Philadelphia Flyers: 5 Players to Watch In Training Camp

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#5-Vincent Lecavalier

I’m fairly certain that this comes as no surprise to anyone who is a Philadelphia Flyers fan. Vinny is coming off the worst year of his professional hockey career. His tenure in the orange and black has been less than stellar to say the least.

It just hasn’t worked or been easy for Vinny or the Philadelphia Flyers. But, lucky for Vinny, he will have another chance to showcase what he can do, and if he still has enough left in the tank to remain competitive. His fresh start comes in the form of the Flyers new head coach, Dave Hakstol.

I’m very intrigued to watch Vinny this training camp and preseason due to the supposed stellar off-season he has had. Vinny has gotten leaner and added quite a bit of muscle mass. Vinny also skated around four to five times a week this off-season so he could stay fresh and get back to the level Vinny is capable of achieving.

I’m also incredibly interested in seeing if coach Hakstol continues playing Vinny at his natural position of Center, just as he has done the first three days of camp. New Flyers head coach has had Vinny playing center with RJ Umberger and Sam Gagner playing the wings. All three of these players need to have a bounce back year, especially after playing way below what was ultimately expected from each and every one of them.

Look for Vinny to try and impress coach Hakstol to solidify not only his roster spot, but his position at center.

Next: #4-Scott Laughton