The numbers game can be brutal. Look at any professional sport, and you’ll see talented young players who just come up short in their attempts to make the final roster. If a team is stacked at a particular position, a guy who might be an active player on other teams is left without a spot. Similar to Anthony Stolarz, Philadelphia Flyers forward Taylor Leier might be one of those players.
Leier has been largely productive in his professional career, but has never quite made it into discussions about the Flyers’ top prospects. While a bit undersized at 5-10 and 176 pounds, he fits Ron Hextall‘s preferred mold of a responsible two-way forward.