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Jett playing in a few AHL playoff games has no bearing on his NHL potential or career. Hopefully he has improved from the shitshow he was when they tried to force him onto the roster last year. The Flyers need him to pan out but even if he does. When does the actual rebuild start? Still no #1 Center, #1 D, #1 goalie. Rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic.
Then neither does Buium’s 4 inconsequential playoff games where he chipped in one PP assist. Six points in 7 AHL playoff games at 18 is still nothing to turn your nose up at. Zegras is the 1C, Sanheim is the 1D until further notice. Zegras has to get back to the .75 PPG offensive level and surpass it at least a little. There aren’t that many defensemen in the league better than Sanheim. There are about 225 NHL defensemen in any given season. How many are better than Sanheim? I see Top 20 lists without Sanheim on it, but I wouldn’t trade him straight up for some guys I see there.
Just so Im clear here, you aren’t actually comparing AHL playoff games to NHL playoff games are you? They aren’t even in the same realm of reality.
As for Zegras, its not even a guarantee he stays at center.
I am probably most definitely in the minority here. But I would play Dvorak with Zegras and Michkov, at least try it at first. It gives those 2 a defensively strong 3rd, and Dvorak can take importasnt faceoffs when needed. You can take some of the pressure off Zegras from a defensive standpoint and allow him to take faceoffs depending on the situation or importance.
I’ve always subscribed to the idea of “pairs” when it comes to NHL lines. Then you can mix and match the 3rd member depending on game situations and hot/cold streaks.
Zegras Michkov
Couturier Konecny
Cates Foerster
etc.And then add the 3rd to those pairs depending on the game situations/matchups/hot and cold.
With NIL money being a thing, at first I thought the issue with Martone not being able to attend camp if he chooses college was one of those (now) archaic college financial rules. Makes more sense if it has to do with classes being in session. You don’t want players missing too many classes for non school sanctioned events.
I hope he chooses to go to Michigan State. I would rather be patient, and get him on the Flyers when there is no way he can be kept off the team.
if he goes to college can’t imagine any scenario where he isnt a one and done. unless he pulls a cutter…..
wonder how much he would get in NIL funds. owen Mclaughlin, flyers 7th rd pick, left North Dakota for BU. he got over 150k. whats the max for martone?
Penn State is reported to have offered him 250k
With NIL money being a thing, at first I thought the issue with Martone not being able to attend camp if he chooses college was one of those (now) archaic college financial rules. Makes more sense if it has to do with classes being in session. You don’t want players missing too many classes for non school sanctioned events.
I hope he chooses to go to Michigan State. I would rather be patient, and get him on the Flyers when there is no way he can be kept off the team.
Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Schaefer, Misa, Demidov lead Wheeler’s summer 2025 list
Martone ranked #9 (4th-best from ’25 draft)
Bonk ranked #45 (Perreault ranked #13)
Luchanko ranked #54 (Buium ranked #5)- Top-10
#1 Schaefer
#2 Misa
#3 Demidov
#4 Parekh
#5 Buium
#6 Dickinson
#7 Levshunov
#8 Hagens
#9 Martone
#10 CattonYeah, I noticed the same thing. It is what it is at this point and we can only hope for the best.
The likeliest scenario is that Tocchet will do a lot of experimentation in training camp and early in the regular season. Zegras may primarily play center but he may also periodically take shifts on wing. Ditto Cates for different reasons.
Zegras gets every shot at center. Cates could fill the Jochen Hecht/Ville Leino role on left wing the way those guys did for Briere when he was creating offense down near the goal line. Third man stays high. That’s Cates. Getting to suddenly play on a line with guys like Zegras and Michkov and jack his own scoring numbers will ease any pain. Cates and Dvorak are both too good to not be Top 9 guys on this team.
I could also see Dvorak ending up on Zegras’ wing with Michkov. Taking all the faceoffs but allowing Zegras to “play the position”. Its good to have options.
Sorry… my screw up. I messed up the take-effect for the new rule. I’ll chalk it up to lack of sleep this week.
To correct myself: the new AHL rule would take effect in 2026-27, along with the rest of the CBA.
I am deleting the blog itself.
Mistake on the blog or not, I am glad to see that the new CBA will have this clause. I understand the CHL wants and needs to make money and in order to do that there have to be “star” players in the league to sell tickets. I think the CHL is seeing the writing on the wall with more and more players going the college route and losing those players anyway.
I never thought the 20 year old rule was fair to certain 19 year old players who are in that tweener stage of their development. Too good for the CHL but not yet strong or mature physically enough for the NHL. (Its not about talent so much IMO) It stunts their growth, and I think players go the college route because it is becoming a better league than juniors, at least in terms of player physicality and maturity.
So this is another “exceptional status” designation for players, only on the tail end of the Junior career instead of early. 1 player seems like a good compromise. At most its 32 players league wide, but we all know that wont happen.
I think he will ultimately sign a bridge deal that will expire a year ahead of UFA eligibility.
Interesting, because the first I think I thought was that he may be angling for an offer sheet.
60+ pt players on the team that drafted them since 1990:
Flyers – 6
Avalanche – 6
Lightning – 6
Penguins – 5
NY Rangers – 4
Red Wings – 3
Blackhawks – 3Hawks actually 5..
Keith, Toewes, Kane, Debrincat and Bedard.Shabanov
Wow, between their draft and this, the Isles have really knocked their offseason out of the park
How so?
His name comes up a lot, especially when I post possible future line combinations and don’t include him. He seems to have a lot of fans here. I find it amusing, that’s all. He is an admirable guy though, like I said. Playing and being a .5 PPG guy at his size is quite an accomplishment. But I also see a lot of general dumping on the team at the same time I see the same fans jumping to his defense.
I don’t see how you consistently omitting him from your lineups when he will clearly be in the lineup barring a trade or injury is people coming to his defense. Most people see it as an omission and nothing more. Especially now that Pelletier is no longer in the equation.
