As expected, Andrew MacDonald cleared waivers today and the Flyers announced his loaning to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League. With a $5 million cap hit and five years (including this year) remaining on his deal, MacDonald getting claimed was a highly-unlikely scenario.
The Flyers receive $950,000 of cap relief with the move.
MacDonald's official departure from the roster means the Flyers' opening night 23-man roster has been finalized.
Here is that roster, in numerical order (Scott Laughton switched from No. 49 to No. 21):
(positions are listed how they appear on the Flyers' official website)
3 Radko Gudas - D
10 Brayden Schenn - LW
12 Michael Raffl - LW
14 Sean Couturier - C
15 Michael Del Zotto - D
17 Wayne Simmonds - RW
20 R.