The time is now for the Philadelphia Flyers to acquire a former fan favourite.
Did you miss the news? Scott Laughton, Travis Konecny, Cam Atkinson, Sean Couturier, James Van Riemsdyk and many more key players for the Philadelphia Flyers are confirmed OUT and injured sadly, this leaves a very underwhelming Flyers forward lineup, and when the Flyers main issue was struggling to score before, it somehow got 10x worse.
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John Tortorella has stated multiple players need to find their purpose and role, Torts stated
''Do i have goal scorers, fighters, playmaker, what do i have? Guys need to show me who they are as a skater before i make any decisions on who's going to get full time roles''.
So, what other time then now to sign former fan favourite ''THE WAYNE TRAIN'' Wayne Simmonds?
The Maple Leafs announced this morning that they have placed Wayne Simmonds on waivers, meaning any 32 teams throughout the NHL have the opportunity acquire the gritty veteran forward.
Will the Flyers act? Or will Chuck Fletcher sit back on another low-risk high reward opportunity?