Author: DanTheFlyeraFan

Writer for Brotherly Puck and National Puck

Top 5: Flyers’ Gritmas Wishlist

The holiday season is upon us! It's a time for giving, and the Flyers have quite the wishlist this year. So Danny Briere sat down on ol' St. Grit's lap and disclosed what he's most hoping for during the Gritmas season for his hockey club! Number 5: Therapy for Torts & Frost Do you think … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers’ Gritmas Wishlist

Keep or Trade: Rasmus Ristolainen

Rasmus Ristolainen is one of the more polarizing figures currently on the Philadelphia Flyers' roster. His physical style of play appeases to a certain crowd, and his lapses in judgment frustrate another. Nevertheless, rumors have emerged that teams may have come calling about the availability of Ristolainen ahead of the trade deadline in March. The … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Rasmus Ristolainen

Keep or Trade: Travis Konecny?

The Philadelphia Flyers are rebuilding... or at least they claim they are. For most teams, a rebuild would revolve around trading main roster players for future assets in the form of picks and prospects, and while Danny Briere and the Flyers did a little bit of that in the 2023 offseason, they left a few … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Travis Konecny?

Top 5: Flyers with the Best All-Star Chance

The NHL All-Star game is a convoluted mess that very few fans or players care about, but the NHL insists on making it a spectacle every year with tweaks intended to make it relevant and hip to the jive, as the kids say. Each division has 11 players, one player the league names from each … Continue reading Top 5: Flyers with the Best All-Star Chance

Way Too Early 2024 Flyers RFA Contract Extension Predictions

With the Philadelphia Flyers icing a younger and younger lineup, one of the new balls they need to juggle is a fresh batch of restricted free agents every summer. The 2024 class features two key players, one surprise riser, and a few depth guys with various statuses in the eye of John Tortorella. With the … Continue reading Way Too Early 2024 Flyers RFA Contract Extension Predictions

Keep or Trade: Scott Laughton

The Flyers drafted Scott Laughton 20th overall in 2012, and after years of marinating in the AHL with limited NHL ice time, he became a full-time roster member in 2017-18 and has been a highly respected depth forward ever since. His 30th birthday comes around in May of 2024 and he's got an additional two … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Scott Laughton

Comparing the 2023-24 Flyers to the 2017-18 Flyers

May 7, 2024 will be the 10th anniversary of the Flyers naming Ron Hextall as their general manager. He was tasked with rebuilding the team after the Paul Holmgren era went off the tracks. His attempted rebuild went wrong from just about every possible angle, and now, 10 years later, there is a new rebuilding … Continue reading Comparing the 2023-24 Flyers to the 2017-18 Flyers

Keep or Trade: Sean Walker

29-year-old right-handed defenseman Sean Walker, who the Flyers acquired over the offseason as part of the three-team Ivan Provorov trade, has been a surprising positive during the start of the season. He's a pending unrestricted free agent, and with the Flyers in a supposed rebuild, he could be a hot commodity at the trade deadline. … Continue reading Keep or Trade: Sean Walker