Last night the Moose weren’t missing any players which could bode well for Rasmus Kupari who left the game in New York in the 3rd period after this collision and did not return. The team does have David Gustafsson on the trip as the 13th forward if necessary. The only other lineup question mark is Dylan Samberg who didn’t play in the last game due to a family matter. He is expected to return to the team tonight.
Right now the Jets are in the midst of a three-game slump (0-2-1) which is all the more magnified with tomorrow being Trade Deadline. While you know it will be the subject of conversation in Philly something tells me the coaching staff will be focusing on tonight’s opponent. An opponent that they played and lost to in a shootout in Winnipeg just five days earlier.
The Jets opponent will be in desperate need of a win as they lost their last game and sit five points back (with five teams ahead of them) of the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference
Skate news:
As per radio colour analyst Mitchell Clinton defenceman Dylan Samberg is on the ice this morning in Philly. Mitch also confirmed that Rasmus Kupari isn’t on the ice and it looks like goalie Eric Comrie will be getting the start this evening.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barrron-Gustafsson-Iafallo
Morrissey-DeMelo
Sambergy-Pionk
Stanley-Miller
Comrie
Hellebuyck
Flyers projected lines & D pairs:
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Tippett-Couturier-Michkov
Kuzmenko-Laughton-Konecny
Deslauriers-Poehling-Pelletier
York-Sanheim
Seeler-Drysdale
Zamula-Ristolainen
Ersson
Fedotov
As per Kevin Kurz of The Athletic Philadelphia no changes for the Flyers from their last game and it was confirmed that Ersson has the net.
Coach’s comments:
To follow.
Up Next:
Puck drop is at 6 PM CST. Reminder that you can join us at Boston Pizza on Taylor Avenue for an IC Watch Party. Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action. You can also join us on our YouTube channel for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 8:40 PM CST as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.
