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Flyers' Giroux: 'If I didn't think I was 100 percent, I wouldn't be playing'

Eric Hartline / USA TODAY Sports

Claude Giroux has no doubt he is ready to make his preseason debut when the Philadelphia Flyers face the New York Rangers on Tuesday.

"If I didn't think I was 100 percent, I wouldn't be playing," Giroux told the Courier-Post. "I've been battling the last few practices and I feel good, so I'm ready to play."

Giroux was expected to return in time for the season-opener, but getting some preseason ice time should be beneficial if he is actually recovered from the lower-body injury that kept him out for most of training camp. If not, it seems like an unnecessary risk.

Flyers coach Craig Berube is glad to have his captain in the lineup for some preseason action, but acknowledges the situation is not ideal.

"You'd probably like to get him in a little bit more than that (two preseason games)," Berube said. "Again, there's nothing we can do. I can't turn the clock back. He'll get himself ready."

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