Just days after we learned that Justin Braun would be out for an extended period of time, it came out that Shayne Gostisbehere had an MRI yesterday and would miss the team’s game against the Washington Capitals. With Phil Myers and Robert Hagg already slated to play, the team decided to call up Mark Friedman to make his season (and meaningful NHL hockey) debut.
Shayne Gostisbehere out tonight for Flyers. Had MRI for knee injury today. That’s the reason for the Mark Friedman call-up
— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) January 8, 2020
Friedman made his NHL debut last season, but it came in the Flyers’ regular season finale, which was a 4-3 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes where he played 12:33.