"The Flyers told 18-year-old Czech winger Tomas Hyka to beat it the other day.

The first to go from their oversized training camp roster were 15 prospects who were to return to juniors.

The Flyers make a mistake. Their roster was supposed to be trimmed by just 14, but no one realized it until Hyka was in a car headed for the airport.

The little speedster thought he was on his way to Canada to play his first season in North America juniors for the Gatineau Olympiques, Claude Giroux's old QMJHL club.

Beforehand, Hyka had a look from the Flyers as a free agent invite to training camp that was over before he knew it.

And then it wasn't."