Bailey’s Daily: Flyers Takeaways, Patrick Roy, Arber Xhekaj Fight

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

Flyers News

• Earlier Sunday morning, we previewed the Philadelphia Flyers game against the Ottawa Senators, featuring Claude Giroux’s second time back at the Wells Fargo Center.
• After that tough loss to the Colorado Avalanche, we came up with three Flyers takeaways from the game, which were mostly positive.
• Remember Martin Jones? The one-time Flyers goalie has quietly been tearing it up for a Toronto Maple Leafs team that needs him in the worst way with Ilya Samsonov struggling and breakout star Joseph Woll on the shelf injured.
• Flyers head coach John Tortorella dropped some bombs regarding the team’s future in an interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Ashlyn Sullivan, and it would appear a Flyers trade is in the cards.
• In other Flyers news, the Minnesota Wild might look to Philadelphia for defensemen if they want any chance at salvaging their 2023-24 season.

NHL News from National Hockey Now

• The biggest NHL news from Saturday: the New York Islanders fired head coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Patrick Roy.
• Watch: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Arber Xhekaj is fired up and laying down some beatings with the AHL Laval Rocket.
• UConn head coach Mike Cavanaugh sees Nashville Predators prospect and current UConn forward Matthew Wood as another Tage Thompson.
• New Jersey Devils head coach Lindy Ruff shared his thoughts on the firing of Lambert and the hiring of Roy.
• Congratulations are in order: Vegas Golden Knights prospect Brendan Brisson scored his first NHL goal on Saturday night.
• At Philadelphia’s expense, Avalanche forward Logan O’Connor scored his first NHL hat trick on Saturday afternoon.

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