“Don’t read into it,” Flyers general manager Ron Hextall said when asked about the defensive pairings in Thursday night’s rookie game against the Islanders at the Wells Fargo Center.
Which might be the best news Travis Sanheim and Sam Morin have heard all week.
Morin, 22, was paired in last night’s rookie game with Mark Friedman, the Bowling Green defenseman and 2014 third-round pick who is expected to spend this season with Lehigh Valley. Sanheim, 21, was paired with Philippe Myers, whose meteoric rise from free agent to premier prospect has injected him into the conversation about who in the crowded field of young defensemen will land the two spots available with the departures of Michael Del Zotto and Nick Schultz.