The Philadelphia Flyers are really making waves, and not always the kind you expect, as they’ve waived six players as part of their latest cuts from training camp. PuckPedia broke the news: forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Nolan Foote, Danila Klimovich, Carl Grundstrom, and defenseman Cam Dineen are all on the waiver wire. This is a big move as teams start to finalize their rosters for the regular season.
The Cuts Keep Coming, Including A Seattle Connection!
If these five named players clear waivers in the next 24 hours, they’re heading straight to the AHL, with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms getting ready for their own camp. The Flyers haven’t even officially announced these moves yet, but trust me, they’re coming. We’re also talking about other cuts coming for guys who don’t even need waivers, like Noah Powell and Jacob Gaucher, who are also Phantoms-bound. But hey, for us in the Emerald City, there’s a small local connection: Matthew Gard is getting sent back to our very own WHL Seattle Thunderbirds! It’s always cool to see our local talent get that kind of experience.
Grundstrom’s Waiver Stuns The Scene
Here’s the real shocker, though: Carl Grundstrom being waived. This one feels different. During practice on Wednesday, the Flyers clearly separated their “NHL group” from the “non-NHL group,” and Grundstrom was *in* the NHL group! He was skating on the left side of the projected fourth line, right there with Sean Couturier and Noel Acciari. What gives? Seems like the competition is extremely fierce. Denver Barkey and Nikita Grebenkin are both coming back from injury, and prospects Jett Luchanko and Cole Knuble are still fighting for spots too. Luchanko and Knuble even had a day off after playing back-to-back preseason games. With that kind of talent vying for a spot, it looks like Grundstrom was the easy cut.
So now, one of those four guys , Barkey, Grebenkin, Luchanko, or Knuble , is going to snag Grundstrom’s spot on the fourth line. That left wing battle is going to be intense! Barkey and Grebenkin are really going to duke it out for that fourth-line left wing spot, and honestly, given how much the team apparently loves everything about Barkey, he seems like the favorite to win it.
It’s going to be a wild week for the Flyers before they kick off their season next Wednesday against the Penguins in Philadelphia. These initial cuts were probably the easier ones, sending players to the AHL or even back to junior like our Thunderbirds’ own Matthew Gard. But as September 30th gets closer, the decisions are only going to get tougher. You know the staff is already sweating these final roster calls. Can’t wait to see how it all shakes out!
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Originally reported by Broad Street Hockey.
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