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BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 24: Jack Hextall is one of the smartest centers in the class
Moving forward on the Draft Board, we’ve arrived at Jack Hextall, a name that’s very familiar to the Flyers organization. If you’re thinking about former Flyers goaltender and much maligned general manager Ron Hextall, well he’s Jack Hextall’s Dad’s cousin. It’s a distant relation, but it’s a relation nonetheless. If the Flyers were to select Hextall at No. 21, there would be quite the discourse about the Flyers selecting another Hextall. That might be a bit unfair to Jac...
Report: Flyers drawing trade interest from 3 teams for Owen Tippett
Oh look, Owen Tippett is getting a whole lot of attention from other NHL teams as they try to pry the talented winger from the Philadelphia Flyers before next season. It has been no secret that the Flyers could use Tippett in a substantial deal to address one of their major positional needs — a top-six center or a top-four defenseman — but it does not seem like the Flyers are too eager to move him out just because teams are calling. And who just are those teams? We got some new names intr...
Danny Briere reluctant to trade Flyers’ first-round pick ahead of 2026 NHL Draft
The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2026 NHL Draft next week in Buffalo with four picks in total. They did have five on Monday. Does that change any of their strategy? Flyers general manager Danny Briere and assistant general manager Brent Flahr spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon. The trade Tuesday between Toronto and Philadelphia saw the Flyers acquire defenseman Simon Benoit and goalie Joseph Woll in exchange for Sam Ersson, Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in this upcoming draft...
Flyers acquire Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit in trade with the Maple Leafs
The Philadelphia Flyers have made the first substantial trade of the NHL offseason and they have got their perfect tandem partner for Dan Vladar, and physical defenseman. Announced by the team on Tuesday morning, the Flyers have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit from the Toronto Maple Leafs. In exchange, the Flyers sent goalie Sam Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae, and a 2026 third-round pick up to Toronto. BREAKING: We have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll an...
Which 2026 NHL Draft prospects remind experts of Flyers players?
Every year, the extensive scouting team at Elite Prospects releases their annual draft guide . It’s a massive collection of a year’s worth of scouting reports, stat tracking, and projections about what a draft-eligible player could be in the NHL. It’s an impressive body of work that is a must-read for anyone who wants to know about any player in the draft. For each player rated with a first or a second round grade, Elite Prospects offers an NHL-level comparable for the prospect. In ...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Now the real fun begins
*Now the the last game of the NHL season was one whole entire day ago, it is safe to say that the offseason has officially begun. Which means Things are going to start happening, and one of the first things that happens each offseason is the buyout window opening. In case you didn’t know, 48 hours after the last game finishes, the window opens. Here’s a few guys the Flyers could buyout, if they really wanted to. [ BSH ] *One of the things that is cool about the Carolina Hurricanes winning...
5 defensemen who could be perfect fits for the Flyers at 21st overall
The Philadelphia Flyers have lately been targeting centers with their first-round picks. General manager Danny Briere even said recently that center is still a position of need for them in their organization, so they might just do the same thing for the 2026 NHL Draft. But, what if they decide to go with the other positional need? Sure, the current NHL roster has three very capable top-four defensemen and the pipeline has some interesting names like Oliver Bonk, David Jiricek, and someone...
Could these 3 Flyers be buyout candidates this summer?
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday night, winning their second Stanley Cup in franchise history and giving former Flyers Sean Walker, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Nic Deslauriers their first Stanley Cup rings. The season is officially over, but the offseason is on the cusp of starting. The first buyout window for contracts begins on Tuesday evening, 48 hours after the final game of the playoffs. That buyout window will start Tuesday night and carry on for two wee...
3 lessons the Flyers can’t afford to ignore from the Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes
The 2025-26 NHL season is over, and the Carolina Hurricanes have been named Stanley Cup Champions. We’re a little biased of course, but we are certainly happy with the result. And there are lessons to learn from their journey. As we all know, the NHL is a little bit of a copycat league. It might be cliche at this point, but after the Florida Panthers just went back-to-back, we saw teams try to get some more physicality in their lineup (as they learned the wrong lessons from that incredibl...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 23: Maddox Dagenais could be a steal
Despite very little fanfare heading into his second QMJHL season, Maddox Dagenais has taken the all important draft year jump, and cemented himself in the conversation as a top-20 pick in this year’s draft. Dagenais probably profiles as more of a winger rather than a centerman, but he has the size and full-ice impact to play up the middle if necessary. His breakout year with the Quebec Remparts had scouts perking up throughout the season, and if he can continue on this developmental...
Monday Morning Fly By: Storm surged
*We’ve spent a lot of time around here talking about why we would not love the Flyers targeting Darnell Nurse in a trade, but we’re also here to hear the counterarguments. [ BSH ] *It’s a tough question of fit, though. [ Inquirer ] *And it certainly wouldn’t be a move pursued without serious risk. [ The Athletic] *In other news: the most recent word in the street is that things are progressing towards a contract extension for Dan Vladar. [ BSH ] *Away from all of that, we’r...
A guy who used to write here won the Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup has been handed out. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 by a score of 3-0 to win the series and win the Cup for the first time since 2006. And we know a guy who built that team. There are incredible stories built into that Hurricanes team: Rod Brind’Amour conquering the NHL and finishing on top, lifting the Cup as both coach and captain in Carolina, and plucky forwards who were cast aside for various reasons coming up to all be dominant for...
New details emerge on Dan Vladar’s looming contract extension
While we have come to expect that the Philadelphia Flyers are going to be signing goaltender Dan Vladar to a contract extension on July 1, we now know more specific details about what that new and shiny contract could look like for the Czech goalie. We have vaguely known what Vladar’s contract is going to be, with it encroaching in the vicinity of a long-term deal and him getting a sizeable increase in salary, but that was just the information we got from some more local reporting. It’s o...
