Philadelphia Flyers forward Claude Giroux has been downgraded to a game-time decision for Saturday night's game against the New Jersey Devils.

Per #Flyers head coach Craig Berube, Scott Laughton is out tonight and Claude Giroux will be a game-time decision. #PHIvsNJD — Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 3, 2015

It was a welcome surprise when Giroux and the Flyers told reporters that he wouldn't be forced to miss any time as a result of an injury. After all, the Flyers' captain was reasonably expected to miss a good deal of time after his leg was cut - in rather gruesome fashion - by the skate of Carolina Hurricanes defender Justin Faulk on Friday.

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