Author: DanTheFlyeraFan

Writer for Brotherly Puck and National Puck

Relocate the Flyers and Give Philadelphia a New Expansion Team

The Philadelphia Flyers are atrocious from top to bottom and everyone is fed up. Rather than performing surgery on the roster and front office to try and salvage the once mighty organization, why not just get rid of them instead! Relocation is something that happens from time to time in the NHL. Much less in … Continue reading Relocate the Flyers and Give Philadelphia a New Expansion Team

Deal or No Deal- Would You Make This Trade? Vol. 6

CapFriendly's Armchair GM tool is a fabulous place for fans to craft their dream trade scenarios as they patiently wait for the two months between their favorite team's playoff elimination and the actual offseason to begin. While most are run-of-the-mill, feasible, everyday trades, every once in awhile a suggestion makes you stop and think, and … Continue reading Deal or No Deal- Would You Make This Trade? Vol. 6

Top 5: Players The Flyers Should Avoid This Summer

The Philadelphia Flyers are in quite the predicament heading into the 2022 offseason. With approximately 101 things to fix, the fear is they can't get to everything in one summer, or even worse, they cheap out in a failed attempt to spread the upgrade wealth. Whether it's washed up vets past their prime or potential … Continue reading Top 5: Players The Flyers Should Avoid This Summer

Picking the Bones of the Chicago Blackhawks

After spending the majority of the last five seasons treading water trying to keep their Stanley Cup team together, after giving it one last failed kick at the can in 2021-22, the Chicago Blackhawks have finally reached a point were they might have to waive the white flag and finally consider tearing down and put … Continue reading Picking the Bones of the Chicago Blackhawks

Matt Dumba Potential Defensive Fix for Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers' right side of the defense has been a point of intrigue heading into the offseason. With Ryan Ellis' future still seemingly in limbo, Rasmus Ristolainen re-signed, and no third pair righty signed for next season, questions about their approach to fixing the defense is still at the forefront of the Flyers' offseason … Continue reading Matt Dumba Potential Defensive Fix for Flyers

Pros and Cons of Signing Evgeni Malkin

If you mentioned a decade ago after the heated 2012 Philadelphia Flyers - Pittsburgh Penguins playoff series that Penguins' center Evgeni Malkin would hit free agency in 2022 and the Philadelphia Flyers would be potential suitors, it would seem quite literally unbelievable. Yet today, that could very well be the case. Penguins GM Ron Hextall … Continue reading Pros and Cons of Signing Evgeni Malkin

Top 5: Bold Predictions for the 2022 Offseason

The 2022 offseason for the Philadelphia Flyers represents a fork in the road. After multiple ugly seasons, the choice to rebuild or retool is staring them in the face. If they lean into making the team better, there's no reason for them not to be bold and make some major changes. Whether it's trades, free … Continue reading Top 5: Bold Predictions for the 2022 Offseason

Flyers 2022-23 Goaltending Carousel

We're currently living through a very rare time in Philadelphia Flyers' history. No, not the team being historically bad with absolutely no direction. Instead, we're talking about a good problem to have- an abundance of goaltending talent! Over the course of the last decade or so, the Flyers have done a very good job in … Continue reading Flyers 2022-23 Goaltending Carousel

What a Mitch Marner Trade to the Flyers Looks Like

The Toronto Maple Leafs and first round playoff exits go together like peanut butter and jelly. One of the biggest hockey markets, who hasn't seen the second round of the playoffs since 2004, suffered yet another loss in game seven, the fifth straight year the Leafs got booted in a win-or-go-home playoff game. This was … Continue reading What a Mitch Marner Trade to the Flyers Looks Like