{"id":98522,"date":"2021-01-21T11:28:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=98522"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:29:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T16:29:47","slug":"report-philippe-myers-out-long-term-philadelphia-flyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/21\/report-philippe-myers-out-long-term-philadelphia-flyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippe Myers and Morgan Frost Injured for Philadelphia Flyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some bad news is breaking this morning for Philadelphia Flyers fans. The Flyers released news that defenceman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Myers<\/a> <\/strong>is out week-to-week with a fractured rib. Even worse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/frostmo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Morgan Frost<\/a> is out indefinitely with a dislocated shoulder. These are two big losses for the Flyers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Injury updates:<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Frost suffered a dislocated left shoulder and is out indefinitely. He has been placed on IR. We will provide further details about his return to play timeline in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/myersph01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Myers<\/a> suffered a fractured rib and is considered week-to-week.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLFlyers\/status\/1352269782503067648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Frost and Myers Out<\/h2>\n<p>Myers appeared to suffer the injury during Tuesday night&#8217;s tilt against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/sabres\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>. He was hit awkwardly into the glass area between the two benches by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mccabja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake McCabe<\/a> during the first period. Myers left the game soon after and didn&#8217;t return.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being pointless through Philadelphia&#8217;s first four games, Myers potentially being out for the next while here is a decimating blow to Philadelphia. Myers had a breakout season of sorts last year, his first full one in the NHL. His 2019-20 stats were impressive, posting 16 points in 50 games while being great in his own end. That defensive specialty is something the Flyers sorely needed this season after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/niskama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Niskanen<\/a>&#8216;s unexpected retirement. Myers, while still boasting promising potential, will, unfortunately, have his development derailed for the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Frost was looking to have a breakout year this season. Last year as a 20-year-old, he posted seven points in 20 games for Philly. He has a bunch of potential and was one of the names the Flyers were hoping would step up this year. Especially because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coutuse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Couturier<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/16\/philadelphia-flyers-sean-couturier-injured-and-will-miss-multiple-weeks\/\" target=\"_self\">also hurt<\/a>. However, he will now likely miss a large chunk of the season due to it being a shortened one.<\/p>\n<h3>Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Philadelphia will look at internal solutions to help fill Myers&#8217; hole. This injury might finally give <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gostish01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shayne Gostisbehere<\/a> the boost he needs to get back into the lineup. The much-maligned defenceman still carries a hefty cap hit and he could regain some clout around the league with some increased minutes. Star d-man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/provoiv01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ivan Provorov<\/a> will definitely see more minutes as well, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/braunju01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Braun<\/a> could see increased defensive responsibilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/friedma01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Friedman<\/a> is also sitting on the outside looking in, and he could get some increased games played as the Flyers&#8217; seventh man. Some younger players like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sanhetr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Travis Sanheim<\/a> will also be crucial in filling Myers&#8217; void. Some younger players like Egor Zamula could also step in, but that&#8217;s more unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>For their next game, Connor Bunnamen will make his NHL debut upfront and Mark Friedman will be in for the first time this season. Stay tuned for any more details.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"0h5SUF4XRoJ5aoHNH_uPSg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1270532603\" 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:'0h5SUF4XRoJ5aoHNH_uPSg',sig:'4tW_0mNjJTlc_g9yRejocOjbC_kY8vAgWAO_3J6Jty8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1270532603',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>Some bad news is breaking this morning for Philadelphia Flyers fans. The Flyers released news that defenceman Philippe Myers is out week-to-week with a fractured rib. Even worse, Morgan Frost is out indefinitely with a dislocated shoulder. These are two big losses for the Flyers. Injury updates: Morgan Frost suffered a dislocated left shoulder and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3006,"featured_media":98532,"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":[4547,34,4548,16],"tags":[6077,37,5738,1576,38,955,5996,6076],"class_list":["post-98522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","category-flyers","tag-flyers-news","tag-hockey","tag-hockey-news","tag-injury","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-news","tag-philadelphia-flyers-news","tag-philippe-myers-news"],"modified_by":"Alex Metzger, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98522","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\/3006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}