you saw him come into camp with more confidence. He’s just making plays out there. He’s skating well and he’s got a great attitude.”

Dave Isaac, @davegisaac

So far, Laughton has been one of the better Flyers this season. Considering he gets about five fewer minutes a night than Giroux to show what he can do, it’s an impressive feat. He has three goals in five games, has a big role on the penalty kill and has won eight of 14 faceoffs.

Laughton was a 2012 first-round pick, a center for the Oshawa Generals who yo-yoed for six seasons after the Flyers drafted him. He made the NHL roster for five games after the 2012 lockout ended, when he was mid-season with the Generals. He then played six games in theAmerican Hockey League for the Adirondack Phantoms when the Generals were done, went back to Oshawa the following season and was a first-team Ontario Hockey League All-Star.

Last season was his second full campaign in the NHL. He spent all but two games of the 2016-17 season with the Phantoms, being groomed for the fourth-line center role. He did that last season for the Flyers and now finds himself at left wing.

There was a time not too long ago that he would go back to center in the absence of Nolan Patrick. Instead the Flyers like him on the left side enough to keep him there. Jordan Weal filled the role Saturday instead.

“I felt comfortable there (on the wing) and a lot less work in the D-zone (than centers