Wingers Michael Raffl and Matt Read, former 20-goal scorers coming off disappointing seasons, and center Scott Laughton formed an effective unit as the Flyers opened their exhibition season Sunday.
Call them the Reclamation Line.
“I thought we played well together,” Read said after Monday’s camp session in Voorhees, N.J. “We were kind of swarming the puck, and if someone lost a battle, there was someone there to get the puck back.”
Laughton, a first-round draft pick in 2012, spent most of last season in the minors and seems to have rediscovered his game, especially on the defensive end.