Credit Jeff Carter for giving it the old college try Saturday.

Fresh off a nasty flu virus and an emotional trip home to Canada for his grandfather's funeral, Carter played Saturday against the Buffalo Sabres.

However, after trying to do his pregame warmup routine Sunday at Madison Square Garden, Carter cut his workout short, hit the showers, dressed in his suit and headed home before the game even started.

Jody Shelley, who was a healthy scratch Saturday along with Dan Carcillo and Nick Boynton, will be back in the lineup.

Look for more on this and a lot more Flyers coverage later today and tomorrow as sports editor Rob Parent joins me in New York today for the big Atlantic Division matchup.