We’ve finally entered the month of June, which means the 2025 offseason festivities are finally starting to break on the horizon! The Flyers have a ton of draft picks, a new coach, some interesting contracts and a decade of mediocrity they’re entering the summer with. That opens the door for some potential big changes, or to remain the exact same they always have. So let’s make some predictions about what the Flyers have in store for us this offseason!
Number 5: Jamie Drysdale Gets Extended a Year Early
The Flyers love to sign players a year early. It’s a gimmick they’ve done it over and over again with multiple general managers, and with Jamie Drysdale leading the in-house to-do list in 2026, he could be the next player to ink an extension early.
It’s a pretty big risk-reward signing. If Drysdale breaks out, getting him under a reasonable contract early could be a smart move, but if he hangs around in just-a-guy status, it’s yet another albatross on the books. There’s a good chance he’s going to be a piece of the future anyway given what they gave up to get him, but with his abilities still uncertain, an early contract probably isn’t the smartest move, but we’re talking about the Flyers, they don’t tend to make smart contract moves.
Number 4: They Make All 3 First Round Picks
The Flyers hold the 6th, 22nd and either 31st/32nd overall picks entering the 2025 draft. And while some folks are dreaming up trading the picks for main roster help, or bundling them to move up, what if the Flyers just use all three first this season to select players?
The 2025 draft is considered to be fairly weak, which makes their two later picks (and all four of their second rounders) are probably mediocre. But the idea that the organization can prop up three different first round pick faces in the same year feels like a PR opportunity for their “rebuild” they won’t pass up, even if it’s not the most well advised path.
Number 3: Owen Tippett Gets Traded
One of these wingers has to go. Michkov, Konecny and Foerster ain’t going anywhere. Guys like Brink and Hathaway have taken up residency in lesser roles, so they’re not impactful trades. But Owen Tippett fits in that top-six role and most wouldn’t even notice he was gone. Not only does that clear $6.2 million off the books ever year until 2032, it opens one of the only forward slots on the roster for the 2025-26 season.
Whether or not they go outside the organization for help is still TBD, but even if they want someone like Alex Bump to make the roster, they need a spot for him to do it. They have to give themselves some room to breath here… or, ya know, they should be considering it, anyway.
Number 2: They Don’t Address the Goaltending
The Flyers are at a bit of a catch 22 with the goaltending. They’ll never have any success with an Ersson/Fedotov duo, but given the lackluster state of the team, is this the roster they want to give up a ton of assets for a slightly older veteran netminder? Both Ersson and Fedotov are in need of new contracts next summer, and with a rather weak free agent pool and minimal trade pool to choose from, this feels like a pretty classic “kick the can down the road” situation brewing for the Flyers.
Just wish Briere good luck explaining his way out of this one when the team is in a free fall in February because nobody can stop a puck.
Number 1: Overpay a Band-Aid Center
The Flyers can’t not address their center depth… right? But with the recent open resistance to someone like Marco Rossi, who has been in the rumor mill lately, the more likely option is they sign a depth dude to a large desperation contract then pretend that *insert random third liner here* will be the top center of the future. That is a much more believable outcome than taking a chance with a home run swing at a potential top guy.
Luke Kunin, you are a Philadelphia Flyer! On a contract large enough that your grandkids can retire on.
By: Dan Esche (@DanTheFlyeraFan)
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