Davis Drewiske
Photo: Steve Kuzma/Flyerdelphia Points are the name of the game for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Tonight they got one, but it easily could have been two. The Phantoms failed to score on a four-minute power play in overtime, and the Hartford Wolf Pack won the shootout, 2-0, to collect a 3-2 victory at PPL Center on Friday night.
There was injury added to the insult of a 4-1 loss to Columbus on Saturday. Defenseman Luke Schenn suffered an ankle injury late in the game on Saturday and will miss two weeks with a lower-body injury, according to Flyers GM Ron Hextall.
The Flyers struggles continued as they dropped three more games this week. Despite the rough week, there was plenty of action here on Flyerdelphia. In case you missed any of our stories or coverage this week, check them out below.
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia After suffering a fifth straight loss on Tuesday night, the Flyers made another roster move with what little space they have to work with against the cap. Enter defenseman Davis Drewiske, who becomes the latest call-up for the Flyers. Drewiske, 30, played in nine games with the Phantoms, picking up one assist.
Photo: Nina Weiss/Flyerdelphia The Phantoms already depleted roster took another hit on Sunday, but in a different way. It wasn't an injury that left them without another regular. The Flyers recalled Chris Conner from the team on Sunday afternoon. And so Conner was on his way to Vancouver and into his place stepped Kevin Sundher. […]
The Flyers were back at Skate Zone in Voorhees for practice again on Sunday with the focus starting to turn to game action. The Flyers will be playing three times this week, with split-squad action on Monday and home games on Tuesday and Friday. Rosters were released for Monday's split-squad games with some players taking […]