Preview: Egor, fetch me the Brian (Elliott)

2 years ago  /  Broad Street Hockey  /  Read Time: 2 minutes 49 seconds

• The Flyers are playing the second of their four consecutive games against the Devils, because the universe (or Gary Bettman) has a cruel and dark sense of humor at our collective expense.
• After a thrilling yet infuriating victory over the Devils on Sunday, the Flyers come into this game with a few key changes and things to watch.
• Zamula has been productive enough in the AHL this season, but he had a rough go of things prior to Lehigh Valley’s COVID break.
• Speaking of York, if Sam Morin continues to look like a pumpkin on skates in the next few games, expect him to get a short look as well; the Michigan product had three points in his first period (!) as a Phantom, and the organization is extremely high on his potential.
• Allison has been entertaining both on and off the ice, so he remains one of the few things that Flyers fans can cling to for some form of entertainment during games.
• After a monumental collapse on Sunday, the Devils will look to run it back and come away with a win via a similar process.
• Beating a slow Flyers team with guys like Miles Wood and Jesper Bratt flying in wide down the boards shouldn’t be too difficult a task, but these are the Devils, so nothing is that simple?

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