The Flyers held media availability during training camp on September 14th and we were there to capture some of the conversations. Please listen for yourselves, take in the atmosphere of the locker room, and hear from the players as if you were standing next to them yourself. If you would like to skip between the interviews, the time stamps are listed below.
0:33 – Sean Couturier
Couturier answers questions around his injuries, training camp, and expectations for the season.
2:35 – Wayne Simmonds
Simmonds discusses his rehab, what he thinks about the team this season, and his upcoming contract negotiations.
5:15 – Ivan Provorov
Provorov answers questions around his offseason training, motivation for this season, being paired with Shayne Gostisbehere, and how many minutes he would like to play this season.
7:10 – Claude Giroux
Giroux talks about how he feels about this current team, teammates Simmonds and Provorov, and his offseason training.
14:33 – James van Riemsdyk
Questions answered by van Riemsdyk include what it feels like to return to Philadelphia, teammate Nolan Patrick, and the type of player he likes to play with.
16:44 – Jakub Voracek
Voracek answered questions around the loss to Pittsburgh last year, teammate van Riemsdyk, and what he learned last season.
19:50 – Nolan Patrick
Patrick discussed training camp, being healthy, not watching his weight, and teammates Voracek and van Riemsdyk.
21:39 – Dave Hakstol
Hakstol talked about Patrick, whether there are rookies that are going to push out veterans, Jordan Weal potentially playing center, defensive pairings and whether Provorov and Gostisbehere will stay together, Patrick centering Voracek and van Riemsdyk, Phil Myers, and Travis Sanheim.
