Jones Struggles, Penalties Prove Costly In Flyers Loss To Bruins

– Martin Jones’ first appearance with the Flyers did not go nearly as planned. He allowed three goals on 11 shots, including a Brandon Carlo slapshot that was easily stoppable. It was not a great night for Jones.

– Joel Farabee was fantastic in his first preseason game of the year. He scored both Philadelphia goals and seems to be picking up right where he left off last season. #86 looks like he’ll have himself a good year.

– The penalty kill did not look very good tonight, only killing three of five Boston power plays in the game. It is preseason and they’ll experiment with different personnel and strategies, but it was certainly not a great sight for the Flyers, who were criticized by some for keeping the same assistants around to try and right the ship on special teams.

– Cam York was very impressive tonight. He was skating very smoothly and was making good plays with and without the puck. He racked up the assist on Farabee’s second goal of the game in the third period and looked comfortable. He’ll try to take advantage of Egor Zamula’s injury coupled with the questionable play of Nick Seeler tonight to try and fight for an opening night spot with the Flyers.

– Felix Sandström played well in his 29:14 of game action. He stopped 12 of 13 Bruins shots he faced, including some real testers, and looked very comfortable against NHL competition. He was moving well in his crease, he tracked the puck extremely well, and he used his 6’2” 191lb frame to his advantage. He’ll likely be fighting for the starting job with the Phantoms this year, but he was certainly impressive tonight with his performance

– Tyson Foerster had another strong showing after a great game on Tuesday. His lethal shot was on full display and he showed off that shoot-first mentality along with good playmaking. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable with every game he plays and he has certainly been a delight to watch over the last couple of months.

Philadelphia will return to the ice on Saturday night when they return to Wells Fargo Center to host the Washington Capitals at 7:30pm ET in South Philadelphia for their third of six preseason matchups on the schedule. The Flyers enter the game at 0-2-0 in the preseason while the Capitals maintain a 0-1-1 record so far.