Asked whether Schenn's injury could affect his making the team, Holmgren said: "I don't know that it has any bearing or not. We like him. We think he's going to play for us at some point."
"It's a shame for him, because he probably would have played at least one of these games," Holmgren added after Wednesday's practice in Voorhees.
If Schenn and Couturier make the team, it might affect the status of rookie forward Matt Read, who has been one of the Flyers' most impressive players in camp.
Couturier, 18, can be sent back to juniors, or the Flyers might keep him on the roster for up to 10 games and then move him to juniors if they don't think he is NHL-ready.
Couturier's $1.3 million cap number is a "slippery slope," Holmgren acknowledged but added: "The more time Sean stays here is better for him - and for the Flyers in the long run. He's forced to play at a high tempo that he wouldn't get if he's sent back" and a chance to work in the weight room with the players. "Seeds can be planted on things he needs to work on."
Holmgren said he was happy with the performances of Couturier and Schenn in camp.
"I think Brayden has a little more scoring ability, and Sean is a little more well-rounded player who probably looks to pass more than Brayden," he said.
Holmgren said it was "not out of the question" that both make the team.
With two exhibitions remaining, a lot can happen to change the Flyers' plans, but here is how the lines could look for next week's opener:
Danny Briere centering Scott Hartnell and Jakub Voracek.
Claude Giroux centering James van Riemsdyk and Jaromir Jagr.
Schenn centering Wayne Simmonds and Read or Couturier.
Blair Betts centering Zac Rinaldo and Max Talbot.
The defense probably will look like this:
Chris Pronger and Matt Carle, Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn, Andrej Meszaros and Andreas Lilja. Oskars Bartulis would be the extra defender.
