Tyson Foerster's slow start got a calm response from the Flyers after Friday's practice in Columbus.
Head coach Rick Tocchet and Foerster both met with the media, and the message was to relax. The Flyers are 5-10-6 and sit 28th in the NHL, so patience isn't something fans have much of right now.
Jackie Spiegel relayed a line from that media session on Friday: "It's not a panic city, like we can relax. He's going to get in there." Spiegel's post doesn't say who spoke, so it's best read as the tone the team wanted to set.
Foerster has 4 goals and 2 assists in 20 games this season, with 1 power-play goal and 1 short-handed goal. He scored 65 goals in 215 games over his NHL career, and that's the player the Flyers are waiting for.
The team's own account confirmed that both Tocchet and Foerster spoke after practice.
Foerster isn't being buried while he searches for his game. Spiegel's read of the practice lines had him skating with Trevor Zegras and Travis Konecny, which is a top-line look, and it fits with the calm message.
Our earlier look at the Flyers' new forward lines at practice covered the Michkov and Martone pairing. The Foerster line is the other part of the shuffle that matters.
Where does Cole Knuble fit in now?
Cole Knuble isn't among the forwards on that practice list. The 22-year-old has been a healthy scratch for the last two games.
He has 3 goals in 9 games this season, but also a -6 rating. That plus-minus is the kind of number that gets a young forward pulled, and it's hard to argue the Flyers have been wrong to give him a look from the press box.
Spiegel's report also had Knuble in it, and the "he's going to get in there" part of the quote suggests the door isn't closed. Still, with Noel Acciari on the fourth line in the practice group, Knuble needs an injury or another shake-up to get back in.
Foerster gets a chance to settle in against a Blue Jackets team that has lost three straight and is 29th in the NHL. The Flyers play at Columbus on Saturday, and the lines will show whether the calm talk holds.
This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.
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