Bailey’s Daily: Flyers Honoring Simmonds; Avalanche Get Top KHL Prospect

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

Flyers News

• Philadelphia Flyers icon and cult hero Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement from the NHL on Monday morning; he’ll sign a one-day contract and be honored before the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils on April 13.
• A Flyers player for eight memorable seasons, we chose the five best moments of Wayne Simmonds‘ career to revisit ahead of the celebration of his career in April.
• In a phone interview with Philly Hockey Now, Flyers general manager Danny Briere explained the situation with Ryan Johansen and his mystery injury.
• What’s going on with the Flyers? Another series of defensive breakdowns doomed them to a big-time loss, this time to the Boston Bruins.
• In case you missed it, Flyers head coach John Tortorella stood up for his rookie goalie Sam Ersson, despite his recent inconsistencies.

NHL News from National Hockey Now

• The Montreal Canadiens have loaned top prospect David Reinbacher to their AHL affiliates, the Laval Rocket, after his season in Switzerland mercifully came to an end.
• New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy got the team within shouting distance of a playoff spot, but now they’re slipping, and the legendary goalie is running out of time to fix it.
• The Colorado Avalanche just got top KHL prospect Nikolai Kovalenko over from Russia; Colorado Hockey Now’s Evan Rawal jumps into the film room to show how what the Avs are getting with Kovalenko. Hint: he’s really good.
• Not without a little controversy, the Calgary Flames have signed NCAA stud Sam Morton. The problem? The NHL Central Registry denied the signing because of an improper contract.
• Are the Pittsburgh Penguins alive again? Veterans like Lars Eller and Reilly Smith are helping lead the way for the desperate Pens.

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