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The Flyers plan to waive defenseman Andrew MacDonald Monday at noon, general manager Ron Hextall annnounced. I thought MacDonald might benefit from Hakstol’s system with his solid passing and skating, but he has lost the coach’s favor this preseason nonetheless. They...

On Monday, the final day of waivers before opening-night rosters must be set, the Philadelphia Flyers waived defenseman Andrew MacDonald and the Calgary Flames waived Mason Raymond amid a flurry of transactions.

Obviously, Coach Hakstol’s system isn’t going to be learn or optimized in a couple of days, so you can expect improvements as the season goes on.