THE Philadelphia flyers Completed the pre-season 2025 with a 3-4-0 file, requiring a shooting to make each of these three victories. Despite some new players that impress, there are also causes of concern.
The main one of these concerns is the performance of the defense, in particular the third defense of defense, while the group continues to adapt to the new box +1 system preferred by the head coach of the flyers, Rick Tocchet.
The Flyers have already given up Dennis Gilbert on Saturday, so the last three places on the defense, at least for the moment, go to Adam Ginning, Egor Zamulaand addition of free agent Noah Juulsen.
Stock up: Adam Ginning
A pre-season and disastrous training camp last year left many, including myself, Thinking Ginning, 25, was actually carried out at the NHL with the flyers.
Ginning appeared in a single NHL match for the Flyers last season and played a meager eight minutes, but a solid AHL campaign and the offseason immediately gave it where it was at the end of 2023-24.
The old choice of flyers in the second round will not be confused with Makar or Quinn Hughes Cale, but it is the size that the team wants at 6 feet 4 inch, 210 pounds, and uses this size much more effectively than Zamula, for example.
I always have reserves on Ginning’s ability to move the washer, but it is not more subject to errors than Zamula in this regard while being a much more physical and faster player (compared to his size).
He has won his place on this list, but we will have to see if he keeps it when Rasmus Ristolainen Back to injury.
Stock Down: Egor Zamula
Those of you who followed my Flyers coverage here often know that I was skeptical about the patience of Tocchet for Zamula’s game, and it seems that the loss of pre-season of Thursday against the New York Icelanders pushed the tocchet on the bump.
Injured leaflets prospect to miss a great opportunity
In what promises to be a race down the battle for a place on the defense, injured Philadelphia flyers Prospect Oliver Bonk is unfortunately missing a great opportunity.
Zamula, 25, has completely lost his place because of vigilance and has shown little development in the past two seasons, and he is subject to reversals and does not use his size.
Zamula already bears a ceiling of 1.7 million dollars and is on an expiring agreement, such as grinning; I cannot see it re-Signal and / or win an increase unless it can completely return a new sheet by April.
Stock up: Nikita Grebenkin
Apparently, the recruit of everyone’s favorite flyers, Nikita Grebenkin was quickly loved fans of flyers and coaches staff with her smooth game creation, his underlying skills in the area and his dominant presence around the opponent’s net.
The former Toronto Maple Leafs draft choice, 22, produced in a variety of roles in programming, sometimes in a star with Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, Matvei Michkov, Noah Cates and Bobby Brink.
Grebenkin can be a little too zealous with his begging and his passage at certain times, but it’s refreshing to see a young flyers player try to play on every occasion.
The 6-foot 2 inch winger also had two screens to help his teammates score goals in as many games to finish the pre-season, which should help him win on one of the power game units with time.
Flyers working to transform Nikita Grebenkin into “a strength”
Although it is still early, the Philadelphia flyers Perhaps a jewel hidden from the Nikita Grebenkin wings, which continues to impress in the NHL pre-season and training camp.
While Grebenkin continues to learn the game, adapt to the language barrier and clean some mistakes, he could easily become a great top-six support for flyers.
Stock up: Dan Vladar
Regarding goalkeepers, I think Dan Vladar has had a better season overall than Sam Ersson, at least with regard to gunshots.
I was skeptical that the flyers signaled the 28 -year -old for a two -year agreement in summer, while they clearly favor the development of their perspectives, which apparently include Aleksei Kolosov, but Vladar looks legitimate.
The former flame of Calgary and Boston Bruin had a mistake in Saturday Pre-season victory against the New Jersey DevilsMassaging the puck poorly behind its net and allowing Arseny Grimsyuk to feed Paul Cotter for a Slam-Dunk score which gave the Devils a temporary advance 3-2 in the third period.
As for other objectives, however? Vladar had no chance on the deviation of Kevin Rooney and was suspended to dry when Shane Lachance connected with Lenni Hameenaho on a pass to the door on the power game.
Currently, Ersson probably always starts for the flyers during the opening evening, but Vladar will certainly push departures this season, Health Will.
Stock Down: Owen Tippett
To say that it is a great year for Owen Tippett would be an understatement, but an equal unus should be placed on the flyers to put it in a position to succeed.
The 26 -year -old played with Trevor ZegrasMatvei Michkov and Travis Konecny, respectively, to finish the pre-season, but these combinations do not work. For what?
In simple terms, Tippett is at his best when he generates his own offense with his legs, but often settles for low -danger looks rather than putting in place for high danger looks.
The flyers are right to try to get them more of these looks with danger with players like Zegras and Michkov, but Tippett would be at his best conduct of the offensive for Cates and Brink, for example.
He can always strike and check and have improved sufficiently defensively to be used on the penalty, where he can also find score possibilities using his legs to cling to the escapes.
Tippett is essentially the Jagr Jagr of Daniel Sprongs – he has considerable offensive talents, but there is a reason why the top -six does not call him.
Right now, chemistry with these first six players is not there, and I love Tippett’s game anymore when it plays with guys like Cates and Jett Luchanko.
Yes, the old choice n ° 10 is only a year from a campaign of 28 goals and 53 points, but it was before the time of Michkov and to wear Martone.
The man of $ 49.6 million from Flyers will have to adapt to stay in the long term in Philadelphia; His list of non-teams of 10 teams will come into force on July 1, 2026.
