Jamie Drysdale marked his inaugural appearance with the Philadelphia Flyers during last night’s 3-2 shootout triumph against the Montreal Canadiens. Drysdale, acquired in the notable trade that sent Flyers’ prized prospect Cutter Gauthier to Anaheim in exchange for the promising right-shot defenseman, showcased his skills in the Orange and Black jersey. The Toronto, Ontario native contributed with one assist and played a significant 19 minutes and 46 seconds on the ice. Analysts Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk evaluated Drysdale’s performance in his Philadelphia debut, with Yaremchuk expressing a favorable opinion, assigning him a grade of A or even A+.
Frank Seravalli: Yeah it was certainly a good grade for his debut with the Flyers. A lot has happened, you go on a road trip with the Anaheim Ducks and you are in Nashville and then get the call about being traded, not a big flight to Philly but your whole life is left back in California so you’re thinking “what does this mean, now I got to sell my house, how do I pack up” and for him to settle in and play some powerplay time with the Flyers where you’ll be stalwart for the next 10 years and pickup a point, have some unreal Grade A chances in overtime that he just missed on.
Frank Seravalli: The Flyers fanbase seemed really excited to have him and he seemed juiced up by the opportunity to play for the Flyers and all things considered of what’s happened around him in the last 24-48 hours certainly high marks for his debut with Philly.