Matt Read left last night’s game against the Nashville Predators in the first period after taking what appeared to be a cross-check to the gut.
He showed some severe discomfort on the bench after the hit, and after heading to the locker room, he did not return for the remainder of the game. I thought it was something with the ribs when I saw it, since he took a hockey stick across his ribs and all. But as it turns out, he has a meat injury and could miss time here.
There’s no timetable — nor even an official announcement from the Flyers yet — on Read’s injury, so we really don’t know how serious or how long he could be out.