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Snapshots: Ellis, Gallant, Svechnikov

August 23, 2022 at 5:16 pm CDT | by Ethan Hetu 7 Comments

After two straight nightmarish seasons, the Philadelphia Flyers are desperate to return to contention in 2022-23. Last offseason, the Flyers acquired defenseman Ryan Ellis from the Nashville Predators, hoping that adding Ellis, a veteran top-pairing defenseman, would revamp their defense and help out young goalie Carter Hart. Unfortunately for the Flyers, though, Ellis’ health issues limited him to just four games in a Flyers uniform, and the Flyers in his absence struggled to keep pucks out of the net.

Now, it seems Ellis’ absence looks set to continue. When asked by NHL.com’s Adam Kimelman if Ellis would be ready for the team’s season opener, Flyers head coach John Tortorella responded “I doubt it,” and elaborated that despite Ellis’ best efforts it’s doubtful he’d be ready to even participate in training camp. Ellis is currently battling what he termed a “multilayered” issue involving his “whole pelvic region.” While it’s definitely possible that Ellis returns next season and gets into games with the Flyers, Philadelphia spent significant resources this offseason preparing to survive without Ellis. The team traded for and extended Tony DeAngelo to presumably partner with Ivan Provorov on the team’s top pairing, and they also signed Justin Braun to round out the right side of their defense. The Flyers are likely expecting to eventually see Ellis back on the ice, but unfortunately it doesn’t seem like that’ll happen any time soon.

Now, for some other news from across the NHL:

  • Forward Brett Gallant has played for the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters for the past six seasons, and now it’s been announced that he’ll be returning for his seventh year there. The Monsters announced today that they’ve signed Gallant to a one-year AHL contract. The physical Gallant, 33, is a veteran of nearly 500 AHL games and last played in the NHL in 2013-14. He had four goals and 98 penalty minutes in 53 games last season and has logged nearly 1,500 penalty minutes in his AHL career.
  • Despite finally playing a year as a full-time NHL-er last season, Evgeny Svechnikov is still without a contract for next season. The 2015 first-round pick played in 72 games last season and scored 19 points. Kevin Weekes of ESPN reports that Svechnikov has changed representation, and has joined up with Dan Milstein’s Gold Star Hockey agency, a group that represents a multitude of Svechnikov’s fellow Russian NHLers.
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  1. fffbbb

    6 months ago

    Ellis will never play again

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    • goalieguy41

      6 months ago

      And you know this how?

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    • BubbaBoy

      6 months ago

      I wish it were true Fletcher, Clarke & Holmgren will never work for the Flyers again.

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  2. MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

    6 months ago

    What are the odds that Brett Gallant, and his brothers Alex and Brad, aren’t related to Turk (and son Jason), when they’re all from Summerside, PEI? And, @fffbbb said it all – Ellis’ hockey future doesn’t look bright at all, right now.

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    • Bucky76

      6 months ago

      No relation at all but Brett could fight in the NHL for sure skating only issue… His father Mike ‘pinky’ Gallant tough as nails…Sister is the toughest of all them..

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    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      6 months ago

      @Bucky76 – Sis would’ve had to fight off multiple pairs of mitts going for the last couple of dinner rolls during Holiday dinners. That makes for epic toughness! I can picture the Lamoureux twins having the same battles in Grand Forks…

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  3. unknowneric

    6 months ago

    But what about Brett Gallant’s cousin, Brett Goofus?

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