The Philadelphia Flyers made a pair of transactions that should leave fans completely neutral — one player that they will gladly see on the ice again, while also receiving news that it might be a little bit longer until we see one of the best players on this team.
On Monday afternoon, the team announced that they have recalled defenseman Emil Andrae up from the AHL’s Lehigh Valley Phantoms after a brief visit down in the minors due to some roster re-construction. Additionally, they have placed winger Tyson Foerster on injured reserve, a day after missing his first game since blocking a shot against the Toronto Maple Leafs and suffering a lower-body injury.
Transaction: We have recalled defenseman Emil Andrae from the @LVPhantoms (AHL). Additionally, the team has placed forward Tyson Foerster on injured reserve (lower-body injury) retroactive to Nov. 1. pic.twitter.com/S7SlyplCFv
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) November 3, 2025
It’s not known how longer Foerster might be out due to the injury. Foerster has four goals and seven assists in 11 games so far this year. He’s also tied with Trevor Zegras with two power play goals on the season.
With Foerster officially on injured reserve retroactively to Sunday, the earliest we could see the 23-year-old is November 12 against the Edmonton Oilers. Foerster has to remain on that list for at least seven days and that means him missing a total of four games, including the brutal 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Emil Andrae’s back-and-forth journey
While Foerster was placed on injured reserve, the Flyers called up Emil Andrae. Andrae has been a bit of yo-yo this season. After not making the cut with the Flyers initially, Andrae was recalled by the Flyers on Oct. 12 prior to the team’s home opener against Florida. On Oct. 15, days after playing against Panthers Oct. 13, the defenseman was sent back down to Lehigh Valley as Flyers defenseman Cam York was ready to return to the lineup after missing some time due to injury.
On Oct. 28, Andrae was called up again by Philadelphia as it appeared Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet was not happy with the third pairing, namely Egor Zamula and Noah Juulsen. The call up also coincided with Sean Couturier missing a game due to blocking a shot from Juulsen. Andrae played against Nashville on Oct. 30, getting 15:06 of ice time although not registering a point. The following day? Well, Andrae saw himself heading back down to the Phantoms. The reason for the Halloween reassignment was just simple a numbers game as they needed to recall center Jacob Gaucher to replace Couturier’s role down the middle. Through seven games with the Phantoms, Andrae is still looking for his first goal of the season but has five assists.
Now, with Andrae once again up with the big club, he might be given the chance to be given more than simply one-offs to show his strengths and playing a few games before Foerster returns. Ideally, Andrae is given a bit more time to prove himself, particularly given how average at best Zamula and Juulsen have been. Tocchet has been positive in his responses to questions about Andrae and his play, acknowledging his ability to move the puck up ice without over-thinking the play.
The Flyers could use all the offensive oomph or punch they can access given how uninspired Philadelphia played over the weekend, particularly against Calgary. Andrae, who is in the third year of his contract and will remain a restricted free agent this summer, might be able to fit the bill and make the third pairing look good, not just a tandem you hope doesn’t get caved in more often than not.