Sean Couturier suffered an MCL sprain to his left knee back in November and has missed the last 16 Flyers games. On Wednesday night, he’s expected to return to the lineup.
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“Coots has a shot at playing soon,” general manager Ron Hextall said. “Hopefully he plays tomorrow. We will probably flip Reader [Matt Read] to LTIR.”
Coach Dave Hakstol would like to see Couturier play against the Blues, as well.
“I haven’t seen him or talked to him in a few days, but he’s a huge part of our team and we’ve seen that time after time, when he’s in the lineup versus out,” Hakstol said. “If he’s available, it would be nice to have him back.”
According to Hakstol, Brayden Schenn won’t be moved to the top line, as some thought was a possibility after Michael Raffl’s injury. The Konecny-Schenn-Simmonds line will remain intact.
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