Eric Gelinas-D-New Jersey Devils NOVEMBER 16, 2013Brandon Pirri-C-Chicago Blackhawks NOVEMBER 2, 2013Joshua Bailey-C-New York Islanders OCTOBER 18, 2013Marc Staal-D-New York Rangers OCTOBER 4, 2013Dustin Jeffrey-C-Pittsburgh Penguins SEPTEMBER 21, 2013Ryan Strome-C-New York Islanders SEPTEMBER 7, 2013 Sami Vatanen-D-Anaheim Ducks AUGUST 23, 2013Alex Chiasson-RW-Dallas Stars APRIL 14, 2013Tyler Johnson-C-Tampa Bay Lightning MARCH 26, 2013Eric Fehr-RW-Washington Capitals MARCH 6, 2013Alex Killorn-C-Tampa Bay Lightning MARCH 3, 2013 Sam Gagner-C-Edmonton Oilers FEBRUARY 12, 2013Artem Anisimov-C-Columbus Blue Jackets FEBRUARY 3, 2013Anders Lindback-G-Tampa Bay Lightning JANUARY 20, 2013Nino Niederreiter-LW-New York Islanders JANUARY 8, 2013Cam Atkinson-RW-Columbus Blue Jackets JULY 26, 2012 Matt Read-RW-Philadelphia Flyers DECEMBER 8, 2011Cody Franson-D-Toronto Maple Leafs NOVEMBER 19, 2011David Desharnais-C-Montreal Canadiens NOVEMBER 12, 2011Blake Wheeler-RW-Winnipeg Jets OCTOBER 10, 2011Troy Brouwer-RW-Washington Capitals OCTOBER 4, 2011 Ted Purcell-RW-Tampa Bay Lightning OCTOBER 1. 2011Sergei Kostitsyn-RW-Nashville Predators SEPTEMBER 25, 2011Patrik Berglund-C-St. Louis Blues SEPTEMBER 21, 2011Bobby Butler-RW-Ottawa Senators SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

Read is taking part in warm-ups which is a good sign that he is in this morning. Read missed Wednesday's contest, but it appears he will come in and Zac Rinaldo will likely come out. Read has eight goals and three assist in 23 games.

The injury appears to be in his foot as his skate boot won't fit. Prior to the injury, Read had 4 goals in his previous 3 games.

Got my cup of coffee and ready to go. It's amazing how far the Rangers, Devils and Flyers have come since their dismal starts. Edmonton has won 3 in a row but they still are buried in the Western Conference. Detroit leads the league in OTLs. Something I'm sure they are not proud of. Boston is playing terrific hockey like they always do in November. What has happened to Carolina's offense this year? Every Bruin had a SOG except Daniel Paille. Olli Jokinen had 7 SOG last night. Remember him? Pavelec plays well in net for Winnipeg except when it's against Chicago, which could be any goalie's problem. Surprised the Toronto-Washington game was a low-scoring 2-1 shootout type. I was hoping for fireworks. D-man John Carlson had 7 SOG to lead the Caps. He also had 4:51 PP time, second only to Ovechkin.  Mike Green, 3 SOG and only 1:09 on the PP.  Is this a changing of the guard in D.C.? Lupul only had 1 SOG. That's not gonna cut it. The Caps have lost 3 in a row. I think they will reverse that trend in the next few games. With 2 goals last night against Montreal, and 6 points in last 3 games, I think it's safe to say that James Neal has recovered from his injury. Max Pacioretty is back! 5 goals in last 3 games. David Desharnais is back too. Not as ‘back' as Max, but back. It appears to me that Bobby Ryan is fitting in quite nicely in Ottawa. That Detroit-Ottawa game was very physical. That Flyer team has really woken up. That's 2 games in a row with 2 goals for Flyer Matt Read. Did the Moulson-Vanek trade hurt the Islanders' team chemistry? St. Louis has the best goal differential in the NHL so far at +29. Huge, Jerry, huge. The Predators got a taste of their own medicine from the Rangers last night, being shutout 2-0. Who is this Cam Talbot anyway? Dustin Penner just loves playing with Anaheim. Colonel Klinkhammer. -2.  Tsk, tsk. Bobby Lou had it going last night against the Hawks, but let in 2 goals in 9 seconds in the 3ed period and that was the end of that. Brodeur had another strong outing for the Devils. It was the "All-Brittle" squad involved in the Sharks 2-1 victory over the Devils. Brent Burns and Martin Havlat chipped in with assists.  Hurry, before they get hurt again. Enjoy your week and have a Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating!

BERNIER TO THE FLYERS?: A source confirmed to the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Los Angeles Kings are considering trading prized goalie Jonathan Bernier to the Philadelphia Flyers. Possible players rumored in return would be Matt Read and Sean Couturier. Much speculation at this point, but this trade would hinder Steve Mason's chances of being a legit fantasy sleeper next season. With Ilya Bryzgalov headed toward a probable compliance buyout during the summer, it would be Mason's starting job to lose, but the acquisition of Bernier would change all that. read more

April 14, 2013 It's a shame that neither Buffalo nor Philadelphia are in the playoff hunt as that was a doozy of a game yesterday afternoon. The New York Islanders have finally arrived. Every Flyer had a shot on goal against Buffalo except for Matt Read. That's strange. I take it that Vancouver didn't like playing an afternoon game as they lost to the Avalanche. That's right. The Avalanche. The Maple Leafs came out and buried the Canadiens in the first period and never looked back. It was a good thing that the James Van Riemsdyk experiment at Center didn't work out, huh? After a few weeks into the season, I never would have thought that Ovechkin would be leading the league in goals scored. Great comeback! read more

April 14, 2013 It's a shame that neither Buffalo nor Philadelphia are in the playoff hunt as that was a doozy of a game yesterday afternoon. The New York Islanders have finally arrived. Every Flyer had a shot on goal against Buffalo except for Matt Read. That's strange. I take it that Vancouver didn't like playing an afternoon game as they lost to the Avalanche. That's right. The Avalanche. The Maple Leafs came out and buried the Canadiens in the first period and never looked back. It was a good thing that the James Van Riemsdyk experiment at Center didn't work out, huh? After a few weeks into the season, I never would have thought that Ovechkin would be leading the league in goals scored. Great comeback! read more

Read was supposed to be out 5-6 weeks but he is back after only two weeks. The speedy recovery is great news for the Flyers, Read had seven goals and six assists in 18 games before getting hurt. It is unknown who Read will play with tonight.

Read was expected to be out 5-6 weeks with torn rib cage muscles, but is has only been two weeks since he's suffered the injury. Read is way ahead of schedule but it appears as if he will be in the lineup tonight despite the discomfort he feels while shooting. However nothing has been confirmed so monitor his status throughout the afternoon.

Read, 26, was originally projected to be out for 6 weeks with torn rib cage muscles, suffered in back-to-back hits on Feb. 20 in Pittsburgh. Instead, Read said he could be back "as soon as this weekend." He skated in a full, hour-long practice on Monday -wearing a regular, white practice jersey - and participated in cycling drills with passing and shooting.