Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Dealing with fractured ankle
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Abols' injury is a fractured right ankle, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Wednesday.
Abols could still return in time for the last month of the regular season, though that may depend on how the Flyers are performing at the time. In any case, the 30-year-old is likely to be out at least two months. He is on injured reserve and could be transferred to long-term injured reserve if the Flyers get into a cap crunch.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Facing long-term absence
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Abols (lower body) is expected to be sidelined for "months," according to head coach Rick Tocchet, but he could still return this season, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports Tuesday.
Abols was already ruled out for the Olympics and was removed from the Latvian squad. In his 42 appearances this year, the 30-year-old center has generated three goals and seven helpers while dishing out 49 hits. At this point, even if Abols does return this year, he shouldn't be expected to offer much in the way of fantasy value.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Likely out until after Olympics
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Abols (lower body) has been replaced on the Latvian Olympic team by Rihards Bukarts, the Latvian Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday, which suggests that Abols isn't expected to be healthy before the Winter Games.
Philadelphia put Abols on injured reserve Sunday and recalled Lane Pederson from AHL Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. Abols has three goals, 10 points, 22 PIM and 49 hits in 42 appearances in 2025-26. While it seems the 30-year-old will miss the Olympics, he should resume serving in a bottom-six capacity for Philadelphia once he's healthy.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Moves to IR
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Abols (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
In a corresponding move, Philadelphia recalled Lane Pederson from AHL Lehigh Valley. Abols sustained the injury in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers. He will be out for at least the next three games, beginning with Monday's matchup against Vegas, but an exact timeline for his return is unclear. Abols has chipped in three goals, 10 points, 43 shots on net, 24 blocked shots and 49 hits through 42 outings this season.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Plucks apple in shootout loss
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Abols logged an assist in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Hurricanes.
Abols ended a 10-game point drought with the helper. The 29-year-old is currently centering the Flyers' fourth line with Carl Grundstrom and Garnet Hathaway, which has arguably been the most productive iteration of that unit this season. Abols has just two points with 22 shots on net, 29 hits, 11 PIM and a minus-5 rating over 25 appearances, so it's unlikely he'll score enough to help fantasy managers.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Gets first goal of season
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Abols scored a goal on four shots and added two hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blues.
The 29-year-old forward struggled to get into the lineup early in the year, but he's played in 12 of the Flyers' last 13 games. Abols is still firmly in a fourth-line role, and that group has been virtually invisible on offense for Philadelphia so far. Abols is at one goal, 16 shots on net, 14 hits, five blocked shots, five PIM and a minus-3 rating over 14 appearances. While his production won't jump off the page, the ongoing struggles of enforcer Nicolas Deslauriers and youngster Nikita Grebenkin should be enough to keep Abols in the lineup, especially since he can play center.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Returns to minors
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Abols was reassigned to AHL Lehigh Valley on Wednesday.
Abols has two goals and five points in 22 outings with Philadelphia in 2024-25. He's also collected 12 goals and 27 points across 44 appearances with Lehigh Valley.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Hands out helper
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Abols logged an assist and two hits in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Abols snapped a six-game point drought when he helped out on a Ryan Poehling tally in the first period. The 29-year-old Abols has emerged as a bottom-six regular for the Flyers following the trade deadline, but he hasn't been particularly productive on offense. For the season, he has four points, 21 shots on net, 22 hits, 10 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating over 19 NHL appearances.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Goal scorer living the dream
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Abols scored a goal in a 5-2 loss to the Senators on Tuesday.
His goal from the left face-off circle near the mid-point of the second knotted the game 2-2. Abols is a 29-year-old, first-year player from Latvia who is living the dream as a seventh-round long shot (184th overall). He has two goals, one assist and 12 hits in 12 games this season. Abols is a nice story, but he doesn't have fantasy value right now.
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Flyers' Rodrigo Abols: Recalled by NHL club
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Abols was recalled from AHL Lehigh Valley on Friday.
Abols was sent to the minors in early February, but he'll rejoin the Flyers following Friday's trade deadline and will be available for Saturday's matchup against Seattle. Over nine appearances with the Flyers this year, he's recorded a goal, an assist, 10 hits and six blocked shots while averaging 10:19 of ice time.
