{"id":23759,"date":"2018-02-20T23:09:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T04:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=23759"},"modified":"2018-02-20T23:09:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T04:09:13","slug":"wayne-simmonds-michal-neuvirth-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/02\/20\/wayne-simmonds-michal-neuvirth-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds And Michal Neuvirth Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"td-page-header\">\n<p class=\"entry-title td-page-title\">The <a style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\"> announced that right winger <\/span><a style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/simmowa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wayne Simmonds<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: #222222;\"> will be sidelined for 2-3 weeks with an undisclosed upper-body injury.\u00a0<\/span>This was closely followed by an announcement that goaltender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/neuvimi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michal Neuvirth<\/a> suffered a lower-body injury in the same game. He is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-page-content\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Flyers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Flyers<\/a> GM Ron Hextall, F Wayne Simmonds will be out 2-3 weeks with an upper-body injury, while G Michal Neuvirth will be out 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVHqVhp2zY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/yVHqVhp2zY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers\/status\/965971989780488193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Wayne Simmonds And Michal Neuvirth Injured<\/h1>\n<p>Although General Manager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hextaro01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ron Hextall<\/a> has not disclosed any further details\u00a0of Simmonds injury, it is assumed he acquired\u00a0it when tussling with New York Rangers defenceman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/deangan01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony DeAngelo<\/a> during Sunday&#8217;s game<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, he scored 20 goals and 17 assists for 37 points. He also added 55 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 48.5 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -0.7.<\/p>\n<p>Over his ten-year NHL career, Simmonds has played for the Los Angeles Kings and the Philadelphia\u00a0Flyers. He has put up 222 goals and 213<i>\u00a0<\/i>assists for 435 career points in 746 career games. He was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 61st overall, of the 2007 NHL draft by the Kings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou take any player out of your lineup, it\u2019s going to hurt, but especially Simmer,\u201d Teammate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/voracja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jakub Voracek<\/a> said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philly.com\/philly\/sports\/flyers\/philadelphia-flyers-wayne-simmonds-injury-alex-lyon-start-montreal-canadiens-20180220.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Simmonds injury<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s something that happens to every team around the league, and we have to make sure we find a way to grind it out without him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the same game, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/neuvimi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michal Neuvirth<\/a> finished the first period but did not return. It appeared to be a groin strain after saving a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/z\/zuccama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mats Zuccarello<\/a> shot.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, he has started in 17 of his 21 games for the\u00a0Flyers. Neuvirth&#8217;s numbers are decent, posting a 2.61GAA and a .915 SV%.<\/p>\n<p>Over his nine-year NHL career, Neuvirth has been with a few teams. He was originally drafted in the 2nd round, 34th overall, of the 2006 NHL draft by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/teams\/capitals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Capitals<\/a>. Other teams, he has played\u00a0for include the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/islanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Islanders<\/a> and the Philadelphia\u00a0Flyers. He has started in 220 out of 249 career games giving him a 2.67 career GAA and a .912 Sv %.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Simmonds will be missed offensively for the Flyers as he is currently\u00a0third on the team for goals (20). Half of his goals are on the powerplay. The Flyers have surged forward in the latter half of this season to become third in the competitive\u00a0Metropolitan\u00a0Division.<\/p>\n<p>Neuvirth had to step up when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/elliobr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Elliott<\/a> underwent <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2018\/02\/13\/philadelphia-flyers-goalie-brian-elliott-out-5-6-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">core muscle surgery<\/a>. His loss is the reason the team went out and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2018\/02\/19\/detroit-red-wings-trade-goalie-petr-mrazek\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">traded for<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mrazepe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petr Mrazek<\/a>. It also proves that Neuvirth is becoming an injury\/sickness liability, one the Flyers may be tempted to move on from.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"7fFc8y72TXFEEp7x6e8FSA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/503526406\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7fFc8y72TXFEEp7x6e8FSA',sig:'YU8TBGeKMOcZRLshpWNUZ6t9v65qcmPUtIYMHn0ZwMc=',w:'594px',h:'506px',items:'503526406',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Flyers announced that right winger Wayne Simmonds will be sidelined for 2-3 weeks with an undisclosed upper-body injury. This was closely followed by an announcement that goaltender Michal Neuvirth suffered a lower-body injury in the same game. He is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2344,"featured_media":23779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[37,1315,38,126,998],"class_list":["post-23759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-flyers","tag-hockey","tag-michal-neuvirth","tag-nhl","tag-philadelphia-flyers","tag-wayne-simmonds"],"modified_by":"Ariel Melendez","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}