Scott Laughton
With the roster down to 26, the Flyers are preparing for final cuts as the Opening Night roster takes shape. So far, it's been a successful preseason. Not only do the Flyers have a 3-1-0 record in the four nights they have played, but they have received contributions across the board from veterans and […]
Hello and welcome to the Saturday edition of Between the Pipes. The Flyers are one week into training camp and well on their way towards finalizing their roster for the regular season. Let's take a look at a few headlines that are making the rounds this weekend.
The Flyers added three more names to the cut list on Saturday morning. Despite strong play in the preseason from all three, defensemen Shayne Gostisbehere and Robert Hagg and forward Nick Cousins were sent to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to start the season. The Flyers roster now sits at 26 following the cuts.
Ron Hextall has been busy over the last couple of days, trimming the Flyers roster from 62 players to 29. With so many players gone, there were plenty of questions, especially surrounding the return of their three first-round picks over the last two years that carry high expectations and anticipation.
The preseason opened with many of the Flyers stars taking the ice at PPL Center in Allentown, while others made the trip to Brooklyn in a split-squad matchup with the New York Islanders. With Dave Hakstol behind the bench in Allentown, the Flyers claimed a 5-3 win in Allentown. A full recap of that game […]
The Flyers were back at Skate Zone in Voorhees for practice again on Sunday with the focus starting to turn to game action. The Flyers will be playing three times this week, with split-squad action on Monday and home games on Tuesday and Friday. Rosters were released for Monday's split-squad games with some players taking […]
Friday marked the first day of ice time for the Flyers veterans hit the ice this season and from the get-go, new Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol set the tone. Hakstol brings a method of attack to the Flyers, a sense of urgency and playing a 200-foot game for 60 minutes. Through practices and the […]
Can 2015 first-round draft pick Ivan Provorov make the team out of training camp? The defenseman is a definite candidate. (Photo by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia) With development camp wrapping on Sunday, the Flyers front office got a good first look at the progress of the organization's prospects from one season to the next. It's still early, […]
Ron Hextall's plan for the Flyers, especially with a wealth of prospects budding with potential, has its origins based on patience and remains rooted in patience. If patience is a virtue, it may take a lot of self-will from Hextall and new coach Dave Hakstol to exercise such patience. The Flyers prospects are already making […]
Taylor Leier captained Team Barber to win the Flyers Development Camp 3-on-3 scrimmage tournament on Sunday. (Photo by Kevin Durso/Flyerdelphia) The Flyers development camp came to a close with the players splitting up into four teams for a 3-on-3 scrimmage tournament. Team Barber, consisting of captain Taylor Leier, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, David Drake, Radel Fazleev, Robert […]
