Craig Berube gave his usual pregame press interview Thursday before the Flyers played the New Jersey Devils in a preseason game at the Wells Fargo Center.

The transcript:

On Claude Giroux skating today: “I think he was fine. He had a good skate yesterday, on his own, and went out there and skated with some guys today. He seemed OK.”

Is that encouraging?: “Yeah. Definitely. Any time you can get back on the ice this early, it is really good.”

In picking a final roster, how much emphasis is placed on the preseason games, and how much on the practices? “I’d say it’s more the games. I think that you have to see how people play in the games and under pressure and stuff.”

Anybody catch your eye so far? “Well, we have a lot of young guys that have been really good, I think, and pretty impressive players who have a real good future here. They’ve all played well, the young guys, I think.”

Does Samuel Morin have a shot to make the team? “I don’t know that about anybody. I don’t go into that stuff. I really don’t. It’s not fair to anybody, including the kid. He’s played well.”

When the final roster is chosen, it’s it Ron Hextall’s call or the head coach’s call?: “I think we all sit down as a whole group and look at things and see what we’re all seeing. We have our opinions. And we will figure it out.”

Goaltender for tonight: “Mason and Zepp will split.”

How has the team played so far?: “I wasn’t up in London, but the guys seemed to play pretty good there. I thought we had a pretty good half a game here against Washington. We weren’t very good in the first period. In the Toronto game, we lacked energy. A lot of guys played back-to-back games that night.”

So you are looking for more energy tonight?

“Yes.”