- Flyers AGM Brent Flahr revealed Jett Luchanko had a core muscle procedure about a month ago
- The 2024 first-round pick missed development camp for the second straight summer
- Read below for his recovery timeline and roster outlook
Jett Luchanko’s summer hit a snag.
The Flyers revealed Friday that their 2024 first-round pick had a procedure on his core about a month ago, which kept him out of development camp for the second straight summer.
Assistant general manager Brent Flahr delivered the news after the final day of camp.
Flahr and a handful of prospects met with reporters to wrap the week:
Luchanko had been dealing with a lingering core muscle problem for about a year and a half, per Jackie Spiegel of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Now that it is cleaned up, he is already back in the gym and expected to skate again within a week.
Skill has never been the concern. He is a fast, two-way center the Flyers drafted to eventually anchor a middle-six line.
Watch him open the scoring for Canada at the World Juniors with this filthy finish:
Last season looked different for the 13th overall pick. He spent most of the year in junior and got into four regular-season games with Philadelphia, plus one playoff appearance.
Lehigh Valley of the AHL is where the Flyers expect him to open next season.
It has been a loud offseason in Philadelphia, from Claude Giroux’s free-agent homecoming to a record-setting offer sheet. Luchanko’s recovery is a quieter thread, but a healthy fall matters for a club leaning on its young centers.
If the timeline holds, he will be back on the ice within days and chasing a bigger role by training camp.
