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Depth is the key ingredient to a championship recipe. If one player gets injured, the question becomes, “who is the next man up?” Against the Boston Bruins, Jeremy Lauzon’s questionable hit on Michael Raffl cost the Philadelphia Flyers. Raffl, who was the offensive player of the game, crashed into the boards as his legs swept out from underneath him. According to Alain Vigneault, Raffl “won’t be available for a little bit.” The next man up? None other than Joel Farabee.
During the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, surrounding the unique circumstances of COVID-19, the NHL protocol for injury announcements does not allow teams to release specific information.