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Maybe, hopefully. By blow the doors off everyone I mean he needs to show that he is one of the best players on the ice, because he will be playing mostly against other players trying to make the rosters. He cant just be good, he has to be great in comparison, because once the real NHL players start ramping up, it will change rapidly. Just like it did last year.
I’m rooting for him for sure.
We will see. I’m absolutely rooting for him. The Flyers still aren’t deep down the middle. They have 4 proven NHL centers and may need to flip one to wing to get the most talent into the Top 9. They need another guy there. Not an Abols fan. Michkov turned 20 two months into last season. Luchanko turned 19 last month. I recognize it could be a reach, but if he can do it, the Flyers need him.
Doesn’t seem likely. Here’s how I have it. They do need a real upgrade before Bonk is truly ready for a regular NHL role. This list may need an update too.
FLYERS:
SANHEIM RISTOLAINEN
YORK DRYSDALE
SEELER JUULSEN
ZAMULAPHANTOMS:
ANDRAE GRANS
GINNING BONK
McDONALD GILBERTAT LEAST A YEAR AWAY:
GILL
AMICOI saw this and, although it’s not hockey, it made me think of the Flyers because it’s the same damn defense of the team the flyers use.
Predicted to have one of the worst if not the worst defense in the league this year but man, they have the championship culture that nobody else has.
That’s when you know you are rock bottom.
They need to cut about 40 goals against, or roughly half a goal a game. The goalies combining for a .900 save pct. should about get that done. It’s possible with the two Russian catastrophes gone and an upgrade, however slight, in Vladar. There are some things they just can’t do any worse on. Puck support needs to get a lot better. They have some pieces on defense. They need at least one pleasant surprise back there.
A guy they drafted 12th overall is going to be an nhl regular, wow that is a hot take if I ever saw one.
Guys taken in the Top 12 have a 90%+ chance of becoming NHL regulars. They might disappoint, but they play regularly. Unless you’re the Rangers.
you forgot to add nesbitt and all the other big mean nasty players the flyers drafted in 2025.
can wait to them package that depth for that elite player.
nothng to complain about the forwards. love it. keep the faith. go flyers
Nesbitt will be a regular NHL player. Say what you want about the Flyers drafting but they aren’t the Rangers.
Zegras is 100% going to be a center. The flip to wing last year was because ANA was so lacking in scoring Cronin felt the need to get his 6 best offensive forwards onto two lines. They still weren’t very productive. Frank Vatrano is an admirable player, but he’s not a Top 6 winger. He gets you 3rd line winger numbers in Top 6 minutes. Zegras does create a lot of offense down near the goal line. We’ll see how that fits with Tocchet’s Box + 1. He won’t be the first forward back a lot of the time. Giving him some Hecht/Leino/Kurri-esque 2-way support from the wing isn’t a bad idea but, word is, Zegras isn’t a slacker on defense either. He’s their best option for scoring center. He’s not flipping to wing.
Nice to see some positives on Dorwart. Things are tightening up up front though for slots.
they finished bottom 10. that is not ok. just because you dont see a problem doesn’t mean it is good enough to get it done. they are not deep. they are nothing but average at best
“But like I said, when you’re not spending $12 million on a player, or even two like Edmonton does… Colorado has three or four high-end guys. We’re not going to be built that way. So depth will be important to us.”
love that quote by the gm.
Average age of what I see as their Top 9 is 25 and change with Martone and Luchanko on the way. Depth also gives them some pieces to put a package together for one of the elite needle-moving, difference-making forwards you think they MUST have to “get it done,” whatever “it” is. There’s literally nothing to complain about in the way the forwards are shaping up. Briere is right . . . as always!
Ok compared to what? Ok isn’t going to be good enough. Now or in the future.
They were in the bottom 10 in goals scored last year. How much improvement do you really think they will make on that as a team?
If ex selke “paces” for 60 points the flyers should look to move him asap. Can help a team win as you say. Will they? Hell no.
OK compared to the majority of the league. They aren’t stacked with elite players but they are deep in good NHL forwards with upside. That’s what the Flyers need to become: A good team better than the sum of its’ parts and their forward parts are pretty deep and pretty good. I don’t see a problem here. Defense and goal are the major concerns.
Dvorak is going to take faceoffs. Whether he takes the draw and then rotates over to wing, we will see.
I would hope Tocchet finds a way to get Dvorak and Couturier combined to take a majority of the faceoffs. It was a glaring hole before free agency. I can’t see either Dvorak or Cates getting pushed out of the Top 9 though. It opens the 4C slot, but so be it. There are a lot of different potential looks that teams are going to have to try to match up against. There’s a lot of flexibility there. Word on the street is Zegras is training with Adam Oates and working on draws among other things. This also isn’t bad news.
