Flyers game in question; water main break at the Meadowlands

So how many times do you see a hockey game cancelled due to a water main break at an arena? The answer to that question is "not very often, unless you're at the dump that is the Meadowlands."

So here we sit on a Saturday afternoon, anticipating tonight's 7:30 start between the Devils and the Flyers, and there's most likely water all over the arena. Sources do now say that the game will be played, but it must be an ugly scene at Continental Airlines Arena right now.

As for the game itself, Antero Niittymaki will get his fourth straight start for the Flyers, leaving many wondering when the ticking time bomb that is Robert Esche will blow up into the faces of Bob Clarke and Ken Hitchcock. Not surprisingly, Esche has been confident since the start of training camp that he is the #1 goaltender, but in his only start on opening night in Pittsburgh, Esche proved to be merely backup material. Esche is reportedly already unhappy that he is not getting the same amount of playing time to try and upend Niittymaki. Yet what Esche fails to realize is that he will not be getting the same amount of playing time as Niittymaki when he allows 4 goals to a Pittsburgh offense that is supposedly filled with youngsters who are inexperienced. Hitchcock said that Esche will get into a game on the road trip, possibly against the Buffalo Sabres. If he plays anything like he did in that memorable Game 1, where he stopped 53 of 55 shots, Esche will receive more playing time. Play like he did in Pittsburgh opening night, and he'll be seeing more of the bench.

Game Information: 7:30, CSN, WIP (if there isn't sewage all over the place)