Jakob Pelletier had to wait longer than expected to make his Philadelphia Flyers debut. Thanks to flight cancellations, visa issues, and the 4 Nations break, it took nearly a month for the 23-year-old winger to take the ice with his new club since being acquired from the Calgary Flames on January 30.
He finally got to shake off the cobwebs Saturday afternoon in the Flyers’ matinee against Connor McDavid and the Pacific Division-leading Edmonton Oilers, and while he showed some noticeable rust, simply being back on the ice for a game was an achievement on its own.
Pelletier wasn’t tasked with taking on a substantial workload — understandable given his long stretch of inactivity.