We'll see what injury news is available after practice today when it comes to Jason Pominville, Jake McCabe, Marco Scandella, Casey Nelson and some of the other Sabres who have been battling injuries.
In the meantime, let's take a quick look at what's been going on with their next opponent.
Yesterday, the Flyers formally introduced new executive vice president and general manager Chuck Fletcher. He served as the GM of the Wild from 2009 until last season. PhiladelphiaFlyers.com has the scoop:
The clear-cut biggest strengths of the Ron Hextall regime was the organization's overhaul of the farm system, creation of salary cap space, investment in development resources, embracing of sports science and establishment of an analytics department. While Fletcher aims to be a little more aggressive than his predecessor in seeking NHL-level upgrades if he does not believe there are in-house solutions available, he also has no intention of tearing down what has been built toward the future.
"With the NHL and the cap system these days, you have to build your team through the draft. That has to be the core of your team, there's no other way to do it," Fletcher said.
Philadelphia is 11-12-2 on the year and is currently second-to-last in the Eastern Conference with 24 points. They're 4-5-1 in their last 10 but are coming off a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Claude Giroux leads the team in points with 30 (9+21) in 25 games. Five different goaltenders have played for the Flyers this season, including Brian Elliott, Calvin Pickard, Anthony Stolarz, Michal Neuvirth and Alex Lyon. Stolarz made 30 saves against Pittsburgh.
They host Columbus tonight.
