In Tuesday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, NHL news, stories, highlights, and more from the last day.

Flyers News

Well, that could have gone better, right? The Philadelphia Flyers got smoked in their second preseason game of 2024, taking a 5-0 beating at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Monday night.

No Flyers goals means no fun, and a number of defensive breakdowns resulted in pucks going in the wrong net. Defensemen Hunter McDonald and Ronnie Attard are two hopefuls aiming to make the Flyers’ NHL roster this year, but their performances were less than inspiring and have likely penciled them in for another year in the AHL, barring a monster game down the stretch.

Finnish goalie Eetu Makiniemi, who is attending training camp on a professional tryout offer, looked pretty solid in his 1.5 periods in the crease. Veteran Cal Petersen was the opposite, surrendering a goal on each of the first three shots he faced in the third period.

Overall, Petersen allowed four goals on 12 shots, while Makiniemi stopped 13 of 14. If Makiniemi gets a contract from the Flyers at the end of this, it would not be a surprise to see him eventually take over the net for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.

NHL News

Speaking of the Montreal Canadiens, top prospect Ivan Demidov has had an interesting season so far. In some games, he hardly plays. In others, he takes over.

Now, some internet sleuths and skeptics are questioning whether Demidov is even a good skater. No, really!

Once upon a time, people thought Brayden Point was a below-average skater, and since then, the Tampa Bay Lightning superstar has become one of the league’s fastest and most elusive down the middle. Leon Draisaitl, who just signed a monster contract with the Edmonton Oilers, doesn’t have the cleanest skating stride ever, but he still puts up more points in a season than a lot of guys have in their careers.

Not to say Demidov is going to be those guys… but if it works, it works!