Flyers
Matt Read Out 4 Weeks with Upper-body Injury
Kevin have been writing for Sports Talk Philly since 2011. Currently editor and lead writer of Philadelphia Flyers coverage. He is also Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN-FM in South Jersey, a Flyers writer for Last Word On Hockey, and the host of the Flyers Files Podcast on BFA Live Sports. Kevin graduated from Cabrini University in 2014.
All posts by Kevin DursoPublished05 Dec 2016
(Kate Frese/Sports Talk Philly)
By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor 
Matt Read took three shifts in Sunday's game between the Flyers and Nashville Predators before heading to the bench in pain. He never returned to the Flyers 4-2 win.
On Monday, GM Ron Hextall announced that Read will be out four weeks with an upper-body injury.
Read has six goals and 10 points on the season in 27 games, but Read has gone 15 straight games without a goal and has just three points in that time.
With Read out, the Flyers sent Scott Laughton back to the Phantoms and called up Taylor Leier. Leier has six goals and 14 assists in 22 games. Leier will be available to play on Tuesday night.
The Flyers will look to extend a five-game winning streak on Tuesday night when they host the Florida Panthers.
