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One of the most notable things to come out of the early stages of the Flyers new season is the decision to try captain Claude Giroux at the left wing position.
Monday night’s 3-2 overtime loss for the Flyers continued to be a strong showcase for the youth on the team as the final roster decision draws slightly closer. Here are 10 Postgame Points from Flyers-Rangers, Part 1.
Flyers captain Claude Giroux will play at left wing in Monday’s preseason game against the Rangers as roster battles heat up ahead of the final week of the preseason.
GM Ron Hextall announced the following roster moves on Saturday as the Flyers training camp roster continued to shrink in size, now down to 26 healthy players in camp.
With four preseason games in the books and a week of training camp down for the Flyers, Kevin Durso, Rob Riches and Dan Heaning analyze the team so far, check in on some of the position battles and look ahead to things to come in the final week of the preseason.
Six more players were placed on waivers, designated for the AHL. Forwards Greg Carey, Corban Knight and Phil Varone as well as defensemen Mark Alt, T.J. Brennan and Will O’Neil are all headed back to the Phantoms as part of the next round of cuts.
The 23-year-old Hagg has played three seasons with the Phantoms and before that he was playing among men in the Swedish league. And that experience has him on the inside track to making the Flyers roster as well.
The Philadelphia Flyers dressed practically an Opening Night lineup Thursday against the Boston Bruins, but it wasn’t enough as the Flyers fell 2-1 in overtime.
The Flyers announced a total of 18 cuts on Thursday, headlined by defenseman Phil Myers, who heads to the Phantoms, German Rubtsov and Carter Hart, who head back to juniors, bringing the camp roster to 36.
Claude Giroux, Jake Voracek, Wayne Simmonds, Sean Couturier and Brian Elliott will all make their preseason debuts as the Flyers take on the Boston Bruins on Thursday night from TD Garden at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
