Vermont head coach Todd Woodcroft saw a 'dynamite player' in Jay O'Brien. But it appears the 23-year-old center won't be a Flyers prospect for much longer.
, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman reported the Flyers have decided to not sign O'Brien to his entry-level contract by the Aug. 15 deadline.
"I kind of group players into two groups. They're either drivers or they're passengers. And he's a driver," Woodcroft said Wednesday in a phone interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia."He's a 210-foot player, which means he's not limited to just the 200 feet. Like, he will go through the walls, he plays so well in between the dots. He's a shooting threat and he's a defensive threat.
Woodcroft saw some Scott Laughton in O'Brien. Laughton was drafted at 20th overall in 2012. He was a scorer in junior hockey but, with time, carved out a role at the NHL level as a versatile, bottom-six type of player.
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