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Despite hiccup, Rodrigo Abols still leads pack of Flyers roster bubble forwards

In spite of a suboptimal showing in his fourth preseason game on Saturday, Rodrigo Abols’s stock is holding steady.

Sep 23, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens forward Florian Xhekaj (63) and Philadelphia Flyers forward Rodrigo Abols (18) exchange words during the second period at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images

After what’s been, on the whole, a very successful preseason for Rodrigo Abols, last night’s matchup saw him hit a bump in the road, in his fourth start in seven days.

Something in the configuration of his line — having him moved over to the wing to play alongside Jacob Gaucher and Garnet Hathaway, at least to start — wasn’t really working last night, and it was evident pretty much from the jump, with one particularly rough shift which saw them hemmed in and getting cycled on, looking helpless while no one seemed to be able to step up to make a play to break them out of the zone.