Konecny will miss his ninth straight game with a lower-body injury, but is at least one week ahead of schedule. Monitor his status prior to Saturday’s game in Washington.
Hathaway was a healthy scratch for the last two games and with the Flames acquiring Michael Stone on Monday, they needed to create room for him on the roster. Hathaway returns to the Heat, where he has three goals and three assists (six points) in eight games this season.
Konecny was already slated to miss 4-6 weeks, so his movement to IR was simply a formality to create a roster spot for the Flyers to recall Jordan Weal from Lehigh Valley (AHL). Konecny is expected to be out until at least early-to-mid March.
Konecny sat out as a healthy scratch for two games and then got hurt after playing just 8:13 TOI in his return to the lineup last night. Konecny will miss at least one month and will be replaced by Matt Read on Thursday.
Deslauriers sat for the last two games, but will draw into the lineup for Cal O’Reilly versus the Rangers. Deslauriers has no points in 23 games this season.
Konecny will come out of the lineup tonight and Dale Weise will be back in. Konecny has just one assist in his last seven games and will join Shayne Gostisbehere in the press box tonight.
Thompson has not appeared in a game this season, but went to San Diego on a conditioning stint after being cleared to return from an Achilles injury. Thompson registered one assist in three AHL games and could make his season debut on Tuesday.
Konecny had two assists in St. Louis on Wednesday, but will sit tonight in San Jose. Konecny has had a solid rookie season, but will come out of the lineup tonight and Michael Raffl will be back in the lineup.
Couturier will be back in the Flyers’ lineup tonight and will skate on the third line with Nick Cousins and Dale Weise. Couturier is an excellent two-way centre and enters Wednesday with eight points (5G / 3A) in 20 games this season.
Couturier has missed the last 16 games because of an MCL sprain, but it looks like he will be back in the lineup on Wednesday. The Flyers’ two-way centre is expected to slide back into his spot on the second line and comes into play with eight points (5G / 3A) in 20 games this season. Monitor Couturier’s status during the morning skate.
Couturier has been sidelined with a sprained MCL but has been working out on the ice recently and expects to be back after the Christmas break and before the New Year kicks in. Couturier’s two-way game will help a Flyers team that is already playing very well. He scored five goals with three assists (eight points) in 20 games before getting hurt.
Couturier was moved to IR this morning and the Flyers’ announced that he will miss at least one month an MCL sprain. The Flyers have recalled Scott Laughton from Lehigh Valley (AHL) to replace Couturier in the lineup.
Couturier suffered a sprained MCL during the Flyers’ win in Florida last night and will miss some time. With Couturier out, the Flyers have recalled Scott Laughton from Lehigh Valley, but the Flyers will dearly miss Couturier’s valuable two-way game.
Dvorak has bounced around from the NHL and AHL so far this season, but has yet to appear in a game with Tucson (AHL). In 12 games with the Coyotes, he has one goal and four assists (five points) and will draw back onto the second line tonight with Brad Richardson (leg) out indefinitely.
Hathaway, 24, is a big-boy (6’2” / 210 lbs.) who plays a physical brand of hockey. Hathaway has six points (3G / 3A) in eight games with Stockton this season and three assists in 14 career NHL games.
Dvorak was sent down to Tucson, but never appeared in a game. He has been recalled and will be in the lineup on Thursday because Martin Hanzal is nursing a lower-body injury. He has three assists in seven games.
Dvorak, 20, appeared in seven of the first eight games of the season, collecting three assists while averaging 13:45 TOI. With Dvorak heading back to the AHL, Dylan Strome is expected to play a much bigger role for the Coyotes.
Deslauriers did not make the trip to Winnipeg after sustaining a lower-body injury on a hit to the knee late in Saturday’s win over the Panthers. With Deslauriers out, Nick Baptiste has been recalled from Rochester (AHL).
Couturier must have been banged up during last night’s game in Montreal and will be a game-time decision on Tuesday. The Flyers recalled Taylor Leier in case Couturier is unavailable.
