Just a week ago, Charlie O'Connor explained in an article on this site how Evgeny Mededev has been "a revelation" for the Flyers in the neutral zone, helping to fix what was one of the team's biggest weaknesses a year ago.
Today, as the Flyers prepare to hit the ice for a late night game against the Vancouver Canucks, Medvedev is a healthy scratch for the first time in his NHL career. According to the Courier-Post, the defensive pairings are as follows at the morning skate in Vancouver:
Gudas, Manning and Schenn have all been healthy scratches this season.