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Mar 12, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Flyers center Sean Couturier (14) skates against San Jose Sharks center Nico Sturm (7) in the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports
For reporters, the game of "who might be a healthy scratch?" at practice is less about clandestine sleuthing and more a straightforward exercise in process of elimination and base-level logic.
Which is why the line combinations run by head coach John Tortorella at Flyers practice on Monday were so interesting.
Given the morning recall of Olle Lycksell, the Flyers hit practice with the ability to roll five lines of three forwards, putting Tortorella in position to have one full trio stand as the likely "scratch" line for their next game on Tuesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
It's clearly not the line of Owen Tippett, Morgan Frost and Travis Konecny. Joel Farabee and Scott Laughton certai...
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