Luchanko looks to have made the team and in all likelihood will debut alongside Matvei Michkov on Oct. 11 in Vancouver. "I think he deserves to be with us right now," John Tortorella said.

The primary goal this season isn’t to make the playoffs. It’s to continue building a foundation in terms of both culture and development, while keeping an eye out for ways to gather future assets in the hope they become a perennial high-seeded playoff team.

The likelihood for Luchanko, should he make the roster, is that he'll get a handful of NHL games in for the experience, then go back to Guelph with a to-do list of things to work on over the course of the junior season to bring to camp next summer.

The Philadelphia Flyers have made no secret about how high they are on prospect Jett Luchanko, and as the final round of roster cuts could be happening any day now, it's looking increasingly likely that the team's first-round draft pick could be make the Opening Night roster.

After making the final round of cuts on Friday afternoon, the Philadelphia Flyers roster sits at the maximum 23 players, which includes 2024 first-round pick Jett Luchanko.

Forward Jett Luchanko remains with the Flyers after the team reduced its training camp roster by 14 players on Friday.

Jett Luchanko remained with the big club and centered what looked like the Flyers' projected third line. On Wednesday, at least on paper, Lycksell appeared to be the favorite among the bubble forwards to make the roster.