The Flyers announced they won’t have a medical update on Wayne Simmonds until Thursday, but the star right winger didn’t appear to be in a lot of pain after Tuesday’s 5-1 win over Florida.
The team probably won’t know until Thursday’s morning skate whether Simmonds can play in that night’s game against visiting Nashville (3-2-1). If Simmonds can’t play, Jori Lehtera, a healthy scratch in the first six games, would likely make his Flyers debut.
In Tuesday’s victory, Simmonds played five third-period shifts totaling three minutes, 14 seconds before heading to the locker room with an unspecified lower-body injury.