from Sam Carchidi of Philly.com,

What does he have to do to earn a spot with the Flyers?

“He’s got to do the same thing as all the other kids. He’s got to come in and show us that he can help make us a better team and that it’s the right thing for us,” Hextall said. “It’s truly that simple. We’ve got numbers. We don’t have to have him. We’ve got other kids who can play and we have veterans, so we’re in a good position with him.”

The Flyers are overloaded with centers. Because of that, veterans Jori Lehtera and Valtteri Filppula might be shifted to wing to make room for Patrick, Scott Laughton, or Mike Vecchione.

As for Patrick, Hextall said the Flyers “are not going to force him into our lineup. We’re not going to force any of these kids to be in our lineup. We certainly feel that of the group that has a chance to make our team, we’re comfortable enough that we can fill our team with those kids rather than the free-agent market. But they’ve got to earn it.”

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