Photo Credit: Our very own Ricky Brown
Nick Seeler filled in admirably in the home opener against the Vancouver Canucks. Seeler blocked shots, and skated rather well. In addition, he was positionally sound all night, and you rarely heard his name which is a good thing for a defenseman, especially if they don’t hit the stat sheet.
All good things looked to come to an end, temporarily of course, as Rasmus Ristolainen was expected to make his much anticipated Flyers debut tomorrow night, but Alain Vigneault does not expect him to play. He said he is still day to day, and Ristolainen was speaking with Him Mccrossin following practice today. To make room for Ristolainen, Seeler was sent back to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms before practice, and it appears he will be recalled. Ristolainen offers the Flyers physicality, and gives them a dimension that Flyers fans aren’t accustomed to. He can clear the porch with the best of them, allowing goaltenders to see the puck.
This is a very odd turn of events, but there must be something bigger with Ristolainen.
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Ristolainen provides the Flyers with open Ice checks, as he is able to seal gaps using physicality as a means for this purpose. Flyers fans no what Risto is able to provide, thus they want to see him in action. He has a knack for being out of position, while looking for the open ice hit, however, played well defensively for the Flyers in the pre-season
Former Flyers Head Coach Dave Hakstol and the Seattle Kraken enter tomorrow night’s contest with a record of 1-1-1 so stay tuned for all in-depth Flyers coverage with us. The proud orange clad fans will be terrorizing Hakstol all night long in his return to Philadelphia as a Head Coach. It’s ashame because Ristolainen would have given Philly fans something to cheer for tomorrow night, as well.
