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.

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.

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 ...

Garnet Hathaway immediately went after the Islander, but he wouldn't drop the gloves. Joel Farabee tapped him later but was called for slashing instead. Rasmus Ristolainen made a point to hit ...