UPDATE: The Courier-Post’s Dave Isaac reports from practice this morning that, if the lines from morning skate are to be trusted, McDonald will slot in on the fourth line next to Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Chris VandeVelde, while Travis Konecny moves up to the top-line spot that Matt Read had been inhabiting for the past few games. So that’s exciting. Original post below.
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With Matt Read out for the remainder of this likely-soon-to-be-completed season, the Flyers have made a recall from the minors to fill that vacant spot in the lineup in what we will assume is not an April Fools’ joke:
This is Colin McDonald’s first recall of the season, after getting five regular-season games with the Flyers last year before taking Scott Laughton’s place in the team’s playoff series against the Capitals.