Backlund missed Monday's game in Vancouver with a lower-body injury but was on the ice for Wednesday's morning skate and will be a game-time decision. Backlund skated with Milan Lucic and Dillon Dube this morning, so he is a less appealing DFS option without Andrew Mangiapane on his wing.
Backlund suffered a lower-body injury early in Saturday's loss to the Canucks and is questionable to play on Monday. Head coach Geoff Ward called him "day-to-day" on Sunday, so monitor his status during the morning skate.
Hunt, who will be making his season debut, will replace Lawson Crouse, who is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury. Hunt has 15 points (3G / 12A) in 63 career NHL games.
Forst dislocated his shoulder on a hit from Jake McCabe in Tuesday's win over the Sabres. The Flyers have listed Frost as "out indefinitely" and said they will provide further details on his timeline in the near future. Connor Bunnaman is expected to draw into the Flyers lineup for Frost on Thursday.
Middleton sat out of the season opener but will make his season debut in the rematch on Saturday afternoon. Middleton, who had two assists in 10 games last year, will replace Nicolas Meloche and skate with Nikolai Knyzhov on the third pair.
Nylander could be in danger of missing all of the 2021 season after undergoing surgery on Monday, which is part of the reason why the Blackhawks went out and signed veteran Carl Soderberg on Saturday. The 22-year-old Nylander struggled in his first season in Chicago, collecting just 26 points (10G / 16A) in 65 games. His injury opens the door for a lot of competition in the Blackhawks' training camp next week.
Cooley is an undrafted free agent, who finished his third year at the University of Denver in 2020. The 23-year-old netminder went 4-3-2 with a 2.08 GAA and .908 SV% in nine NCAA games. Cooley will likely replace Troy Grosenick (UFA) as the backup in Milwaukee (AHL).
Michael Raffl was hurt in the third period of the Flyers' win over the Bruins on Saturday, opening the door for Farabee to play against the Capitals on Thursday. There's no indication what line Farabee will play on but he comes in having picked up 21 points (8G / 13A) in 52 games.