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The only realistic way they get a “top six” C, let alone a #1 center is to trade for one. Im hoping they can identify a team that lacks wing depth and maybe find a need for need trade. Tippett for Wright has been mentioned. Robert Thomas has been mentioned but I think the Flyers would really have to pay an uncomfortable price for the Blues (and Thomas) to consider it. I’m talking Michkov or Martone. (plus that NTC, cap hit and term)
I wonder if something like Tippett and Toronto’s 1st gets you Wright and a pick or prospect from Seattle? Maybe Julius Miettinen? Is Jake O’Brien (instead of Wright) available? These are the kinds of deals Briere is “hopefully” pursuing.
Who knows, maybe they keep falling and get a realistic chance to draft someone like Tynan Lawrence or Caleb Malhotra.
I think i read from one of the beats that the Flyers have no interest in Wright?
Either way they have a log jam in center. Assuming they resign Zegras and plan to use him as a center, he will get a NMC because Flyers. That leaves you with 3 C with NMC for the next 3 years (Dvorak, Coots, Zegras). That doesn’t include Cates who is on a 4 year extension. What do you do with the existing centers, most of which are unmovable? The Flyers already have too many middle six wingers for next year. Unless Wright ends up being a #1 center you are worse off than before with 5 centers who aren’t the answer and no place to put another if you can find one.
I don’t know. The Flyers roster construction is batshit crazy and DB wants to lock everybody up to keep the crazy train rolling.
the state of the team is the same since wharton certificate boy took over, and even before.
They are not a good team. They have no plan to become a good team. They have no path towards cup contention.
As far as Thomas, he will not waive to come to Philly. There will be many suitors for his services. He would have zero reason to come to philly.
Anyone who has faith in wharton boy or “jonesy” needs their head examined. Fact is its very bleak. nothing has changed
crazy thing is they are still very much in the playoff race. couple games out.
Blame Bettman and the OT point rules. It is hard to be out of the playoff race at this point in the year unless you are committed to the tank.
I still can’t believe they’ve only scored 2 goals in 18 OT periods. That may be a record and yesterday’s OT was incredibly bad. Maybe they should try something different, like Michkov.Again with size over skill.
The Flyers are noticeably small on the ice. Not everybody, but their smaller guys are noticeably small and don’t have elite skills. If they did, they would be playing.
The Kings got Panarin for a prospect + a conditional third and signed him for $11M for two years.
Panarin would only waive for the Kings. It was the only place he was willing to be traded to and gave them a sweetheart extension deal. The Flyers were never in.
I understand the thinking but Frank is correct, Panarin wanted to go to the playoffs and picked his team while giving them a sweetheart deal to make it work. He held all the cards with a full NMC. GMs are to quick to give them out knowing that most likely that some other GM will have to deal with the downside. Same with Coots. Flyers can’t do anything but cut his ice time, they can’t do anything without his permission.
For 58 minutes, the story wrote itself.
Nick Cousins, former Flyers draft pick and Stanley Cup winner beats Vladar on a defensive mixup involving Juulsen for the game winning goal. Will Juulsen be to valuable to the PK, with 6 SECONDS IN LAST 4 GAMES, to sit after the olympic break? Tocchet says he’d like to get Andrae some time after sitting for over a month but the PK is to important.
While they tied it up with the goalie pulled the Sens quickly ended the game once overtime started. Once again the Flyers skaters were vastly outplayed and only Vladar kept them in it.
I hope to hell Danny sells at the TDL but he won’t because he’s still looking towards making the playoffs next season rather than rebuilding. Same goal as this season.
Andrae sitting again for Juulsen is another dumb decision. Allegedly because Toc doesn’t want to mess with the PK. Juulsen combined for a TOTAL of 6 seconds of PK time the last 3 games.
Again with size over skill.
On the opening goal last game Michkov was on the ice with Zegras and Tippet when he made that ridiculous pass to help setup the goal but he will again be starting on the 3rd line.
Despite all of Tocchet (and Briere’s) hand wringing:
Key 2025-26 metrics for Michkov include:
Offensive Impact: When on the ice, Michkov has helped the Flyers maintain a strong expected goals percentage of 53.38%.
Advanced Metrics: He has ranked in the 85th percentile for on-ice expected goals (2.84 per 60 mins) and 83rd percentile for goals for (2.98 per 60 mins).
Production: After a record-breaking rookie season where he led all NHL rookies with 26 goals, he remains a focal point of the Flyers’ offense.
Despite a challenging start to the 2025-26 season, including lower ice time (14:34 TOI/G) and fewer points early on, Michkov is consistently identified as the team’s top driver of high-quality scoring opportunitiesScrew Tocchet and DB. When he’s on the ice he’s frequently the best player for the Flyers even with his “conditioning”. If his conditioning was really such an issue that he was a liability, his metrics would show it. His metrics show a criminally underused forward being held back by a 61 year old coach’s preconceptions. He is helping keep the Flyers afloat despite his coach.
Same goes for his treatment of Andrae. Not Juulsen’s BIG, nothing else matters.
Briere said the team overachieved up until January 6 and underachieved since then. He believes the reality is somewhere in between.
The reality is closer to the .600 team before January 6. They have to move away from Errson and his league worst save percentage. At least this year, it’s one awful goalie instead of three. They need another guy there. They also need another top 4 Dman.
Vladar : .939 in October, followed by .894 in November, .905 in December, and .876 in January.
Which of those months is not like the others? His season hasn’t been as great as it seems in the moment. The Flyers went 6-9 in Dec, well below .600 the month before January. The Flyers were boosted by early season wins and OT Loser points and a crappy division where most of that time the difference between first and last was about 10-12 points. They were “underachieving” well before 1/6/26 it just took awhile for momentum to catch up to them. The Flyers aren’t a team that looks to fix things that anyone can see are broken when they are winning which is one of the reasons why things snowball.
Vlad had a .929 last night, well above his season average of .904, and needed every save. He will need to continue to do this for the next 4 months for the Flyers to have a chance.
Adding players? If you are talking about possibly making a run at being a playoff bubble team, maybe, but as far as becoming a real contender they aren’t any closer than they were 3+ years ago. Could the bar be set any lower?
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7019567/2026/02/03/matvei-michkov-tocchet-flyers-briere/
Multiple team sources have indicated that now, even months after his slow training-camp start, the Flyers believe Michkov still may not be able to do the things he needs to do from a physical standpoint — on a regular enough basis — to earn a larger role. Whereas last season he was routinely able to absorb hits along the wall or in scrums in the corner, and emerge from those scrums with the puck, for example, the thought is that he now struggles with that because his strength is lower than it should be.
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Michkov get’s his minutes. Looks good. Spectacular pass leading to a goal. Flyers win.
The Flyers .. should .. take .. the win.
But no, another Michkov hit piece and Tocchet just wants the best for him from Kevin Kurz following DB’s talking points from the press conference.
WHY? Caps on a back to back with a 3rd string goalie.
and still outplayed the Flyers. Vladar made several 10 bell saves and, if i recall correctly, the caps missed an open net.
The Flyers are most likely going to end up outside of the playoffs and outside the top 5 picks but this should help that comcast gate revenue.
DB looked absolutely thrilled to have to give a pregame press conference defending his coach. The win bought them some more time. I was kind of hoping for OT there in the 3rd.
