Daily News | Flyers weighing the value of NHL experience vs. a Phantoms playoff run for prospects
With Wade Allison healthy again, the Flyers have a dilemma — burn one of their four remaining call-ups and keep Tyson Foerster or send him back to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to help with their playoff push?
But the Phantoms can give youth an experience the Flyers can’t. With 12 games remaining, the Phantoms are currently in playoff position. Six teams make the playoffs from their division, and they are in fifth place. They’re six points ahead of the sixth-place team and seven points ahead of the first team out . But their spot isn’t solidified yet, Phantoms coach Ian Laperrière said.
In the long run, it’s something that will help the organization, Laperrière said. The Flyers want to be in the playoff race, too, and when they finally get there, they’ll have players who know what to expect when it comes to the pressure and increased intensity. It also gives them confidence in themselves, which is needed to build their personal games.
“I coached in the [American Hockey] League for a couple years,” Tortorella said. “I watched players go through a playoff run, and then it just catapults them to the National Hockey League.” After Sunday, the Phantoms have a five-day break between games while the Flyers have two games. Tortorella has a feeling they’ll be down to three call-ups soon.
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