Tonight the Flyers will take the ice for the final time before their 2016-17 regular season begins next week, as they’ll head to Boston to take on the team they edged out for the final playoff spot in the East last season.
It’s been an interesting preseason for the Flyers, who have seen two top prospects likely earn spots on their opening-night roster but have also been struck with several inopportune injuries — ones that have them staring at a complex roster and cap situation as the preseason comes to an end.
You would think that, with one contest left before the games actually start to matter, the Flyers’ primary goal tonight is to simply avoid getting anyone else injured.