The Philadelphia Flyers made a lot of news on Wednesday, and that’s not exclusive to the Valtteri Filppula - Mark Streit trade.
GM Ron Hextall also re-signed Michal Neuvirth and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to two-year extensions, but there was also some bad injury news: Michael Raffl is out for six-to-eight weeks, as CSN Philly’s Tim Panaccio reports.
Panaccio indicates that the lower-body injury could specifically be knee-related.
Hextall said Raffl will miss 6-8 wks. Video shows him falling to the ice, hitting his knees. Hobbles to bench favoring left knee. No surgery
— Tim Panaccio (@tpanotchRET) March 2, 2017
So, the bad news is that Raffl’s season looks just about over if the Flyers fail to make the playoffs. Not needing surgery is a bright spot, however.
This continues what’s been a rough year for Raffl, who generated 11 points in 52 games for the Flyers.