Jett Luchanko, Egor Zamula sign as dev camp wraps

lyers Development Camp wrapped on Saturday night with a prospect scrimmage that offered fans their first good look at 13th overall pick Jett Luchanko, as well as check-ins on how far other notable names like Oliver Bonk, Denver Barkey, and Hunter McDonald have come along. 

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Also, there was some Matvei Michkov talk, because even though he wasn't there, he is on his way over, and the Flyers' staff seems to have a good feeling that having him in the lineup on opening night is going to be special.

But there's going to be a solid couple of months of quiet between now and the start of training camp in September. Here are a few loose ends to catch up on from dev camp until then...

Luchanko signs

Luchanko closed out the week at dev camp by putting pen to paper on his three-year, entry-level contract.

The 17-year old center, who the Flyers made the 13th overall pick in the NHL Draft a couple of weeks ago, will be heading back to the Guelph Storm in the OHL for this upcoming season and is still looking at a couple more years of development, at least – the contract doesn't go into effect until he turns pro either in the NHL or the AHL.

But his tools, mainly his speed and instincts, are all there and are all promising. You could see it in the drills the prospects were running through this past week. Moreover, and noting that it was only a scrimmage, you could see how he reads the ice and utilizes it all to his advantage during the skate from Saturday night.

Check out the archived livestream below if you have an hour or two to burn:

"This is summer hockey, but I think you saw in probably small amounts his details to his game, his speed, the skill that he has," assistant GM Brent Flahr said after Saturday night's scrimmage. "Just a very mature game for a young player."

So does Zamula

Egor Zamula signed before the holiday weekend was out, too – to a two-year, $3.4 million deal ($1.7 million per). 

The 24-year old defenseman out of Russia has been a project for the organization for the last several years, but he really found his footing in the NHL with this past season, skating 66 games in a depth blue-line role with five goals, 16 assists (21 points) and a plus-3 rating at an average 16:03 of ice time. 

He looked way more comfortable with the puck on his stick, walking the blue line to help the Flyers maintain possession, and checking down in their own end away from it, which all mostly held up as his role in the lineup gradually became more and more regular. 

So when he approached restricted free agency this offseason, it always felt like a matter of when he would sign rather than if. 

How much more there is to Zamula's game will have to be seen, but for now, he figures to slot right back into one of the spots on the bottom defensive pairing, leaving the sixth and final one to be left on a rotation of Rasmus Ristolainen (if healthy), Erik Johnson, Ronnie Attard, and Adam Ginning – at least on the immediate projection based on who else is fluctuating in between the NHL/AHL roster bubble.

Here's a quick look: