The Philadelphia Flyers have revealed that Sean Couturier and Samuel Ersson won’t be playing in Thursday’s game against the Ottawa Senators due to lower-body injuries.
Both players are day-to-day, so their return isn’t far off. The team has three goalies on the roster, which means they don’t need to hurry Ersson back. Ivan Fedotov is set to guard the net, with Alexei Kolosov ready as backup.
During practice on Wednesday, Ersson seemed to tweak something and had to leave early. He missed two games last week because of a similar issue, but it’s unclear if this is related . Despite this, he’s been doing well with a 5-2-2 record and a .902 save percentage over 11 games. Couturier hasn’t started strong this season; in 16 games, he scored three goals and made five assists, with a -4 rating.
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Morgan Frost will take Couturier’s spot for now since it’s his first missed game of the season. Fans might wonder how these changes will affect the team’s performance against Ottawa.
Sometimes life throws curveballs! What do you think about these unexpected changes?
