Roster Moves: Lilja recalled; Wellwood to AHL; Meszaros to miss 4 weeks (shoulder)

[Embiid]

time to add more...Campoli here we come!

 

[CootaRoo]

Time for that Foster-Gervias 3rd pairing

Well... they both have played pretty well in the 2 games they've each gotten... (sigh)

Silver linings are a ***** to find sometimes...

 

[Embiid]

No bueno....

Sam Carchidi via twitter: Flyers Andrej Meszaros has an upper-body injury, more will be known today.

Frank Seravalli via twitter: Meszaros injured the same shoulder back in 2009. Missed 6 months after having surgery for a labrum tear.

 

[sa cyred]

According to Diana (phantoms beat) Lilja has been recalled.

Sam @ Inq.:

Lilja in, Mez out. The injuries will not go away for #Flyers

 

[Domino666]

Is Foster hurt? Did I miss that? And yaaayy Lilja!!!

 

[Prongo]

https://twitter.com/AnthonySan37/status/294883420876701696

Paul Holmgren said Meszaros' injury is to a muscle near the AC joint and that rehab is usually 4 weeks. #Flyers #NHL

Top 4 defender, also top 6 player down. We be in trouble y'all.

 

[Unstable]

If Knuble can still play forward, maybe Sami Kapanen could play D?

Le sigh.

 

[sa cyred]

It's not like we have played without Meszaros before though. Dude is always hurt.

 

[MrHockey1982]

http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-meszaros-miss-month-shoulder-injury

Out a month. Ughhhhh...

At this point, as general manager Paul Homgren puts it, the Flyers have lost about a player a game to injury.

The latest victim is defenseman Andrej Meszaros, who will miss about a month with a left shoulder injury suffered late in the second period of Thursday's 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers. The affected area is the muscle around Meszaros' acromioclavicular (AC) joint.

The loss is a tough one. Meszaros has averaged over 18 minutes on the ice a night in this young 2013 season, and is one of the team's more versatile and mobile defensemen.

Holmgren, however, is electing to remain optimistic.

"As far as being snakebitten with injuries ... I'm not sure we're much different than a lot of teams that are in the league," he said. "We've just got to fight through it and take the approach that it's opportunities for other players. ... That's just the way it's going to be. We've got to deal with it on a day-to-day basis, and I think the coaches have done a good job of that to date. But hopefully we can break this stream of losing a guy a game, and stay healthy."

Meszaros suffered a similar injury in March 2009 and missed significant time. He played just 52 games in the 2008-09 season.

 

[Embiid]

http://www.csnphilly.com/hockey-philadelphia-flyers/flyers-meszaros-miss-month-shoulder-injury

Out a month. Ughhhhh...

A month if lucky..will be more I'm sure.

 

[MsMeow]

This is what happens with a short training camp. These guys are playing like weekend warriors so the injuries aren't a shock. It really sucks.

 

[Jumping]

Next will be a plague of locusts.

Then Ed Sniders first born son will be injured.

Bettman let the Flyers leave Eqypt!

 

[Jumping]

Next will be a plague of locusts.

Then Ed Sniders first born son will be injured.

Bettman let the Flyers leave Egypt!

spelling corrected

 

[Mgkibbles]

If Homer is saying he's out a month hopefully it's only a separated shoulder.

 

[toughfighter83*]

this isnt good, unless foster comes back or someone that has a good shot, this team will probably have problems scoring.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

So we will look like this:

Schenn-Giroux-Simmonds
Voracek-Couturier-Briere
Talbot-Laughton-Read
Feds-Wellwood-Sestito

Timonen-Schenn
Coburn-Grossmann
Lilja-Gervais

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

LILJA RECALLED
Also accompanying the team on the trip is defenseman Andreas Lilja, who has been recalled from the team's AHL affiliate, the Adirondack Phantoms, so that the team will travel with seven healthy defenseman.

Lilja appeared in four games with the Phantoms, posting two assists and six penalty minutes.

"He's played very good with the Phantoms," said Holmgren. "He's a good guy; he's got a lot of life to his game. I think he was real good for our young players down there and they got a chance to play with a guy who has been on a Stanley Cup Champion and been around a long time. He shows enthusiasm and a real good attitude for the game."

http://flyers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=64095

 

[PhillyFlying]

this isnt good, unless foster comes back or someone that has a good shot, this team will probably have problems scoring.

solution: score 50% of our goals off of ass deflections by simmonds and knuble.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Lol....

 

[BernieParent]

Lilja recalled ...


... not fondly.

 

[kudymen]

Kubina reportedly considers 3 offers from NHL, let's hope Holmgren doesn't go that way for a solution....

 

[FlyersFan61290]

Gus is playing tonight or the phantoms. Hopefully he's good to go and he gets the call soon

 

[Ryker]

Well, crap, I thought Meszaros played quite well in these first four games, so it sucks seeing him go down with an injury. Especially after he battled back from a serious one for the start of the season. I'm not as pessimistic about Lilja as most here, though

 

[turkinaa]

What's Kim Johnsson doing? Maybe we can bring him back with Knuble

I would like to see the Flyers bring in Brendl and Hlavac as well. Really work that ol' Lindros trade.

 

[CSKA1974]

this isnt good, unless foster comes back or someone that has a good shot, this team will probably have problems scoring.

What is the story with him?