Flyers' Matt Read: On track to return Saturday

Read (lower body) is expected to return to the lineup versus the Devils on Saturday evening, Philly.com reports.

Analysis:

Under normal circumstances, fantasy owners of Read would be excited about his line assignment with savvy veteran Claude Giroux and the instinctual Michael Raffl, but Giroux hasn't been playing a lick of defense as evidenced by his minus-12 rating in the past 10 games, and Raffl hasn't hit the scoresheet in the last five. Still, Read -- with his impressive speed on the rush and ability to play in all situations -- could prove to be the ingredient the Flyers have been missing on the path to success.