Simmonds out 2-3 weeks for Flyers

PHILADELPHIA--Philadelphia Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds will be out 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Simmonds was injured during a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers on Sunday.

"He's been playing some good hockey for us," Flyers forward Claude Giroux said. "Wayne's a tough guy. Played a whole game with a pretty big injury. He's one of the main guys here in this locker room."
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Simmonds has 37 points (20 goals, 17 assists), including four game-winning goals, in 59 games this season. It's the fifth straight season he's scored at least 20 goals. He ranks fifth in the NHL with 10 power-play goals.
The Flyers, who are 6-0-2 in their past eight games, host the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSP, RDS, TSN2, NHL.TV). Philadelphia is tied with the New Jersey Devils for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
Jordan Weal moved to left wing on a line with center Nolan Patrick and right wing Jakub Voracek at the morning skate.
Coach Dave Hakstol would not reveal how the power play would be affected by the absence of Simmonds, who plays on the first unit in front of the net.
"We'll adjust," Hakstol said. "I'm not going to get into specifics. … It creates a domino effect within our power-play units. That's all part of players stepping into different roles and going out and doing a good job in the role that's going to be asked of them by the staff and by their teammates."

One player who could see more time is forward Oskar Lindblom, a 21-year-old rookie who was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Monday. He has 34 points (16 goals, 18 assists) in 54 AHL games and is tied for second on the Phantoms with five power-play goals.
A fifth-round pick (No. 138) in the 2014 NHL Draft, Lindblom is in his first season in North America after finishing second in the Swedish Hockey League last season with 22 goals.
"Oskar, his first year in the smaller rink and all the different experiences he's gone through, he's grown as a player," Hakstol said. "I think his confidence has always been good. But for him to be able to make the adjustments in a real competitive league in the American Hockey League has been very good for him. We've called him up and he's going to be in the lineup tonight and his job is to go out and help our team win a hockey game. We wouldn't have brought him up if he wasn't ready to do that."