Schaller, Spooner both out Saturday vs. Flyers

BOSTON – Both Tim Schaller (lower body) and Ryan Spooner (concussion) were missing from a rare Bruins' TD Garden on-ice practice Friday morning and have been ruled out from playing Saturday afternoon against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Bruce Cassidy said there’s a chance Spooner could also be out for the Monday start of the Western Canada road trip in Vancouver while he remains in the concussion protocol, but he needed to confirm with the medical staff.

“We’ll reassess Schaller going forward after [Saturday] and we’ll see how it plays out,” said Cassidy. “Spooner is in the concussion protocol, so I can’t tell you when he’s going to be back. We have options [to fill in for Schaller] and we’ll make that decision tomorrow. Matt Beleskey is a guy that’s certainly been working hard, and he can help us. I think it was beneficial for [Peter] Cehlarik to watch a game upstairs, so we’ll make that decision [on Saturday].”

Spooner has been doing “light activity” and was in uniform for the team picture snapped on the Garden ice prior to practice, so it sounds like he’s well on his way toward a return in the next 5-10 days barring any setbacks. Cassidy said both Peter Cehlarik and Matt Beleskey could be candidates to step in for Schaller on the fourth line as left-handed shots, but he’d wait until Saturday morning to make that decision for the matinee vs. Philly.

Here are the line combos and D-pairings for the Flyers based on practice:

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