*Dev camp is over. The frenzy of July 1 week has come and gone. The other camps are for weeks. It’s going to be boring for a bit here in Flyersville, methinks. Seems like a good time to revisit the 2016 draft class, no? [BSH] *Matthew Strome is making the jump to the AHL and…
Ron Hextall and Chris Pryor were extremely busy during the Draft in 2016. The Flyers originally held the 18th overall pick but they traded that pick and the 79th pick to the Winnipeg Jets for the 22nd pick and the 36th pick. With the two picks the Flyers received from the Jets trade, they selected…
*AMERICA!!!!!!! ahem. Anyhoo, not much happening in hockey this week. Big news for us was the not-shocking news that Scott Laughton filed for arbitration. [Inquirer] *Now that it would appear that Chaz is done making moves – well, presumably – we can start trying to put together all of the pieces and see what this…
Do you love the prospects? Are you so excited to see how this new crop of kids turning pro this year fare? And the ones that are returning to the Phantoms’ lineup? They’ve got a whole lot of youth on that team, and we may well be looking at a very exciting team this season….
*Summer is slow and all but, remarkably, People Online are still talking about whether or not Sean Couturier is a legitimate 1C. What a time to be alive. Anyhoo, a few days ago we took a look at the front half of the Flyers’ 2016 draft class. Now let’s talk about what we should expect…
The offseason content rolls on even if the offseason action has slowed. The gang dives deep into development camp observations and discuss the possibilities of some youngsters filling the void in the current bottom-six forwards. Joel Farabee, Morgan Frost, German Rubtsov, Isaac Ratcliffe are all discussed at length. What’s going on with Wade Allison as…
*If you’re still struggling to find something to be excited about re: this Flyers team, try thinking about the fact that we are finally going to see all of these talent prospects get to prove themselves in the NHL. [BSH] *Meltzer, with a post-dev camp look at what it will take for the Flyers’ more…
*Bored yet? Whatever; the Flyers still need to sign Ivan Provorov and Travis Konency, so that’ll happen at some point. Eventually. Hopefully. Here’s what is up with that. [NBC Sports Philly] *Paul Holmgren’s retirement may seem like a stand-alone event, but if you think about it, everything that has happened to this team over the…
* ICYMI, the Flyers extended Scott Laughton to a two year $2.3M contract late Friday afternoon. [BSH] * Somehow, free agent defenseman Jake Gardiner is still just that, a free agent. The team that does eventually sign him will most likely be getting the steal of the 2019 free agent class. [Pro Hockey Talk] *…
*Paul Holmgren has switched jobs again, this time essentially retiring and anointing himself Senior Advisor. Good for him, work is for the birds. [BSH] *And here’s the official release, from the team. [Flyers] *Besides Nolan Patrick, the 2017 draft class for the Flyers produced some pretty exciting prospects. When should we expect to see them…