Sitting on a Zoom with The Inquirer back in December, Porter Martone was excited for the chance to wear a Flyers jersey in the future. “Obviously, when you watch them, you just kind of can’t wait till you’re there,

Rick Tocchet's Philadelphia Flyers (36-24-10) are back home on Sunday to take on Glen Gulutzan's Dallas Stars (44-18-11).

In today’s NHL weekend rumors report, the Anaheim Ducks are dealing with an injury situation involving Radko Gudas, but the defenseman wants to play against the Toronto Maple Leafs and take his lumps for the Auston Matthews hit.

Ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline, the market is flush with right-shot defenseman, which works for and against the Philadelphia Flyers. If they want to add, though, now might be a good time.

In the meantime, Bump will likely continue to play a key role in the Flyers’ late-season playoff push. The Flyers figure it will help both Bump and the organization in the long run, even if there are some ups and downs over the final two-and-a-half weeks of the regular season.

In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we start with Radko Gudas of the Anaheim Ducks, who has returned from his suspension, but may not suit up against the Toronto Maple Leafs this week.

He’s not backing out of a fight. His father, Jimmy, owns Club Performance, a boxing and taekwondo gym in Boisvert’s hometown of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. He spent his childhood training with some of Quebec’s best fighters.

The Philadelphia Flyers have a tall order at hand this weekend: a road/home back-to-back set against the Detroit Red Wings and Dallas Stars.