Yandle passed Doug Jarvis to become the NHL ironman when he played his 965th consecutive game Jan. "Not to say that we're not playing hard with what's going on right now, but obviously we have to have an eye on the future and what's coming down the road, to give some new guys an opportunity." "What went into the decision, we're at the point in the season where as an organization, it's important that we get some young players in," Yeo said. Defenseman Ronnie Attard is made his NHL debut in Yandle's place and was minus-4 with two hits in 15:33 of ice time. With the Flyers eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention, Yeo said there was a need to see what they have in some of their younger players.
It is remarkable and certainly something to be extremely proud of."
And so in no way does this diminish what he's accomplished. But not many can say they've done something that nobody in the history of the NHL has ever done. For sure, for him it's disappointing no question. "My only hope is that he just recognizes how amazing it is what he's done. Obviously disappointed, which you would expect from a competitor and hockey player that's been doing it for as long as he has. "He received it exactly like you'd expect Keith Yandle to handle it," Yeo said. You look back and you think about your first game, and then it's one of those things that the last couple days have been a lot of reflecting and I'm not really a guy who reflects too much."įlyers coach Mike Yeo said it wasn't easy telling Yandle that he would not be in the lineup against the Maple Leafs. I owe pretty much my whole life to this league. I say it all the time, I've been blessed to be in this league as long as I have. I'm fortunate to play one game in this league.
"Obviously something I take a lot of pride in. Maybe now the next day or two it might hit me. It's kind of one of those things during it, I didn't really try to think about it too much, just kind of go out and play. "I don't know yet, I don't know when it will. "I don't really know if it's hit me completely," Yandle said before the game. Yandle last missed a regular-season game March 22, 2009, as a member of the Phoenix Coyotes.
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