With the Flyers on the road, I took the time to go visit a friend from college. While looking for things to do, I peeked at the Quinnipiac hockey schedule and saw that Boston University was in town on Saturday. So, naturally, we took the drive to go watch some Flyers prospects play in person.

Just getting straight to it, Quinnipiac dominated, winning 5-2 on home ice. None of the Flyers’ prospects found the score sheet. However, there were still some things that made the trip worthwhile.

First of all, I don’t think people will realize how big Carter Amico, a Flyers 2025 2nd-round pick, is until they see him skate in person. That kid is huge. The scary thing is the fact that he skates like he’s a 6’0″ winger. For being 6’5″, nearly 200lbs, he moves so smoothly on the ice.

One thing I liked about his game on Saturday was his awareness. Amico had a good sense of when to move up from the point and join the attack, and when it’s best to just hang back. There were a handful of plays in which he was able to creep up and get a shot on goal.

Amico was dealing with a knee injury that kept him out for nearly all of his draft year. Seeing him on the ice this season, skating as well as he is, is a great sign. He definitely has plenty of room for improvement and will almost certainly be a multi-year NCAA prospect. However, it was a good sign to see him moving so well.

Jack Murtagh, another Flyers 2025 2nd-rounder, was also in action on Saturday. Again, he did not do too much, but nobody really did for Boston U. The big thing that jumped out regarding Murtagh was his power play usage. Murtagh, an 18-year-old freshman, is on the team’s second power play unit. I got to watch a few BU power plays and noticed Murtagh almost always plays net-front. If the Terriers were able to establish possession in the zone, Murtagh would be parked in front of the goalie.

I am sure the Flyers love to see that.

The way that Owen McLaughlin was used in Saturday’s action kind of surprised me. While McLaughlin is typically playing down the middle, BU is loaded there. Instead, McLaughlin is playing the LW on the second line. I am sure playing with Sacha Boisvert and Ryder Ritchie is excellent for his confidence.

The Terriers were trailing for most of the game, which made me a bit curious as to which of the Flyers’ prospects I would see the most. In all honesty, I expected it to be Murtagh, but it was McLaughlin that BU bench boss Jay Pandolfo trusted. McLaughlin has been playing pretty well for BU this season, so his usage is certainly justifiable.

McLaughlin played a lot and had a handful of good chances, being one of the more productive players in the game. Although I was more focused on the three prospects than on the rest of the team.

The Flyers’ prospect was getting top-unit minutes on the power play as well, playing the right side. McLaughlin is in his last year of NHL eligibility, and if the Flyers choose to sign him, he will likely go to the AHL at the end of the season.

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