VOORHEES, N.J. – Amid the frenzy of trade rumors and speculation, the Philadelphia Flyers held practice at the Flyers Training Center on Tuesday following their 3-2 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It was about a 45-minute-long practice. It began with the team split into two groups: the defenseman with an EBUG on the main sheet, and the forwards with both Dan Vladar and Sam Ersson on the other one.
After the two groups did some drill work, they combined and opened with 2-on-2, then 3-on-3, and ended with 5-on-5. There was nothing really notable that happened at practice. Lines and pairs were pretty mixed up with four total absences.
Those absences include Travis Konecny, who did not play in Monday’s game with an upper-body injury, and Nick Seeler, who exited the second period of Thursday’s game with a lower-body injury.
Per head coach Rick Tocchet, there has not really been any real update, but he expects both to be a game-time decision on Thursday, following Wednesday’s day off.
The other two absences were Christian Dvorak and Rasmus Ristolainen. Tocchet had said that both players were a bit banged up, but it was more of a maintenance day with the day off before the next game.
So, a big sigh of relief as Ristolainen’s name remains prominent in the trade market.
Next up for the Flyers, one more game before the NHL trade deadline on Thursday, when the team takes on the Utah Mammoth at Xfinity Mobile Arena at 7:00 p.m. EST.
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