Philadelphia Flyers forward Owen Tippett is among the players who have made Greg Wyshynski's latest trade board for ESPN.

Earlier in the day, Murchison sat in the Xfinity Mobile Arena stands, taking in the atmosphere where he'd soon make his NHL pro debut.

When asked Thursday, before the Flyers’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, about his undersized defense pair of Jamie Drysdale and Emil Andrae, Tocchet was about to cite a defenseman he coached in Vancouver as an example of how to succeed as that kind of player, before quickly pivoting.

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers aim to break a three-game slide with a victory against the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal has an 8-8-1 record at home and a 17-11-4 record overall. The Canadiens have given up 111 goals while scoring 103 for a -8 scoring differential.

A promising young hockey player only gets one shot at his NHL debut, so Ty Murchison was determined to make his a good one.

Two alums of the final version of that grouping—the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers—are doing their lineage proud with positions among the top 10 teams in this week's edition of B/R's NHL Power Rankings. The Capitals climbed five positions to No. 3 after staff voting, and the Flyers skipped up two rungs from No. 11 to No. 9.

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Flyers select Center Jett Luchanko with the 13th overall pick of the 2024 NHL Draft. Luchanko, who stands 5’11”, and weighs 187 lbs., played for the Guelph Storm of the OHL.