As of right now, there are no players in the Flyers' infirmary who are expected to return anytime soon. As a result of back surgery,
Sean Couturier will be out for three to four months, JVR has a broken finger and will continue to miss time, Allison is suffering from an oblique muscle strain and hip pointer injury,
Scott Laughton is out for three weeks with an upper body injury, while
Cam Atkinson remains out week to week.
If nothing changes within the next few months, the organization will have to consider the draft lottery and try to position itself for a top five pick. With so many key injuries to their forward lines, this team may not be able to recover.