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On Sunday, the Flyers sent Travis Sanheim to the Phantoms and returned Philippe Myers to his junior team, Rouyn-Noranda, and waived defenseman Will O’Neill. The roster is at 31 with three preseason games remaining.
Goals by Danton Heinin and Jake Debrusk in the shootout helped the Bruins beat the Flyers, 4-3, on Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center.
The mask features the Snider silhouette that local artist David E. Wilkinson created in the wake of Snider’s passing, along with several photos of the iconic Flyers founder and “A Flyer Forever” written in a cursive typeface.
The Flyers continue the preseason with their fifth game, hosting the Boston Bruins at Wells Fargo Center. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
The future of the Philadelphia Flyers goaltending looks bright. However, with an expansion draft looming and all four goalies set to become free agents, this season will determine who belongs in that future.
Forwards Petr Straka, Andy Miele, Chris Conner, Greg Carey and defenseman T.J. Brennan were all placed on waivers on Friday. Once their move to the AHL is complete on Saturday at noon, there will be 34 players left on the training camp roster.
The Philadelphia Flyers are one week into their annual preseason training camp and it would appear that they are well on their way to formalizing their roster from forwards to defense.
A power-play goal by Patrice Bergeron evened the score with 2:53 remaining in regulation before a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand with 44 seconds left put Canada in front as they claimed the 2016 World Cup of Hockey title with a 2-1 win on Thursday night at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
The Flyers spent the last two days between their fourth preseason game making additional cuts as they reduce the roster in preparation for the open of the regular season just over two weeks away.
The Philadelphia Flyers evened their preseason record to 2-2 with a 2-0 shutout win on Wednesday night over the New Jersey Devils in front of 7,291 fans at the PPL Center in Allentown.
