Philly Sports Jabronis
Report From Philadelphia Flyers
Shortly after the Flyers resumed practice on Friday morning, Flyers GM Ron Hextall announced that defensemen Braydon Coburn and Andrew MacDonald both have lower-body injuries and will be out for approximately four weeks.
Coburn had been skating with the team for a full week, rehabbing from an injury he suffered on opening night in Boston that has kept him out of the last five games.
MacDonald has appeared in all seven of the Flyers contests, recording three points (1g-2a) and an average ice-time of 22:55 to rank second on the team, behind Mark Streit.
Also on the injury front, Zac Rinaldo is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. He did not return for the third period in the Flyers’ 5-3 victory over the Penguins on Wednesday.
Hextall also announced that call-ups for the injured defensemen are undetermined at this time.
VINNY SKATING
Vincent Lecavalier is back on the ice and getting closer to a return. The 6-4, 215-pound center skated on his own this morning for 15-20 minutes before being joined by Chris VandeVelde, Jason Akeson and goaltenders, Steve Mason and Ray Emery, who came out early from the team practice.
This is the first time he’s taken to the ice, since being out of action for the last four games with a lower-body injury. He suffered the injury during the Flyers-Canadiens game on Oct. 11 and it was announced on Oct. 13 that he would miss approximately two weeks with the injury.
Lecavalier has recorded three points (1g-2a) in his first three games, with two of his three points coming on the team’s power play.
The Flyers return to action as they host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
