Lines in question, spot that’s ‘wide open’ and more from Flyers training camp initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
VOORHEES, N.J. — The Flyers are getting all the way down to the nitty-gritty of analysis and determination time.
They wrap up the preseason Thursday after they host the Devils (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP). It will not function a gown rehearsal for the Flyers as a result of New Jersey’s huge membership is already in Prague, Czechia for the 2024 NHL World Sequence. So John Tortorella will play solely a handful of veterans and extra of an inexperienced, Phantoms-heavy lineup.
As a substitute of holding a morning skate Thursday, the Flyers will follow as an NHL group to go over their techniques. They’re beginning to put together for the regular-season opener subsequent Friday towards the Canucks in Vancouver, British Columbia.
On Wednesday, the Flyers had a 24-player huge membership group on one ice sheet and a 10-player group on the adjoining rink.
“We have gotten loads of work in,” Tortorella stated. “I am actually proud of the camp. Now it is time to get to our groups.”
The Flyers have till Monday at 5 p.m. ET to submit their season-opener roster, which may be at a max of 23 gamers. Earlier than they swimsuit up for his or her seventh and remaining exhibition contest, let’s get into three observations from the sixth non-game day of camp.
Here is what we noticed in Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5 of camp, in addition to Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, Game 4, Game 5 and Game 6 of the preseason.
Line dance
Tyson Foerster did not follow Wednesday after blocking a shot within the second interval of the Flyers’ 4-1 preseason loss Tuesday evening to the Bruins. Foerster was capable of end the sport however Tortorella stated the 22-year-old winger was coping with some swelling Wednesday, so the Flyers determined to maintain him off the ice.
With no Foerster, the Flyers had 14 forwards of their huge membership group, together with Jett Luchanko. The 2024 first-round heart has understandably tapered off as the preseason games have picked up and still seems unlikely to get a nine-game audition. However Tortorella clearly has been impressed by how exhausting the 18-year-old has pushed by 4 preseason video games, two rookie video games and a ton of skating in camp.
“I believe one man that has stood out with tempo and I do not suppose has actually been affected an excessive amount of is Luchanko,” he stated. “I believe he continues to skate. I checked with him at this time, how his legs have been, he stated they really feel fairly good. Perhaps that is the youth, I do not know, however he has hung in there very well.”
We have seen totally different traces all through camp and the preseason. Tortorella did not run any combos Wednesday.
“The middle ice place, I carry on it and I am nonetheless not sure on the traces so far as who’s going to be in these offensive positions,” the Flyers’ head coach stated. “We’re simply going to maintain on ready and see how guys play.”
Relating to remaining cuts, Olle Lycksell appears to be like like the favourite among the many bubble forwards to make the roster. The Flyers may carry as much as 14 forwards, so two extras.
Together with Foerster, listed here are the 15 forwards within the huge membership group:
Bobby Brink, No. 10
Travis Konecny, No. 11
Sean Couturier, No. 14
Olle Lycksell, No. 15
Jett Luchanko, No. 17
Garnet Hathaway, No. 19
Scott Laughton, No. 21
Ryan Poehling, No. 25
Noah Cates, No. 27
Matvei Michkov, No. 39
Nicolas Deslauriers, No. 44
Morgan Frost, No. 48
Tyson Foerster, No. 71
Owen Tippett, No. 74
Joel Farabee, No. 86
Under are the opposite six forwards remaining in camp:
Rodrigo Abols, No. 18
Cooper Marody, No. 20 (injured, not on ice)
Oscar Eklind, No. 43
Denver Barkey, No. 52 (on-ice rehab in follow)
Samu Tuomaala, No. 56 (on-ice rehab in follow)
Anthony Richard, No. 90
‘I am just a little disenchanted …’
Emil Andrae was the eighth defenseman within the huge membership group Wednesday, an apparent reward for his robust camp and preseason. After the Flyers’ fifth exhibition sport, it became evident that he was ahead of Adam Ginning.
“The No. 8 spot is broad open,” Tortorella stated. “I assumed Ginning was one which we had type of penciled in there; I believe he has had a nasty camp. Andrae has quietly gone about his enterprise and has had a great camp, in order that’s why he practiced with us at this time. As I’ve advised quite a lot of these defensemen, ‘What are you ready for?’ As a result of that spot is broad open.”
Tortorella would not wish to carry eight defensemen on the Flyers’ season-opening four-game street journey as a result of the second additional could be a younger participant who they do not need sitting for too lengthy. So, basically because the No. 8 proper now, Andrae is the favourite to be referred to as up from AHL affiliate Lehigh Valley at any time when alternative opens on the Flyers’ again finish.
“I am just a little disenchanted some guys have not stepped up and grabbed ahold of it and made the choice for us,” Tortorella stated. “So we’re simply going to maintain on going about it right here within the subsequent week or so and see what our conversations carry.”
Right here have been the Flyers’ defensive pairs Wednesday within the huge membership group:
Cam York-Travis Sanheim
Nick Seeler-Jamie Drysdale
Egor Zamula-Rasmus Ristolainen
Emil Andrae-Erik Johnson
Ginning, Hunter McDonald, Helge Grans and Oliver Bonk are the defensemen nonetheless in camp that weren’t with the large membership group.
A reduction for the Flyers was Seeler’s availability at follow. The evening earlier than in Boston, Seeler was hobbled after taking a puck to the realm of his knee when he broke up a play on a full-out slide. He took one shift within the third interval after which did not return.
“It was like a innocent play, but it surely hit that peroneal nerve,” Seeler stated. “It simply went numb, so I could not really feel the foot or the leg. … I bought up and I am like, ‘What the heck simply occurred? I am unable to really feel my leg.'”
Seeler was nonetheless coping with some numbness Wednesday however stated every part was effective and anticipated to be again to regular quickly.
Ersson’s new street
Tortorella admitted Tuesday to being nervous about the Flyers’ goaltending picture this season. The membership is optimistic about Samuel Ersson, however he is simply coming off his rookie yr and entering his first season as a No. 1. His backup Ivan Fedotov is a rookie who turns 28 years previous in November and has one profession NHL begin.
Maybe Ersson settled his head coach’s nerves a tad within the preseason. The soon-to-be 25-year-old will not play Thursday, so he’ll end the exhibition slate with a 1.01 goals-against common and .971 save proportion in two begins.
“I am very assured in Sam’s readiness, how he will prepare for the season, what he does to prepare for a season,” Tortorella stated. “The brand new street goes to be it is a new spot for him so far as being the No. 1 and among the changes he might should make so far as being in that place.
“Do I do know what that street’s going to be like for him? No clue, as a result of we’ve not skilled it, he hasn’t skilled it earlier than, at the least within the Nationwide Hockey League degree. … However I am very assured in how he will get himself ready. He’ll give himself the most effective probability attainable to be the most effective he may be.”
Alexei Kolosov was the one goalie within the 10-player group on the adjoining rink Wednesday. Cal Petersen was positioned on waivers, in keeping with PuckPedia.com. If he clears, he’ll report back to the Phantoms. It is attainable Petersen may very well be one of many two goalies to swimsuit up for Thursday’s preseason finale.
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