The NHL record for consecutive games played by a defenceman is going to be broken on Saturday night.
The iron man record was broken earlier this season by the 35-year-oldYandle, who played in his 955th consecutive regular-season game at the New York Islanders. The streak began in his third NHL season.
The second longest iron man streak in NHL history is held by Phil Kessel of the Arizona Coyotes.
The decision to keepYandle out of the lineup on Saturday was made by the organization, according to the interim coach. 31 points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference is how far the Flyers have to go.
It is an organizational decision when you make a decision like this. It was made in the best interest of the Philadelphia Flyer, going forward.
He has struggled this season. He has one goal and 15 assists in 67 games, playing to a minus-39 while skating 14 minutes, 20 seconds per game on average, which is his lowest average ice time since his first season with the Phoenix Coyotes. After breaking the NHL iron man record, he remained in the lineup for 24 games.
Now, just 11 appearances short of 1,000 consecutive games played, he will be a healthy scratch.
Despite being disappointed in the decision,Yandle handled the news extremely well.
He received it in a way that you would expect from him. It was disappointing, but I hope he recognizes how amazing it is. It is disappointing for him. No way does this affect what he has accomplished. It is remarkable.
The Western Michigan University product will make his NHL debut on the third pair, and is expected to slide into the spot held byYandle. The chance to give young players ice time was cited as the primary reason for the end of the streak.
We need to get some young players in this season. He said that they have to have an eye on the future.
It is possible thatYandle returns to the lineup after being scratched.
After this season, he is an unrestricted free agent.
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