The speedy Luchanko, who only turned 18 in August, has had a strong training camp. But is starting him out with the Flyers the best decision for his long-term development?

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 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.

And then there were 23. Ahead of Monday’s leaguewide deadline, the Flyers trimmed their roster by 14 players on Friday. The biggest news is that 2024 first-rounder Jett Luchanko remains with the big club,

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.

Philadelphia Flyers prospect Jett Luchanko has made waves in the team's rookie and training camps, and although he only just turned 18 in August, there's already rampant speculation that he could make the NHL roster this season.

At this year’s Flyers camp, Matvei Michkov is undoubtedly the guy getting the most attention. The forward, who is the team’s top prospect, arrived in America sooner than expected, and we’ll be seeing him in the NHL as early as this season.

At least for now, 2024 first-round pick Jett Luchanko has made the Philadelphia Flyers roster, as final cuts to the training camp squad were made on Friday afternoon.

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