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  • #11244
    FlyerFrank
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    i could see them running back Brink-Cates-Forester and trying a Shabanov-Zegras-Michkov line, keeping your first line intact. then it would be your pick of guys for the 4th line.

    They still need more man games to fill those slots even if Brink and Shabanov both play all 82. Briere has stripped the team of guys who can win faceoffs though. Frost, Laughton and Poehling were fine on the draw. Should be fun to watch.

    #11240
    black_francis
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    Tippett-Couturier-Konecny
    Foerster-Cates-Michkov
    Open-Zegras-Open
    Open-Open-Hathaway

    i could see them running back Brink-Cates-Forester and trying a Shabanov-Zegras-Michkov line, keeping your first line intact. then it would be your pick of guys for the 4th line.

    since Zegras is buddies with Drysdale and York I hope this helps in keeping York. Not ready to move on from him.

    #11228
    FlyerFrank
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    Your four lines today:

    Tippett-Couturier-Konecny
    Foerster-Cates-Michkov
    Open-Zegras-Open
    Open-Open-Hathaway

    Zegras seems to have played pretty well in March and April for ANA so that’s not a bad sign as the Flyers hope he regains form and develops past even that. The Flyers are taking $3.85M off their cap space which, after York deal, might leave them with 9-10M to get UFA help. Could be enough to get a goalie (Allen?) and a Top 4 D-man in UFA. Still, it’s open season for Flyers forwards looking for opportunity

    #9380
    FlyerFrank
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    “Sources confirmed to Kurz that the Flyers will not be in the market for big-name free agents come July 1. While general manager Daniel Briere and the front office have nearly $19MM in cap space (per PuckPedia), they seem content to continue to resign their own younger players. Excluding non-roster players, the Philadelphia Flyers have two restricted free agents remaining—York and winger Jakob Pelletier—and no unrestricted free agents. It appears the Flyers are opting to retain a roster similar to last season’s, with Tocchet and his coaching staff aiming to maximize player performance and development.”

    https://www.prohockeyrumors.com/2025/06/metropolitan-notes-york-flyers-free-agency-zibanejad.html

    They do have the cap space for the UFAs I think they need (Top 4 D and goalie) and, again, I’m fine with them staying the course on building the forwards through the draft.

    #9095
    FlyerFrank
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    LeBrun says the Pens are the only bottom-feeder currently selling… the rest are trying to add lol.

    So Flyers trying to “improve” while the Pens are making plans to tank for McKenna…

    I like where the Flyers are better than PGH. Unless the Pens are willing to sell Crosby, Malkin, Letang or Karlsson they’ll be bad but too good to finish at the absolute bottom. They don’t have a whole lot else to sell. Rust or Rakell? They could be Top 9 guys in a lot of places. I can actually see a path for the Flyers. Whether they follow it or not . . . WE WILL SEE! Hahahahaha!

    #9085
    Tomahawk
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    LeBrun says the Pens are the only bottom-feeder currently selling… the rest are trying to add lol.

    So Flyers trying to “improve” while the Pens are making plans to tank for McKenna…

    #9080
    yes its me 2050
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    VonZip I agree 100%. they play it week by week it seems.

    #9078
    VonZipper
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    i dont see any direction. will know in the next month — yes its me 2050

    Unfortunately, we’ve been saying “we’ll see” about Flyers offseasons for far too long now.

    I’ve been a fan for a long time (old enough to remember the SC wins as a kid), and have never seen this franchise as directionless as they’ve been for the past decade or so.

    #9045
    yes its me 2050
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    i dont see any direction. will know in the next month

    #8992
    FlyerFrank
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    flyers and shrewd moves dont go together.

    The Farrabee-Frost roster spot/cap dump might not have been shrewd but it does indicate they have some direction. We’ll see how they go about filling those spots.

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