Long-time Philadelphia Flyer, and current New Jersey Devil, Wayne Simmonds says he'll savour the boos should they come when he returns for his first game in Philly. In speaking with Canadian Press Reporter Joshua Clipperton, Simmonds said he'd be mad if Flyers fans don't boo him when he returns to Philly. The Devils visit the Flyers on October 9th for the first time since Simmonds signed with New jersey as a free agent.
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Simmonds played for Philadelphia for almost eight full seasons before being traded to Nashville at the deadline in 2019 in exchange for Ryan Hartman and a conditional fourth-round pick. When Clipperton asked him if the Flyers had reached out to him during this offseason when he was a free agent, Simmonds responded, "no, not really."
Simmonds also told Clipperton that he's really looking forward to playing with PK Subban again, who he was teammates with for a short time in Nashville in 2018-2019.
"[Subban is]a great locker-room guy, a great player, a great human being — all of that. He does promote himself, but he's still a heck of a player. He brings awareness, definitely, to the hockey scene."
Simmonds, 31, is a veteran of 11 NHL seasons, 841 career games and 44 playoff games. He has 474 career points, including 243 goals.
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