The Philadelphia Flyers announced on Wednesday morning two more cuts from training camp: Samuel Morin and Taylor Leier; both have already been assigned to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
After an impressive showing in training camp and preseason for the second-straight year, Sam Morin — once again — was able to stick around until the final week of cuts. Morin will look to build upon his impressive showing in front of the organization as he begins his second season as a staple on the Lehigh Valley backend.
There’s been quite a bit of speculation as to whether Morin would be an option for the Flyers to use as a call-up at some point during the 2016-17 season.
Taylor Leier, who appeared in six games for the Flyers last season as an injury call-up, will also be joining Morin. At this point in Leier’s development, it seems the team is more inclined to use him sparingly as a call-up should the bottom-six need some help. Leier was able to reach the 20-goal mark for the first time in his professional career during his 2014-15 season with Lehigh Valley, and he’ll be given the same opportunity this coming season.
With these two moves (and the impending clearance of Colin McDonald through waivers), the Philadelphia Flyers camp roster is down to 26 players. Both Travis Konency and Ivan Provorov, the two most polarizing youngsters in the development system, remain. The final roster is due on October 11th at 5PM, so the team has six days to make the remaining three cuts. The season’s almost here.
