VOORHEES, N.J. — Somehow, 19-year-old Matvei Michkov won’t be the youngest player on the Philadelphia Flyers’ roster when they open up their season on Friday in Vancouver.

The Flyers announced their opening night roster which features a pair of teenagers in Michkov and Luchanko and 13 players that are 25 and under.

Jett Luchanko, one of the youngest players selected in the 2024 NHL draft, has made the Philadelphia Flyers' opening-day roster.

The Philadelphia Flyers have made no secret about how high they are on prospect Jett Luchanko, and as the final round of roster cuts could be happening any day now, it's looking increasingly likely that the team's first-round draft pick could be make the Opening Night roster.

The speedy Luchanko, who only turned 18 in August, has had a strong training camp. But is starting him out with the Flyers the best decision for his long-term development?

With the Philadelphia Flyers ‘ 2024-25 regular season beginning in a few weeks (Oct. 11), they will have to make a final roster. To me, it seems as though they have most of it figured out—of the 23 spots, there are 22 safe picks to make it. But that last one? That’s where we can have some fun.

At least for now, 2024 first-round pick Jett Luchanko has made the Philadelphia Flyers roster, as final cuts to the training camp squad were made on Friday afternoon.

And then there were 23. Ahead of Monday’s leaguewide deadline, the Flyers trimmed their roster by 14 players on Friday. The biggest news is that 2024 first-rounder Jett Luchanko remains with the big club,