Kevin Hayes News

Hayes is battling an illness and his status was up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.

Hayes is battling an illness and his status is up in the air for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators. In his last outing, Hayes had two assists, snapping a six-game pointless skid.

Hayes is coming off of one of the best seasons of his nine-year career, posting 54 points (18G / 36A) in 81 games. However, most of that production came in the first half of the season, with Hayes picking up just seven points (1G / 6A) in his final 28 games. With the Flyers retaining 50 percent of Hayes' contract, he will only cost the Blues $3.571 million over the next three seasons. He will likely settle in as a middle-6 centre in St. Louis behind Robert Thomas.

Hayes had an infection in his groin area and underwent a third procedure, which has kept him out since January 17th. Hayes will be back on the Flyers' third line and second power-play unit on Saturday.

Hayes has been out since January 17th but took part in Thursday's optional morning skate and is a "possibility" to return to the lineup on Saturday. Hayes has appeared in just 20 games this season, scoring three goals and six assists (nine points).

Hayes, who recently had surgery on his adductor region, is expected to miss three weeks. Jackson Cates was called up from the AHL to take Hayes' spot on the roster.

Hayes left Monday's practice early after a positive set and has been placed on the COVID-19 protocol list. The Flyers are one of the few teams that actually have games this week but it looks like they will be without Hayes on Tuesday.

Hayes played two games before re-injuring himself and missing six more games. He'll be back on Wednesday, centring the third line with Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny. Hayes has one goal and one assist in two games.

Hayes returned for just two games but re-injured himself vs. the Flames and is expected to miss at least a couple more weeks.

The Flyers are not providing information on Hayes' absence but the fact that he is travelling with the team suggests that he will not be out for an extended period of time.

Hayes missed the first 12 games of the season but is expected to play Saturday in Dallas. Hayes will provide a huge boost to the Flyers' middle-6 as well as their PK. Hayes had 12 goals and 19 assists (31 points) in 55 games a season ago.

We are three weeks away from the start of the 2021-22 season, so Hayes will miss at least the first three weeks of the new season. With Hayes out, Claude Giroux may have to shift back to the middle of the ice for a few weeks or Scott Laughton/Derick Brassard will play larger roles than originally expected.