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GDT: Canes @ Flyers 4/13 7:00

andyt

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The Canes look to sweep the season series and clinch the top seed in the East.

All it takes is 1 point. A point gained by the Canes or lost by the Sabres. The Canes sent Josiah Slavin back to the Wolves yesterday but SBA, Legault and Nadeau remain. They haven’t practiced since beating Utah on Saturday but they’ll skate this morning at 11:30. Do they roll Andersen again or give Bussi the game with Andersen going tomorrow on the eliminated Islanders?

The Flyers sit 3rd in the Metro, 1 point ahead of the Caps with a game in hand, 2 points ahead of Columbus. They clinch the last playoff spot with a win, close out Columbus with a point. Owen Tippett leads with 28 goals, Travis Konecny is right behind with 27. He and Trevor Zegras lead with 41 assists. They’ve also gotten a recent boost from Porter Martone, their 2025 1st rounder. He signed at the end of Michigan State!s season where he put up 50 points in 35 games, 30 points in his last 19. Martone has 3 goals, 4 assists in 7 games. Dan Vlader has carried the load in goal, starting 50 games. He’s at 2.44/.905. He’s backed up by Samuel Ersson at 3.15/.867. The Flyers don’t score a lot, averaging under 3 goals per game, 22nd at 2.93. They’re 10th in goals against on the season, but 2nd since the Olympic break at 2.42. Their special teams aren’t good, the PP is DFL at 15.5%. The PK is better at 21st.

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Obviously this game is huge for the Flyers and only slightly important for us. That said, I would love for the Canes to ice our full regular lineup tonight and treat this like a practice playoff game. Get that point tonight and we can flush tomorrow.
 
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I would love to see a Nadeau hat trick and the boys sewing up the EC top seed tonight. I believe!
 
I’d give Bussi the Islanders. Looks like RBA is leaning Freddie as his starter in the playoffs so let this game feel like the playoffs and force the team to win earn the win/point. Rest all the guys you can against the fish sticks.
 
Yeah, Freddie tonight and Bussi on Tuesday would make sense to me, given how the last couple of weeks have gone. Here’s the thing though … they NEED Andersen to not crap the bed tonight. He doesn’t have to win, but he really needs to not be a sieve. Otherwise, this game really doesn’t matter much. Nobody does anything stupid, and nobody gets hurt. Jobs 1 and 2. Get the point if you can, but that’s more like Job 3 … at best.
 
Bussi tonight.

Aho’s line, Ghost and Slavin are out. Chatfield is back. Deslauriers gets a tribute video.

Hall - Stankoven - Blake
Ehlers - Kotkaniemi - Nadeau
Carrier - Jankowski - Deslauriers
Robinson - Brind'Amour - Martinook

Miller - Chatfield
Nikishin - Walker
Reilly - Legault
 
So much for clinching the east tonight. I guess I’m the only one who actually thinks it’s important to have Home ice throughout. I realize people need to be healthy, but we also need to secure top spot in my opinion.
 
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