#2. Adam Ginning vs Emil Andrae
We’ll consider this the Flyers’ in-house version of David vs Goliath. Adam Ginning stands at 6-foot-4, whereas Emil Andrae comes in at 5-foot-9. The organization likes both of these players a lot, but with the addition of Marc Staal and the presence of Nick Seeler, it makes sense to only keep one on their roster for now.
Ginning’s role would likely be a big, stabilizing defensive presence that would allow a Rasmus Ristolainen or a Cam York or a Sean Walker the freedom to be more aggressive offensively. The 23-year-old plays a simple game already, and as long as he can keep it clean that will benefit him in the long run.
Andrae, on the other hand, can do it all but it’s his size that limits him. However, the mighty Swede plays like a pitbull and his determination regularly allows him to win disadvantageous battles. Andrae is also better offensively than what he gets credit for, although that won’t be his hallmark at the next level.
Both of these guys should see NHL ice time this year, but this is more a matter of who does so first.