One thing the Philadelphia Flyers hoped not to see in their shortened slate of preseason games was injury, but that was quickly added to their plate in their very first contest.

On Monday, Flyers forward Denver Barkey, who has been establishing himself as a middle-six forward and embracing a new role at the professional level as a center, was forced to leave the team’s preseason game against the Washington Capitals with a lower-body injury.

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Barkey, 21, appeared to have suffered an injury in a first-period collision with Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary, and while Barkey did initially return for the second period, his night…

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