Hayes scored 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 55 games last season and has scored 72 points (35 goals, 37 assists) in 124 games for the Flyers. He was acquired in a trade with the Winnipeg Jets on June 3, 2019, and signed a seven-year, $50 million contract ($7.14 million average annual value) with Philadelphia on June 19, 2019.
He has scored 301 points (127 goals, 174 assists) in 505 regular-season games for the New York Rangers, Jets and Flyers, and 26 points (eight goals, 18 assists) in 56 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Flyers defenseman Samuel Morin will need 6-8 weeks to recover after having right-knee surgery Sept. 10. Morin scored one goal in 20 games last season and has played 29 games with the Flyers over the past five seasons.
Forward Wade Allison is out indefinitely with a right ankle sprain. Allison scored seven points (four goals, three assists) in 14 games with the Flyers last season.
NHL.com deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman contributed to this report