The Philadelphia Flyers have demoted Emil Andrae to the AHL despite having a very good game. It doesn’t help anyone when he moves back and forth between rosters.
Watching the Philadelphia Flyers throughout the preseason, it looked as if Emil Andrae would have a pretty clear path to the opening night lineup.
Even before the injury to Cam York, it seemed like Andrae’s smooth skating stride and puck moving ability would make him an asset for a defensive corps that doesn’t exactly have those skills in spades. Andrae also more closely resembles York’s game than someone like Adam Ginning or Noah Juulsen, but ultimately, the Flyers’ braintrust decided to go with more veteran options, leaving Andrae to go back to the AHL, once again.