Call up / Send down
The Flyers have recalled Nick Cousins from Lehigh Valley (AHL).
Cousins, 22, has 18 points (5G / 13A) in 15 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He will make his season debut on Friday, replacing Taylor Leier, who was sent down. He will centre the fourth line with Colin McDonald and Scott Laughton on his wings.
Cousins, 21, has scored 21 goals and 34 assists (55 points) in 60 games with Lehigh Valley this season. He is not expected to make his NHL debut on Sunday, but it could come on Tuesday in Vancouver.
Cousins is the latest hard-nosed forward to come up through the Flyers' system. He scored 35 goals and 88 points in 65 games with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.