Photo Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Photo Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Ron Hextall announced this morning than defensemen Braydon Coburn and Andrew MacDonald both have lower body injuries and will miss “approximately four weeks.” Coburn hasn’t played since opening night and had been rehabbing an injury he suffered during that contest, while MacDonald had played in all seven games so far, with three points and a second-place spot on the team in average ice time. Having a (more) depleted defensive squad is certainly not going to help the already struggling Flyers. So far, there’s no word on who will be called up to fill their spots.