A schedule has yet to be released, but it is very likely the Flyers will open their season with back-to-back afternoon contests. The first will be at home against the Penguins on Jan. 19, with a 3 o'clock puck drop, according to NBC 10's John Clark. The Flyers are likely to be on the road on Sunday. It was first reported that second game might be against Pittsburgh, but it's looking more like Buffalo . . . Forwards Tom Sestito and Wayne Simmonds are the only players who are not back at the Flyers' practice facility. Sestito, who played in England during the lockout, has a case of the mumps, according to the team.