OKT and Syvret Require Some Changes

October 18, 2009

With Ryan Parent out for at least the next three games it looks like the Flyers are going to be dressing both Ole-Kristian Tollefsen and Danny Syvret on the blue line. This would be a great time and reason to break up the defensive pairing of Braydon Coburn and Kimmo Timonen for at least a few games, who are a combined minus 8 so far this season. Not to upset Matt Carle's Norris trophy run, but I think this change in personnel is going to require a full reshuffling of the deck. I'm thinking: Pronger - Syvret Timonen - Carle Coburn - Tollefsen I've always been a fan of throwing a more defensively minded defenseman with a partner who is, well... not. Pronger and Timonen are all-star caliber defensmen so I think putting the two weakest defenders with them would be a smart move.

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