2025-26 Player Grades: Flyers’ organizational depth kept the ball rolling
We’re continuing to chip away at our season reviews around here, but before we get too deep into dissecting the seasons of some of the Flyers’ top contributors, it’s worth taking a bit of an intermission to remind ourselves of all of the work that the supporting cast did around them. The season is long, after all, and to keep the whole operation going, at times, contributions over the shorter term are required from players elsewhere in the organizational ladder. Some of these stopgap impa...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 22: Alexander Command is the classic high-motor center
After yesterday’s profile on Elton Hermansson, next up on our board is fellow Swede Alexander Command, a center from Orebro HK. Command is one of the centers in the murky middle of the first round – the group of Oliver Suvanto, Jack Hextall, and Ilia Morozov. To varying degrees, each of these players represent players with a high-floor and a lower NHL ceiling, where the players need to take sizable steps forward offensively to reach the Top-6 of a lineup. Like many of the...
Friday Morning Fly By: Untitled
*Heck of a game last night, huh? The winning team is now just one single win away from the Stanley Cup. Very exciting! (Can you tell this is being written before the game has ended?) Anyhoo, in case you missed it, we got a little clarity on this whole Leafs’ pick situation that seems unnecessarily confusing because the NHL is ridiculous. [ BSH ] *The Dylan Larkin saga continues, and perhaps Dylan Larkin doesn’t think the Flyers are the best fit for him but SOMEONE does. [ Inquirer ] ...
Why a Darnell Nurse trade could make sense for the Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking around in the trade market for a defenseman and according to reports are at least interested in Oilers blueliner Darnell Nurse. While it might initially make zero sense, there is a world where it’s a great trade for Philadelphia. How quickly things change. Two out of the last three seasons, Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse was part of a team that went to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals, losing both times to the Panthers. Nurse, now 31, was eating up a ...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 21: Elton Hermansson is truly a boom-or-bust prospect
On the BSH Draft Board, we’re officially at the spot where the Flyers will pick on Friday, June 26: No. 21. The honor goes to Elton Hermansson on our draft board, a toolsy Swedish right winger who played the majority of the season with MoDo of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Hermansson is unquestionably in the second tier of this year’s Swedish draft class. Below Ivar Stenberg and Viggo Bjorck, Hermansson fits in a tier with defenseman Malte Gustafsson and Alexander Command in this c...
Ranking Danny Briere’s top 10 moves of the 2025-26 Flyers season
Since the beginning of June 2025, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere has made nearly three dozen moves. The majority of those were contract signings, while the rest involved trading and, in one particular case, a waiver pickup. Some of those signings were signing fairly simple entry-level contracts. Meanwhile, some trades were also of the minor league variety, giving players a fresh start with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms or a place to develop and get playing time. Overall, Briere ...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Danny, don’t you dare
*It continues to be Peak Rumors Season around here — and everywhere else, really — and this latest trade rumor has huge embarrassing failure written all over it. Danny, do not. [ BSH ] *Your choice at 20th overall on the BSH Community Draft Board might be the best choice for the Flyers at 21, should he make it there. [ BSH ] *Speaking of both prospects and rumors, there’s always some weird stuff coming out of the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo every year, and this year is r...
Could the Flyers’ 21st overall pick be on the move?
The Philadelphia Flyers are starting to turn a corner. They made the Stanley Cup Playoffs and won a round for the first time since 2020, and general manager Danny Briere has the team on the track to contention. It’s another key offseason for Briere and the Flyers front office, and that starts with the NHL Entry Draft in Buffalo on June 26. In each of the past few years, the Flyers had multiple first-round picks heading into draft night, and plenty of picks on Day 2 as well. However, ...
NHL finally clarifies Maple Leafs’ first-round pick conditions owed to Flyers
When the Philadelphia Flyers dealt Scott Laughton at the 2025 NHL trade deadline, it already looked like a good deal by general manager Daniel Briere. They received Nikita Grebenkin as well as a 2027 first-round pick in exchange for the longtime Flyers forward, a fourth-round pick, and a sixth-round pick. There were conditions attached to that Leafs’ first-round pick, though, and unless you’ve been living under a rock in recent months, you know how complicated things have gotten with that...
2025-26 Player Grades: Owen Tippett takes a major step forward
It feels like every week we heard that some team or executive was interested in Owen Tippett . It makes sense– he’s one of the fastest skaters in the league, one of the hardest shots , and was the team leader in goals with 28. He’s got all the ingredients to make an elite player on a team-friendly contract for years to come. The speedy winger doesn’t turn 28 until February of next season, so he’s squarely in his prime with what feels like another level to reach. All of this comes together to m...
Report: Flyers linked to Darnell Nurse in latest trade rumors
The Philadelphia Flyers are going to look for upgrades in certain positions. That’s one of the most obvious statements we can make — as a team that entered the playoffs and actually won a round, will obviously look to improve themselves to get back to that point (and maybe win two rounds) next year. But one of those areas in need of improvement for the Flyers is their blue line and they could be sniffing around a certain Edmonton Oilers defenseman that needs a new home. Darnell Nurse has ...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No.20 : Ilia Morozov is a surprising 200-foot center
Usually, whenever we get the pleasure of talking about a new, exciting Russian prospect, there is an inherent wonder about the naturalization process that their game will have to undergo once they start playing in North America. Ilia Morozov is not one of those players. Coming up through the American AAA system and the USHL for the two years prior to his NCAA debut, Morozov has been playing on North American ice for much of his development. He burst onto the scene this year with a v...
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