The Flyers published their opening night roster yesterday with notable additions and moves.
Many familiar forwards kept their spot on this year’s roster, such as Brink, Cates, Foerster, Hathaway, Deslauriers, Michkov, and Tippet. Captain Sean Couturier returns for his fourteenth season in Philadelphia, assisted by alternate captain Travis Konecny. Newcomers Christian Dvorak, Rodrido Ābols, Nikita Grebenkin, and Trevor Zegras will also be dressing Thursday night. Additionally, Jett Luchanko looks to prove himself after making the opening roster for the second year in a row. The 19-year-old is on thin ice after only playing in the first four games last season before being sent back down.
On the blueline, Drysdale, Sanheim, Seeler, and Zamula are returning to Philadelphia. Cam York has been labeled day-to-day on injured reserve after a lower-body injury earlier this week. This is a substantial loss for the Flyers, as York has been a consistent defenseman in recent years. On the topic of injuries, Rasmus Ristolainen remains on injured non-roster following his tricep surgery in March. Some new kids to Philadelphia’s defense this year are Dennis Gilbert, Adam Ginning and Noah Juulsen.
In the net will be Sam Ersson returning as Philadelphia’s starter. His backup will be Dan Vladar after a successful preseason.
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