{"id":82008,"date":"2020-08-03T14:55:35","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=82008"},"modified":"2020-08-03T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T18:55:35","slug":"flyers-michael-raffl-unfit-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/08\/03\/flyers-michael-raffl-unfit-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Flyers Announce Michael Raffl is Unfit to Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/flyers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> announced on Monday that forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rafflmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Raffl<\/a><\/strong> will not appear in their next outing. Raffl left the team&#8217;s Sunday matchup after a collision with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/bruins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boston Bruins<\/a> forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lauzoje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremy Lauzon<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach Alan Vigneault simply noted that Raffl will miss some time but didn&#8217;t specify any sort of timetable; citing league rules.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AV said he&#39;s not allowed by NHL to give any timetables on Michael Raffl but he won&#39;t be available for next game. Said Farabee is in lineup for next game and is considering other possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Meltzer (@billmeltzer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billmeltzer\/status\/1290316647685906433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Philadelphia Flyers Michael Raffl Hurt<\/h2>\n<p>Raffl was a prominent fixture of the Flyers lineup this season. He appeared in 58 of the team&#8217;s 69 games. In that span, Raffl netted an even 20 points: eight goals and 12 assists. This ranked the 31-year-old 13th on the Flyers lineup in scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Raffl has been with Philly since 2013 when the team signed him out of Sweden. He very quickly made his jump to the NHL and has served in a bottom-six role for the Flyers ever since. Through his seven years in the league, Raffl has managed one 21-goal season in 2014-15 and one 31-point season in 2015-16. While not jaw-dropping statistics, he&#8217;s provided enough firepower to keep the Flyers bottom-six whole.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also been enough to keep him with the NHL squad. Raffl hasn&#8217;t played in the AHL since 2013-14, his first year in North America, and he only appeared in two minor-league games that year. Raffl is currently on his third NHL contract, which clocks in at a cap hit of $1.6 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2019\/03\/26\/philadelphia-flyers-michael-raffl\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Flyers have announced that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/farabjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Farabee<\/a><\/strong> will take over in Raffl&#8217;s absence. Farabee scored 21 points of his own this season, in 52 games. This put him on pace for 33 through an 82-game season; an impressive tally given Farabee is only 19-years-old. The young winger will make his debut in the NHL playoffs in the team&#8217;s next outing, after a promising rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>Farabee was the Flyers first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, when they selected the winger 14th-overall.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"mkb9W7CSRDd1-wJuC_sgcg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1208654869\" 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:'mkb9W7CSRDd1-wJuC_sgcg',sig:'MLsnsAGhVUNReRWar31o2et9hk1ougKs0htvMAm7vp4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1208654869',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Monday that forward Michael Raffl will not appear in their next outing. Raffl left the team&#8217;s Sunday matchup after a collision with Boston Bruins forward Jeremy Lauzon. Head Coach Alan Vigneault simply noted that Raffl will miss some time but didn&#8217;t specify any sort of timetable; citing league rules. 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