Alain Vigneault has benched Shayne Gostisbehere for Game 3

A big swap for the Flyers.

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Alain Vigneault has benched Shayne Gostisbehere for Game 3
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The Philadelphia Flyers appear to have made a significant change ahead of Game 3 against the Montreal Canadiens. 

According to a report from Habs insider Eric Engels, it appears as though Flyers defenseman Robert Hagg has drawn into the lineup tonight in place of veteran Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers are coming off the heels of a brutal and embarrassing 5 - 0 loss to the Canadiens, their first loss since entering the National Hockey League's bubble, and it may very well be that Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault is looking to send a message to his locker room following that defeat. 

There will also be one more significant change to the line up this evening with veteran forward Michael Raffl drawing into the lineup in the place of Joel Farabee. This latest change is a surprising one to me given the fact that Farabee has performed relatively well in the playoffs thus far for the Flyers and I am genuinely curious about the process that led Vigneault to making this change. 

The Flyers are set to face the Canadiens for Game 3 just moments from now.

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