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Flyers-Canadiens Preseason Preview: More Preseason Debuts
Kevin have been writing for Sports Talk Philly since 2011. Currently editor and lead writer of Philadelphia Flyers coverage. He is also Flyers insider for 97.3 ESPN-FM in South Jersey, a Flyers writer for Last Word On Hockey, and the host of the Flyers Files Podcast on BFA Live Sports. Kevin graduated from Cabrini University in 2014.
All posts by Kevin DursoPublished23 Sep 2025
Two days after the Flyers opened the preseason, they are back on the ice for the next tune-up on the schedule of seven games. For Tuesday night’s trip north of the border against the Montreal Canadiens, with puck drop at 7 p.m., it will be nearly an entirely different roster.
Only two players from Sunday’s opener will be on the game roster for Tuesday, Rodrigo Abols and Aleksei Kolosov.
The Flyers roster for Tuesday night is as follows:
Kolosov is joined by Sam Ersson in goal, the first look at the likely opening night starter. Ersson is expected to play the entire game.
Veterans like Sean Couturier, Bobby Brink, Owen Tippett, Nick Deslauriers, Travis Sanheim, and Nick Seeler are part of the lineup. Christian Dvorak, another veteran signed in the offseason, gets his first game in a Flyers uniform.
Roster hopefuls Jett Luchanko, Alex Bump, and Helge Grans get their first action of the preseason.
The Montreal Canadiens roster is as follows:
