Ruhwedel was activated from the COVID-19 protocol list for Thursday's game but he is ineligible to travel to Canada due to the Canadian government’s mandatory 14-day quarantine requirement following his previous positive tests for COVID-19.
Dineen played in three straight games, firing six shots and going minus-3 in 16:24 ATOI. Dineen will be replaced by Kyle Capobianco, who is making his season debut.
Capobianco missed the first 13 games of the season with a lower-body injury but will replace Cam Dineen in the lineup on Friday. Capobianco has one goal in 14 career NHL games with the Coyotes.
Jaskin has played in the last 10 games but will be replaced by Alex Galchenyuk (upper-body) in the lineup on Friday. Jaskin dominated the KHL last season but has just one assist in 11 games this season.
Galchenyuk missed the first 13 games of the season with an upper-body injury that he suffered late in the pre-season. Galchenyuk, who will replace Dmitrij Jaskin in the lineup, had five goals and eight assists (13 points) in 34 games with the Maple Leafs and Senators last season.
Simek has missed the last six games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Simek back, Nicolas Meloche was reassigned to the AHL.
Middleton has missed the last six games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Middleton back, Artemi Kniazev was reassigned to the AHL.
Nieto has missed the last six games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Nieto back, Joel Kellman was reassigned to the AHL.
Vlasic has missed the last six games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Vlasic back, Jaycob Megna was reassigned to the AHL.
Labanc has missed the last five games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Labanc back, Sasha Chmelevski was reassigned to the AHL.
Meier has missed the last five games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Meier back, John Leonard was reassigned to the AHL.
Karlsson has missed the last six games while on the COVID-19 reserve list but should be back in the lineup on Saturday. With Karlsson back, Ryan Merkley was reassigned to the AHL.
Coburn played 983- regular-season games over 16 years, scoring 49 goals with 185 assists (234 points) with Atlanta, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Ottawa and the Islanders. He won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2019-20.
Niederreiter has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury but will be a game-time decision vs. the Flyers. Niederreiter was on the ice this morning but was rotating in, which suggests he may miss a fifth consecutive game.
