Flyers
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.
For the second straight year the Philadelphia Flyers will move a preseason game to the home of their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, as they host the New Jersey Devils in their fourth preseason game in three nights on Wednesday night.
Entering training camp, everyone was talking about Ivan Provorov. And for good reason. Of any of the top prospects, Provorov had the highest odds of making the Flyers. But what the Flyers have proven, even over just three preseason games on two nights, is how deep they are defensively in their organization.
(Photo courtesy of Kate Frese/ Kate Frese Photography) Wayne Simmonds netted a pair of power play goals. Dale Weise and Andy Miele also tallied. Steve Mason made 23 saves en route to a 4-0 shutout over the New York Islanders Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center.
