Trade season has apparently started early. The Edmonton Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins swapped goalies as part of one deal on Friday, while, of course, the Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks paired up on a Quinn Hughes blockbuster.

Quinn Hughes has been connected to the Philadelphia Flyers ever since Rick Tocchet took over as head coach, and there's a chance the superstar defenseman is miffed a reunion didn't take place.

The Philadelphia Flyers final game of a six-game homestand pits them against the Carolina Hurricanes in a game that has big implications on 27-year-old goaltend

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Flyers are getting an early present for the holidays. Cam York will return to the lineup on Sunday when the Flyers take on the Carolina Hurricanes (5 p.m., NBCSP).

The Philadelphia Flyers left the ice Saturday night with a point, but the 4–3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes left a sour taste in their mouths.

In three-on-three overtime — which the Flyers are really struggling with lately — Ersson was the primary reason the game even made it to the shootout. He absorbed a Shayne Gostisbehere shot with 1:31 to go in the extra session after the Flyers were gassed in their own end, and denied Jordan Staal alone in front with eight seconds to go.

Forward William Carrier scored his third goal of the season in his 26th outing, climbing to within one of the four he recorded during 43 games last season. Defenseman Alexander Nikishin picked up an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A). He's the seventh rookie this season with multiple point streaks of three games or longer.

However, they have to take care of the basketball. Dayton forces a turnover rate of 24.2%, which is actually just ahead of FSU. And Florida State has turned it over at a rate higher than 20% on offense in three of the last five games. They have good enough guard play for this not to be as much of a problem as it's been.