This is not the news Samuel Morin wanted to hear, especially after he told me at training camp, “I just have to remain healthy, and work my butt off for a spot. This might be my last shot.” Unfortunately, that isn’t the case, as the number 11th pick in the 2013 draft tore his ACL in his right knee for the second time.
Morin’s season came to a halt on October 3, 2018 as a member of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, as he tore his ACL in his right knee. A prized 6’7,” first-round selection was down for the count. Somehow he returned in February, and managed to play in 5 games with the Flyers last season.
The 2013 first round selection in Morin found himself in a log jam at defense this season, to which he was only able to play in one game with the big club. Morin was mainly used as a seventh defenseman, until Flyers General Manager Chuck Fletcher sent him to the Phantoms on a conditioning stint last week. Now his season has ended after playing in 3 games with the Phantoms.
Morin’s future is now uncertain in Philadelphia. He is in the second year of a three-year deal with the Flyers, and he can become a free agent after next season. However, at this rate the only thing that matters is Morin getting healthy, and one can only imagine what he’s going through mentally at this moment. The young man is always chipper, and giddy in the locker room. This is just ashame, and the road will be tough for this athlete to recover from a torn ACL in the same knee twice. Prayers for Morin.
(Jamey Baskow took this photo at training camp)
