Right winger Jake Voracek downplayed his demotion from the first to third line. "All I can do is work hard and be that guy to be counted on," he said before Wednesday's game in Edmonton.
Right winger Jake Voracek downplayed his demotion from the first to third line. "All I can do is work hard and be that guy to be counted on," he said before Wednesday's game in Edmonton.
New Flyers coach Alain Vigneault, unhappy with Jake Voracek's play, demoted him from the first to fourth line in the third period of the team's last game. The right winger is expected to be back on the top unit Tuesday in Calgary.
Center Nolan Patrick, battling a migraine disorder, felt well enough to travel with the Flyers on their Western Canada trip and he participated in a practice for the first time this season.
Joel Farabee, one of the Flyers' last cuts in training camp, scored his first pro goal as the host Lehigh Valley Phantoms defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 4-1, in an AHL matchup Friday
Lost in Carter Hart’s dazzling performance was the Flyers power play, with two solid units, and the penalty killers turning aside nearly eight minutes shorthanded.
