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Flyers sign intriguing prospect Ilya Pautov to entry-level contract
The Philadelphia Flyers just made a move that no one really saw coming, signing a former sixth-round draft pick that was toiling away in Russia and not really seen as making the development steps they wanted. But, they signed him and he’s now here. Announced by the team on Monday morning, the Flyers have signed 20-year-old winger Ilya Pautov to his three-year, entry-level contract. Pautov was sixth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft at 173rd overall, and has been playing most of his games i...
Monday Morning Fly By: Draft month is here
*Canada fell short in the bronze medal game over at Worlds yesterday, but there was still some valuable experience gained by Porter Martone in that journey. [ BSH ] *Speaking of World (and international competition in general) it looks like the chances of Matvei Michkov representing Russia on the international stage are on the rise again. [ BSH ] *We’ve been doing a lot of draft talk around here, but before we get back into the really meaty stuff, here’s an overview of names to know ...
5 Russian players the Flyers should target to help Matvei Michkov thrive
While the Philadelphia Flyers can act like it’s not, the major thread through this entire offseason is whether or not Matvei Michkov is going to get back on track next season. To do that, maybe he just needs some guidance from a trusted voice on the team — mainly, someone who he can understand every word they’re saying. A whole lot has been said about adding more Russian players to the Flyers current roster to help the young phenom winger along. It has been reported in the past that it ha...
2025-26 Player Grades: Emil Andrae took a step forward
An ongoing thread of discussion around this Flyers season has been, largely, of development. This was a big year for learning and growing among players at the top of the lineup, and while that’s drawn a good deal of attention, what’s flown under the radar has been the development of defenseman Emil Andrae in a depth role for the team. Beginning the season in a fight for a lineup spot, Andrae kept his head down and earned his return to the big club and an expanded role (in terms of games p...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 11: Ryan Lin is an exciting two-way defender
As we turn the page and move outside of the top-10, Ryan Lin arrives as a reminder that there’s ample talent to be found outside of that top group in this year’s draft. A well-rounded and highly cerebral defender, Lin put in a solid season in the WHL, rounding out a very successful junior career, before he shifts his sights to the NCAA next season. One of the top defensemen in this class, while he doesn’t have the size of some of these other top prospects, he makes up for it with the stre...
A Flyers and Leafs goalie trade is starting to make too much sense
If there is any move that we can predict that the Philadelphia Flyers are going to make this offseason is to acquire a goalie who will be a major upgrade behind Dan Vladar in the depth chart. And one way that they can do that is possibly trading with a team who seems to have a lot of talent in the crease. Sam Ersson is a restricted free agent this summer but it is not difficult to imagine that the Flyers will not send him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent and givin...
What Porter Martone showed at the World Championships
Philadelphia Flyers winger Porter Martone saw his 2025-26 playing season officially conclude Sunday in Switzerland as Canada played Norway in the bronze medal game. Canada was down 2-0 with under two minutes to go but stormed back to tie the game in the dying seconds with a pair of goals by Robert Thomas, the last with eight seconds to go. Norway won the game in overtime 3-2. Although Martone didn’t register a point in the bronze medal game, he made his mark early in the competition with a goa...
4 young free agents the Flyers should target when their draft rights expire
Although all eyes will be on the 2026 NHL Draft in late June, there are roughly a dozen European draftees from the class of 2022 who, unless they’re signed by the end of May 31, will become unrestricted free agents. Simply put, the respective teams who drafted these respective players haven’t inked them to an entry-level contract, meaning their rights to that team will expire. On top of that, there will be similar North American draftees (drafted out of Canadian major junior hockey) from ...
Flyers’ Rasmus Ristolainen is back on NHL trade boards
It’s completely unknown just how busy the Philadelphia Flyers are going to be this summer. They can be involved in a whole lot of trade discussions as they look to improve off of their surprising playoff appearance. Or, they might just sit back and let some prospects and young guys develop and head into next season comfortable with someone like Porter Martone being on the roster for all 82 games, something they didn’t get to have last year. But, one name has already appeared on a trade bo...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 10: Daxon Rudolph is a solid bet on top-4 upside
Next up on the BSH Community Draft Board is Daxon Rudolph, a defenseman from the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders who has gotten buzz as a potential top-10 selection. Rudolph is in the second to third tier of defensemen in this draft class, depending on how you rank Albert Smits , Carson Carels , and Keaton Verhoeff . It appears that Rudolph is in a tier just below those guys, but it wouldn’t be entirely surprising if a team values Rudolph over someone in that tier. Pre-draft rankin...
Matvei Michkov may finally get to represent Russia again
The International Ice Hockey Federation has made a massive decision that could affect hundreds of players across the world, and most importantly, the Philadelphia Flyers’ Matvei Michkov. Announced by the group that oversees all international hockey tournaments, their previous decision to ban Russia from all competitions going forward has now been reversed. They most recently made the formal decision to ban the country from all competitions during the 2026-27 season, but now that ban has b...
2025-26 Player Grades: Bobby Brink eventually went over the edge
A few seasons ago, Flyers coach John Tortorella was reading Bobby Brink the riot act far more often than anyone would’ve preferred. Brink was trying to generate offense. Often it came at a price, namely cheating or not putting in the work in the defensive zone away from the puck. Tortorella quipped that Brink didn’t know how to spell the word “check,” let alone execute one. However, Brink turned a corner, and became one of the more dependable wingers on the Flyers. Along with Noah Cates and Ty...
