Bailey’s Daily: Fighting Flyers; Matthew Tkachuk is back?

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4 months ago

January 7, 2024

Carter Hart and Travis Konecny embrace after the Philadelphia Flyers' win on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

In Sunday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, stories, highlights, and more from the end of the week.

The Philadelphia Flyers got that highly sought-after win on Saturday afternoon, honoring the late Ed Snider on what would have been his 91st birthday with a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Morgan Frost scored two points in his return to the lineup, and the Flyers’ power play finally scored a goal. [Flyers game]
Come for the Flyers game; stay for the Joel Farabee whooping of Elias Lindholm. [Joel Farabee fight]
Travis Konecny also extended his season-long point streak to seven games, showing why he is a two-time NHL All-Star. [Travis Konecny]
Matvei Michkov bailing on Russia early for the NHL? He didn’t say yes, but he didn’t say no in a recent interview with MatchTV. [Matvei Michkov]

FHN+: Is Matthew Tkachuk back? The Florida Panthers winger has struggled mightily after an excellent 2022-23 season, but head coach Paul Maurice believes Tkachuk’s recent performance against the Vegas Golden Knights could serve as a breakthrough. [Florida Panthers]
The Nashville Predators have had an up-and-down season to this point, but they’re very much alive in the playoff hunt. Their defense could use a good bit of work, but is it fixable? [Nashville Predators]
The injuries just keep piling up for the New Jersey Devils. Top defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler joins a laundry list of Devils out indefinitely after breaking his foot against the Vancouver Canucks. [New Jersey Devils]
Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand sees the attention Connor Bedard is getting around the league but feels that Sidney Crosby deserves more credit than what he gets these days. [Boston Bruins]
Speaking of Connor Bedard, the rookie sensation is going to be on the shelf for a while after fracturing his jaw on Friday night. [Chicago Blackhawks]

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