Author: DanTheFlyeraFan

Writer for Brotherly Puck and National Puck

Top 5: Flyers Storylines at the Halfway Point of the Season

Half of the 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers season is in the books and it's been an eventful 41 games. They're 21-14-6 and clinging on to the third seed in the Metropolitan Division and have strayed away from their original rebuilding goal, instead opting for a full on hard-nosed, mucking and grinding Tortorella style of hockey and … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers Storylines at the Halfway Point of the Season

Top 5: Questions Facing the Flyers in the Wake of the Cutter Gauthier Trade

As the dust settles from the biggest news to rock the Philadelphia Flyers in many years, everyone wants that spicy details of where it all went wrong in the Cutter Gauthier saga. And while all the drama is easily the most fun, speculative and talked about thing that has happened to the Flyers in over … Continue reading Top 5: Questions Facing the Flyers in the Wake of the Cutter Gauthier Trade

Making the Pitch for the Flyers to Trade for Trevor Zegras

Just days after the Philadelphia Flyers made a blockbuster trade with the Anaheim Ducks, rumors emerge that there may be more players on their way out of the Pond, specifically Trevor Zegras. Zegras, who will turn 23 in March, has taken the league by storm with his creative offense and viral video plays. His totals … Continue reading Making the Pitch for the Flyers to Trade for Trevor Zegras

Flyers Prospect Pipeline and Offensive Future without Cutter Gauthier

On Monday the Flyers made a blockbuster deal when they sent the rights to former fifth overall pick Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a second round pick. From a prospect perspective, it leaves the Flyers in a serious position of weakness. They added another young right-handed defenseman to … Continue reading Flyers Prospect Pipeline and Offensive Future without Cutter Gauthier

Flyers Defense with Jamie Drysdale in Tow

On Monday, the Flyers made a blockbuster deal when they sent the rights to former fifth overall pick Cutter Gauthier to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Jamie Drysdale and a second round pick. Drysdale is a 21-year-old right-handed defenseman with 123 games of NHL experience under his belt, who was once a sixth overall … Continue reading Flyers Defense with Jamie Drysdale in Tow

Keep or Trade: Carter Hart

The Philadelphia Flyers have a new problem the franchise is relatively unfamiliar with- too much goaltending talent. 25-year-old Carter Hart is in his sixth NHL season and has had a renaissance during the 2023-24 campaign. Despite his career turning in the right direction and arguably not yet his peak, he could be on the trade … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Carter Hart

Keep or Trade: Travis Sanheim

The 2023 offseason was filled with questionable non-moves, and none were bigger than the organization failing to deal away 27-year-old Travis Sanheim before his new eight-year contract and subsequent no-trade clause kicked in. Unlike Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton, who were retained despite their personal values being at an all-time high, Sanheim was kept because … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Travis Sanheim

It’s Time to Bench Cam Atkinson

Veteran forward Cam Atkinson was originally expected to be a big part of the early days of John Tortorella's tenure with the Flyers as someone who played under him for the entirety of his residency in Columbus. He was supposed to be the bridge of communication when it came to translating Tortorella to English. Then … Continue reading It’s Time to Bench Cam Atkinson