VOORHEES, N.J. — As John Tortorella fielded questions about healthy scratching Joel Farabee, the head coach spoke in a nurturing way. The Flyers are trying to spark Farabee, not punish him.

Farabee scored a goal in a 6-3 loss to Toronto on Tuesday. It was his first goal with the Flames, a tip on a Jonathan Huberdeau shot, and it cut the lead to 5-3 early in the third period. Farabee has ...

Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost, two former first-round picks and longtime faces of the team, but ones who never fully broke out into their potential, were traded to the Calgary Flames.