The Philadelphia Flyers have struggled at times during this NHL preseason. With Monday's loss against the New York Rangers, the Flyers have fallen to a 2-3-2 record. The record is hardly cause for panic, but the way the team has performed this preseason does raise several reasons for concern as the team heads into the regular season.
The biggest concern for the Flyers has to be the absence of their best player, Claude Giroux. The Philadelphia captain suffered a lower-body injury early in training camp and has not played during the preseason.
Last season, Giroux injured his finger and played only one preseason game. The result was a slow start for Giroux and the entire Flyers offense. The captain did not score a goal in his first 15 games of the season, and the Flyers won only four of those contests.
This year's injury has prevented coach Craig Berube from finalizing his line combinations and prevented Giroux from getting into proper game shape for the start of the season.
Giroux recently told NHL.com he was "pretty frustrated right now" that he has not been able to return to the lineup. "Having thi ...
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