Well, injuries are bad. The Philadelphia Flyers announced Monday morning forward James van Riemsdyk suffered a lower-body injury and will be out for 5-6 weeks. JvR had a puck deflect off his knee in Saturday’s loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
The Flyers needed these three players to step-up in their 2018-19 home opener against the San Jose Sharks, including a player who made his season debut in the game.
San Jose won 8-2, but don’t have Gritty as a mascot, so…
Philadelphia needed a bounce back performance in the second half of a back-to-back against the Ottawa Senators and these three players were key to getting back on track.