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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Lands on taxi squad
Shayne Gostisbehere cleared waivers Wednesday and was designated for the taxi squad.After posting a career-high 65 points during the 2016-17 campaign, Gostisbehere signed a six-year contract worth $4.5 million annually in July of 2017. The 27-year-old has posted a combined 60 points over three seasons since then. His move to the taxi squad will provide the Philadelphia Flyers with some salary-cap flexibility ahead of the trade deadline, and he can still be called back into the lineup.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Waived by Philadelphia
Shayne Gostisbehere was waived by the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.Gostisbehere is a capable power-play quarterback and he can log top-four minutes, but his play in his own end has always been a source of frustration for Philadelphia’s coaching staff. Gostisbehere, who’s picked up five goals and 11 points in 25 games this campaign, has two seasons remaining on his six-year, $27 million deal, so at this point it remains to be seen if a team will be willing to dedicate $4.5 million to him annually through 2022-23 by plucking him off waivers.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Multi-point night in blowout loss
Shayne Gostisbehere dished out two power-play assists in Thursday’s 8-3 loss to the Rangers.Gostisbehere was partially responsible for New York’s sixth goal, as he waved his hand at a shot from the point and either slightly helped deflect it in or needlessly screened his goalie. He made up for that error with a pair of power-play helpers, as the Philadelphia Flyers stemmed the tide a bit after falling into a 6-0 hole. This was only Gostisbehere’s second multi-point performance of the season.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Ties game with power-play tally
Shayne Gostisbehere scored a power-play goal on two shots in Tuesday’s 5-4 shootout win over the Sabres.Gostisbehere forced overtime with his goal at 14:14 of the third period. The 27-year-old defenseman is up to four tallies and two helpers through 17 games. Two of his goals have come with the man advantage. He’s picked up all but one of his points in his last eight outings.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Breaks through offensively
Shayne Gostisbehere scored a power-play goal and added an assist with six shots in Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Rangers.Gostisbehere put an end to his six-game point drought when he set up Erik Gustafsson’s one-timer to open the scoring 7:48 into the first period. Gostisbehere struck for his first goal of the year less than eight minutes later, creeping into the right circle on the power play to deposit a big rebound off the end boards. It was an encouraging showing by Gostisbehere — his six shots were also a season high — after having collected just one assist in his first nine games.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Expected to debut Tuesday
Shayne Gostisbehere (COVID-19) was activated and is expected to play Tuesday’s game versus the Devils, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Gostisbehere tested positive for COVID-19 before Opening Night, but he’s cleared the necessary protocols and will return to action Tuesday, bumping Erik Gustafsson from the lineup. The 27-year-old blueliner played just 42 games last season — he often served as a healthy scratch — and produced 12 points and 73 shots on net.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Tested positive for COVID-19
Philadelphia Flyers coach Alain Vigneault revealed Friday that Shayne Gostisbehere tested positive for COVID-19 during training camp, Sam Carchidi of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Gostisbehere was removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list Thursday, so he’s been cleared to return to practice with his teammates, but he won’t do so until the Flyers’ return from their road trip next Friday. He’ll likely need a few practices to get up to speed after being sidelined for so long, so Gostisbehere likely won’t make his season debut until February.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Removed from protocol list
Shayne Gostisbehere has been removed from the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com reports.Gostisbehere skated on his own Wednesday and is expected to join his teammates for practice following the Philadelphia Flyers’ current four-game road trip, which will conclude next Thursday against the Devils, but it remains to be seen when he’ll be ready for game action. At this point virtual managers shouldn’t anticipate Gostisbehere entering Philadelphia’s lineup until the calendar flips to February.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Skates solo
Shayne Gostisbehere (COVID-19 protocols) skated on his own Wednesday, Bill Meltzer of NHL.com reports.Gostisbehere is expected to join the Philadelphia Flyers for practice after the team concludes its four-game road trip next Thursday against the Devils. The 27-year-old blueliner will likely need to log a number of full practices before making his season debut, so he may not be available for game action until February.
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Flyers’ Shayne Gostisbehere: Receives non-roster designation
Shayne Gostisbehere (COVID-19 protocol) was designated as a non-roster player Monday.Gostisbehere has been held out of practice for over a week due to COVID-19 protocols, and he missed the first two games of the year. There’s no clear timetable for the veteran defenseman’s return to the lineup. The 27-year-old often served as a healthy scratch last season, and it’s unclear how much he’ll play once he’s ready now that Erik Gustafsson is in the fold.
