For part of practice, John LeClair skated on the right side of Mark Recchi, with Simon Gagne to their left. By then, they hope, Keith Primeau will have cast aside his crutches and be ready to join them. They also hope there will be something left for Primeau to join, that they can somehow win a first-round playoff series without their dominant centerman. The Flyers have said Primeau will be sidelined at least three weeks, with the playoffs starting April 11-12. We've got to make the best of it. .
Good teams survive.
You can't sit there and cry and feel sorry for yourself. LeClair, Gagne and Recchi all have played center before, but of that grouping, only Recchi isn't just barely returned from a serious injury, so he will try to fill in for Primeau. Gagne came to the Flyers as a center, and moved to wing reluctantly. Still, with his left shoulder in a protective harness, it would be risky and difficult for him to take draws. LeClair was a checking center in Montreal, before being traded to the Flyers in 1995.