Cates, who Scott Laughton says has “been really good defensively, good stick, and makes it hard on other teams,” is one of the Flyers’ top penalty killers as seen by his almost full two ...

Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella can’t ask Noah Cates to do much more lately ... That used to be Scott Laughton’s responsibility, but with the all-situations veteran now in Toronto ...

TORONTO — When Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere called Scott Laughton in to inform him he’d been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs earlier this month, Laughton was crying.