21 year old and you've only got five points and a -15 rating, you have to go. He is a better player than that, and will show it in the AHL and be back here. He's so young, it's easy to forget.

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I hate when everyone forgets how young he is and says that he is a bust. He is 21 years old. Young players aren't consistent. That is what playing in the NHL is all about.

Poni in per Chere.

EDIT: Zalewski will sit... *what if the Flyers goon it up*

He's definitely not a bust.....just inexperienced. It will come, but he has to want it. He doesn't seem the type to sulk down there, but who really knows?

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Originally Posted by Devilsfanatic

He's definitely not a bust.....just inexperienced. It will come, but he has to want it. He doesn't seem the type to sulk down there, but who really knows?

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From how he has handled everything in the past he seems like he is a very hard worker and doesn't sulk. Hopefully it can be similar to what happened with Henrique.

That fourth line is not as putrid as it could be.

Also, lol that they gave Poni that dreaded 12.

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Originally Posted by Devilsfanatic

That fourth line is not as putrid as it could be.

Also, lol that they gave Poni that dreaded 12.

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But it could also be better, which I don't understand. I like role players and I understand why they are needed, but they don't even fill the role.