Dave Isaac

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Tonight: Flyers vs. Calgary Flames

Site: Wells Fargo Center / Philadelphia, Pa.

Time: 7 p.m.

TV: Comcast SportsNet

Radio: 97.5 FM

Records: Flyers (28-22-11), Flames (26-31-4)

ALSO: Loose Pucks podcast episode 10 with T.J. Brennan

FLYERS PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards

10-Brayden Schenn, 28-Claude Giroux (C), 17-Wayne Simmonds (A)

12-Michael Raffl, 14-Sean Couturier, 89-Sam Gagner

21-Scott Laughton, 52-Nick Cousins, 24-Matt Read

76-Chris VandeVelde, 78-Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, 25-Ryan White

Defensemen

47-Andrew MacDonald & 53-Shayne Gostisbehere

55-Nick Schultz & 32-Mark Streit

23-Brandon Manning & 3-Radko Gudas

Goalie

30-Michal Neuvirth

Injuries

Michael Del Zotto — out for season, left wrist surgery

Jordan Weal — out at least seven days, "upper-body injury"

Jake Voracek — re-evaluated Monday, "lower-body injury"

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FLAMES PROJECTED LINEUP

Forwards

13-Johnny Gaudreau, 23-Sean Monahan, 19-David Jones

79-Micheal Ferland, 93-Sam Bennett, 16-Josh Jooris

8-Joe Colborne, 11-Mikael Backlund, 67-Michael Frolik

17-Lance Bouma, 18-Matt Stajan, 52-Brandon Bollig

Defensemen

5-Mark Giordano (C) & 7-T.J. Brodie

29-Deryk Engelland & 27-Dougie Hamilton

26-Tyler Wotherspoon & 33-Jakub Nakladal

Goalie

37-Joni Ortio

Injuries

Kris Russell — out indefinitely, lower-body injury

Ladislav Smid — injured reserve, upper-body injury

Karri Ramo — injured reserve, meniscus damage and torn ACL

FIVE THINGS TO WATCH

1. The big question is whether the Flyers will be active off the ice, with the trade deadline coming at 3 p.m. General manager Ron Hextall hasn't tipped his hand, but the Flyers may be more relaxed once it's over. That was the case for Michael Raffl, who inked a three-year extension Sunday.

“I didn’t know if it was my last time putting a Flyers jersey on and stuff,” Raffl said on a conference call with reporters Sunday. “It was nervous and pretty exciting at the same time.”

2. Calgary is dealing with its fair share of the rumor mill as well. Defenseman Kris Russell has been a big topic of conversation as he remains on the injured reserve list.

“Kris is, for those that have heard me talk, I don’t know if I can say enough good things," Flames GM Brad Treliving told the Calgary Herald. "I think the world of this kid. A really good player. You win hockey games with guys like Kris Russell. So we’ll see. It’s also a business. We’ll see what happens."

3. Before the game, Jimmy Watson will finally go in the Flyers' Hall of Fame as the 25th member. The defenseman had his career cut short due to quite a few injuries, but he will finally enter the Hall to join his brother Joe, who joined in 1996.

“At the time you’re taking out a guy who played significant minutes," Paul Holmgren said of Jimmy Watson. "Nobody kept track of minutes back in those days really, at least that we were aware of, but he was probably one of those guys who played 25 or 30 minutes a night. You take a guy like that off any team you’re gonna hurt. I think we were all pretty sad for Jimmy at the time that he had to call it quits.”

4. Not only did the Flames trade Jiri Hudler to Florida Saturday but things got so bad in the team's 6-4 loss to the Ottawa Senators, one of the fans in Calgary threw a Flames jersey on the ice in disgust. They will likely come out more motivated this time around.

“Really disappointing,” Flames captain Mark Giordano told the Calgary Herald. “But you can’t let one fan’s opinion … I mean we have great fans here in Calgary. They have supported us through thick and thin through a lot of years.

“It was one person’s decision. Obviously you don’t agree with it and you don’t like to see it but it’s one person.”

5. Expect Michal Neuvirth to start yet again for the Flyers. He has the hot hand and a 2-0-1 career record in four games against the Flames with a 1.94 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. Joni Ortio i likely to be in the net for the Flames. He has never played the Flyers in his career and has a 0-5-2 record in eight games this season with a 3.55 goals-against average and .885 save percentage.