The Philadelphia Flyers are signing veteran center Artem Anisimov to a professional tryout, per Frank Seravalli.
Anisimov, 34, is a veteran of 13 NHL seasons and 771 games. Flyers head coach John Tortorella had the Russian for four seasons with the New York Rangers and is quite familiar with what the center can bring. The Flyers' center group borders on abysmal, all due respect.
Right now,
Sean Couturier,
Kevin Hayes,
Scott Laughton,
Morgan Frost, and
Patrick Brown are their top projected centers. They also have a projected ~$4 million in cap space once long-term injured reserve is factored in. Ipso facto, Chuck Fletcher's options are limited.
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Artem Anisimov spend '21-22 with Yaroslavl Lokomotiv of the KHL, where he posted 19 points in 27 contests.
The Flyers are desperate for answers, and under Tortorella they look to be much different teams. Right-winger
Cam Atkinson spoke on Elliotte Friedman's 32 Thoughts podcast and spoke about the types of changes we can expect under Torts. Simply: dominate the 'blues' on the ice (goal creases and blue-lines), play a hard-fought game every night, and most importantly -- show up in shape.
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