Tag: Flyers

What Could a Morgan Frost Extension Look Like?

As the All-Star break has passed and the trade deadline is looming, I'm already looking forward to the offseason. Why? Because I believe that the Flyers have already accomplished their season goal of figuring out what they have. All that's left to do this season is to sell off cogs like Braun and JVR at … Continue reading What Could a Morgan Frost Extension Look Like?

Top 5: Biggest Positions of Need for the Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to get back to relevancy but have a roster that has more holes than a golf course. It's going to take a Herculean effort to overhaul the roster during the 2023 offseason, and the faith that Chuck Fletcher, of all people, can lead the Flyers through this tough stretch that … Continue reading Top 5: Biggest Positions of Need for the Flyers

Top 5: Landing Spots for Kevin Hayes

It's feels odd we're already talking about trading soon-to-be 31-year-old Kevin Hayes, who is the current all-star on the Flyers' roster and who's firing at just shy of a point-per-game pace that could easily set new career highs in goals and points by season's end, but there are quite a few factors that could signal … Continue reading Top 5: Landing Spots for Kevin Hayes

Flyers Trade Deadline Predictions

NHL trade deadline day is one of the most exciting days of the year. Though for the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2023 TDL could be rather uneventful. They have two big ticket players that are likely to get dealt during the offseason in Ivan Provorov and Kevin Hayes, but considering their cap hit and the fact … Continue reading Flyers Trade Deadline Predictions

Early Prediction: Keep or Trade the Flyers’ 2023 First Round Pick

Ah, the NHL draft lottery, one of the most overthought, sketchy systems in sports today theoretically designed to deter teams from tanking. Whether or not it achieves its goal is up for debate, but it opens the door for teams higher in the standings to get their chance at a top draft pick. Thanks to … Continue reading Early Prediction: Keep or Trade the Flyers’ 2023 First Round Pick

Fletcher…Fear or Foresight?

In all of our occupations we have to make decisions.  Some of these are hard and others are easy.  A GM of a hockey team is no different.  For all of us, with every decision made, we make that choice based off of either fear or foresight.  So the question becomes, how does Chuck make … Continue reading Fletcher…Fear or Foresight?

Chuck Fletcher Moves That Have Aged Best and Worst

There are two types of general managers in the NHL, the ones that aren't afraid to do what's best for business at all costs, and the ones who are terrified to make the hard calls, opting instead to take the path of least resistance. Chuck Fletcher is the latter. For the most part, a vast … Continue reading Chuck Fletcher Moves That Have Aged Best and Worst

What Does Sam Ersson’s Emergence Mean for the Flyers’ Goaltending?

Looking back throughout Flyers' history, and especially the last couple decades, one of the biggest holes the team has struggled to fill was goaltending. A motley crew of random bodies were called upon to quite literally save the day, and one after another failed. Then the Flyers drafted their savior Carter Hart in 2016 and … Continue reading What Does Sam Ersson’s Emergence Mean for the Flyers’ Goaltending?