Wins and losses in the preseason don't really matter all that much, but the games themselves mean so much, especially to those young players trying to make a team.
For the Philadelphia Flyers, most fans thought the second overall pick from the 2017 draft, Nolan Patrick would end up making the team, but the same certainty wasn't there for 23-year-old Taylor Leier.
The fourth round pick from 2012, though, impressed in camp and the preseason (3 points in 4 games) and ended up making the team.
As excited as Taylor was to make the Flyers, his family was even more excited:
How heartwarming is that?
That's what hockey is all about right there.
Over the last two seasons, Leier played 16 games for the Flyers, but for the first time in his young career, he made the team and we hope he sticks for a long, long time.
(H/T: Broad Street Hockey)
