Preview: Flyers @ Blues, Looking for first road win of 2022

The St. Louis Blues will host the Philadelphia Flyers in a 8PM, ESPN+ exclusive matchup tonight. Backup Martin Jones will get the start as the Flyers look for their first road win in 2022. Yes, you read that correctly.

The Flyers’ projected Lineup:

Forwards:

James van Riemsdyk — Joel Farabee — Cam Atkinson

Max Willman — Kevin Hayes — Travis Konecny

Hayden Hodgson — Morgan Frost — Owen Tippett

Patrick Brown — Zack MacEwen

Oskar Lindblom

Defense:

Ivan Provorov — Cam York

Travis Sanheim — Rasmus Ristolainen

Keith Yandle — Nick Seeler

Kevin Connauton

Starting Goalie:

Martin Jones

A New Era

It’s no secret that ever since the Claude Giroux trade this lineup is a skeleton of an already terrible team. St. Louis is currently in 2nd place in the central division and are in a tight seeding battle with the Minnesota Wild.

The Blues haven’t been playing up to their normal standards this month so expect this to be the game everything clicks for them. Whenever teams see Philadelphia on the schedule they know it’s an automatic momentum boost.

All jokes aside, it’s sort of refreshing to see the Flyers rip the bandaid off and commit to icing a young and inexperienced squad. Fletcher made note in his press conference that players like Morgan Frost and Cam York were going to see ice time in big spots with the leash extended. Joel Farabee and Travis Konecny were challenged to take on larger leadership roles.

Fletcher said that Tippett and Frost had “paid their dues” as third-year pros. It is best for both to see what they can do at the NHL level. #Flyers https://t.co/m45JSyd8cB

— Kevin Durso (@Kevin_Durso) March 21, 2022

Owen Tippett has been impressive in his two games and on the surface appears to be a nice fit with Frost. Hayden Hodgson will also slot in for his debut tonight.

Transaction: We have recalled forward Hayden Hodgson on emergency conditions from the @LVPhantoms (AHL).
@96_hodgson will wear #42 and be available for #PHIvsSTL on Thursday at 8PM ET (@ESPN+ and @975TheFanatic). pic.twitter.com/OXcvNEfIkg

— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) March 23, 2022

Bobby Brink and Denver University will be competing tonight at 9PM on ESPNU. You can watch a stream by logging onto the ESPN app/website, and expect Bobby Brink to be in Philadelphia soon.

Mandatory Credit: Philadelphia Flyers