Flyers sign restricted free agent forward Olle Lycksell to new contract

). With Lycksell’s deal now done, they just have forward Morgan Frost left to sign. The deadline to sign restricted free agents before they hit the open market is Saturday.

Initially, Lycksell raised eyebrows with his performance at rookie camp. Having played against men for five seasons in Sweden’s top professional league, the SHL, Lycksell impressed despite the switch to the smaller ice surface.Lycksell earned a look at training camp, and was called up ahead of the Flyers’ second game of the season on Oct. 15. He played only nine minutes in his NHL debut, a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, and was subsequently sent down to the AHL.

In December, Lycksell got another two-game look from the Flyers. Although Lehigh Valley coach Ian Laperrière had good things to say, Flyers coach John Tortorella was not impressed by Lycksell the way he was with future AHL call-ups Elliot Desnoyers and Foerster. The Flyers gave Lycksell a five-game run in February. He notched his first NHL point on Feb. 21 in Edmonton and a season-high 14 minutes, 28 seconds of ice time vs. Montreal three days later.The Flyers picked Lycksell in the sixth round of the 2017 draft. Getting bigger and stronger has always been a major focus for the 5-foot-10, 173-pound forward, and Lycksell has put in the work.

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