Matt Read is navigating a career crossroads.
The veteran Flyers winger is coming off a dismal season and is in the final year of his contract. In addition, several younger, promising wingers — such as Travis Konecny, Jordan Weal and Oskar Lindblom — will make it difficult for him to land a top-nine spot.
Or perhaps even a spot in the top-12.
All of which explains why Read, 31, was one of the few veteran forwards already skating at the Flyers’ practice facility in Voorhees, N.J. this week.
Read arrived about three weeks before veteran camp starts Sept.