Three Takeaways From Flyers Win vs. Devils

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October 4, 2024

The Philadelphia Flyers rounded out their preseason recreation schedule on the Wells Fargo Heart with a 5-4 win in opposition to the New Jersey Devils.

Though neither staff fielded their full-strength NHL rosters as initially anticipated when the schedule was first introduced, there was no scarcity of emotion, pleasure, and laborious hits on this recreation.

You Gotta Battle!

While you title Sawyer Boulton and Hunter McDonald in your lineup, it is a fairly secure wager that there is going to be some preventing—and there actually was on this recreation.

Boulton alone had two fights, whereas Hunter McDonald obtained into one, however had loads of hits to his title. There was loads of physicality from the Flyers, rather more than anticipated from what many individuals had pegged as a “no matter” recreation in opposition to primarily two AHL rosters.

It might not have been the NHL recreation prep the Flyers had been hoping for, however the gamers (and the group, for that matter) introduced a large amount of power for the final recreation of preseason.

Kudos For Kolosov

Ivan Fedotov began the sport in opposition to the Devils, however Alexei Kolosov took over midway by way of the sport (as was the plan outlined by performing head coach Darryl Williams after morning skate), and, as soon as once more, had a commendable efficiency.

His athleticism is undoubtedly his most noticeable high quality, however he made a variety of essential saves to maintain the Flyers within the recreation. For a goalie that is solely lately joined coaching camp after working towards abroad—and being the topic of an onslaught of rumors questioning his willingness to play in North America—Kolosov has regarded stable. It is a good signal for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, who anticipate the 22-year-old Belarusian to proceed his season with them, and will certainly put Kolosov in consideration for a call-up to the Flyers, ought to one thing occur to both Sam Ersson or Fedotov.

Who Impressed The Most?

Anthony Richard, who has performed in six of the seven preseason video games, scored once more, and total stored up the great high quality he is been displaying all through camp. A ahead blessed with velocity, agility, and nice imaginative and prescient, he is put the Flyers on discover, and it is pure to suppose he’ll be close to the highest of the listing when the Flyers must convey AHL guys up.

Boulton and McDonald’s most vital contributions had been their fights, however the Nic Deslauriers and Nick Seeler cannot play within the NHL without end, so you’ll be able to’t rely these two out of consideration. The Flyers want some powerful guys on their staff, they usually have two completely appropriate candidates in Boulton and McDonald.

It is also value mentioning that Emil Andrae had a three-point evening—one thing so as to add to his, as head coach John Tortorella mentioned, “quietly good” camp. He was an up-and-down participant between the Flyers and Phantoms final season, but when he can keep per video games like that, he might be spending extra time up than down.

Bonus: The Flyers Scored Powerplay Objectives!

Flyers assistant coach Darryl Williams, who assumed head teaching duties for this recreation, highlighted that he thought that this gamers “moved the puck nicely” on the person benefit, and stayed within the Devils’ zone early on within the PP, which helped them have such productive items.

For a powerplay that has been the butt of numerous jokes and mock, it was refreshing to listen to the followers really be excited to listen to that the Flyers had been on the “PECOOOO POWERPLAY” tonight.

The Flyers’ subsequent recreation might be their first of the 2024-25 common season—a visit to Vancouver face off in opposition to the Canucks on Oct. 11.