The likelihood for Luchanko, should he make the roster, is that he'll get a handful of NHL games in for the experience, then go back to Guelph with a to-do list of things to work on over the course of the junior season to bring to camp next summer.

Throughout the span of time between the NHL draft combine in May and Flyers development camp in early July, Jett Luchanko apparently shot up a full inch, going from five-foot-11 to an even six feet tall.

When the Flyers ushered in their “New Era of Orange” in May of 2023, governor Dan Hilferty, general manager Danny Brière, and president Keith Jones preached patience as the organization embarked on its rebuild.