Why the Flyers’ low-shot identity might be here to stay
The Flyers won more after the break, but their shot generation barely changed. Is this their long-term identity under Rick Tocchet?
Friday Morning Fly By: Go outside
*It’s going to be nice this weekend, you, dear reader, should go outside and enjoy it. The Stanley Cup Final starts next week. [ TSN ] *There was a lot said about what the Young Kids would learn from this season’s teensy little playoff run, but don’t forget that the old heads an learn something too. And Travis Konecny came away with some things that are going to really stick. [ NBC Sports Philly ] *Until he starts doing the things, we’re going to see a lot written about all the thing...
4 defensemen the Flyers need to avoid this summer
After surprising almost every single hockey fan by making the playoffs this season (and winning a series), the Philadelphia Flyers are looking to take another step forward. We already know that they have a young core in place with some even younger and possibly better pieces still developing into becoming true top-of-the-lineup NHL talent. But, general manager Danny Briere might look to accelerate things a little bit by adding some more experienced players to the roster and truly becoming a th...
2025-26 Player Grades: Carl Grundstrom was surprisingly impactful for the Flyers
Carl Grundstrom spent most of the season with the Philadelphia Flyers in a reduced role that saw him playing most of his time in the bottom six. Interestingly enough, he never really had consistent linemates throughout the season, as the most consistently used grouping he was involved in actually came with Matvei Michkov and Noah Cates– though he spent plenty of time with Rodrigo Abols as well. That’s just life in the bottom two lines, as they’re the most likely skaters to be recycled and rota...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No.9: Carson Carels is an all-around stalwart
Next up on the community draft board is a smooth moving defenseman from the Western Hockey League who put up gaudy point totals, Prince George’s Carson Carels. Carels has hung around amongst the most highly-touted defense prospects for quite awhile in a draft that has no shortage of defenders projected to go in the top half of Round 1. He currently sits in a group alongside names like Alberts Smits, Chase Reid, and Keaton Verhoeff as the next wave of talent after the two uber-talented for...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Talkin’ ’bout contracts
*We know that Dan Vladar is going to get a contract extension at some point — he’s earned one, after all. But the details are starting to get flushed out and if the rumors are correct, then here’s hoping Vladdy Daddy isn’t a one season wonder. [ BSH ] *Related, the Inky’s annual Flyers fan polling has revealed which players You People want to see back and which you don’t care that much about at all. We love to hear Opinions! [ Inquirer ] *While we’re talking about which players we li...
2026 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 8: Alberts Smits is a high-risk, high-reward defender
From the NCAA, we head abroad to check in with Latvian defender Alberts Smits, who’s made quite a name for himself in this class of the back of his unique style of play. A quick riser through these draft rankings, Smits has done well to build up his stock coming off of successful stints internationally, first with the Latvian national team at World Juniors, and then ultimately at the Olympics. He’s established quite the impressive resume at such a young age, and while his play style might...
Flyers appear ready to reward Dan Vladar with starter-level contract
The Philadelphia Flyers will have some business to do this summer. They have a couple key restricted free agents in Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale that could be locked up to long-term deals as this team starts to solidify their core moving forward. There’s the 2026 NHL Draft and free agency suddenly happening just a month from now. Heck, we might even see some trades happen with the winger logjam that is currently happening on the roster. But one piece of business that has been at the f...
2025-26 Player Grades: Denver Barkey became the Flyers’ best kept secret
Denver Barkey wasn’t supposed to be part of the plan. He began his first professional season this year in the American Hockey League with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, after a storied junior career with the London Knights compelled the Flyers to take him with 95th overall pick in 2023. After the diminutive forward put up 16 points in his first 26 games in the AHL, and Tyson Foerster went down with injury in early-December, Barkey was one of the names called up to try and fill the gaping ho...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: Did not see that coming
*Well, the Western Conference is set. Man, what the heck happened to the Avs?! Yeesh. [ NHL.com ] *Evidently, the Flyers are set to get a brand new third jersey and we’ve compiled everything we know so far at this likely-to-be-disappointing development. [ BSH ] *Phantoms head coach John Snowden sat down with The Local Sports Media to talk about the state of the Flyers farm and the players he’s got some excitement about. [ Inquirer ] *If you’ve not considered subscribing to this lovel...
2026 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 7: Tynan Lawrence does it all
As we hit the seven spot on this ranking, we’re shifting back to the NCAA to talk about a name that might already be familiar to some, in centerman Tynan Lawrence. Flyers prospect watchers might already have some exposure to Lawrence, as he made the midseason jump from Muskegon of the USHL to Boston University, spending the second half of the season as a teammate to Owen McLaughlin and Jack Murtagh. A high-motor center, Lawrence brings a well developed utility style game, bringing speed a...
What we know so far about the Flyers’ ‘Hometown Remix’ jerseys
It’s something that every single hockey fan can get excited about and interested in: Potential new jerseys that your favorite team is going to be wearing next season. For the upcoming 2026-27 season, the NHL is going to be unveiling a league-wide “Hometown Remix” campaign to give each team an alternate sweater to wear throughout the season. While the description is so vague — certainly more mysterious than the previous “Reverse Retro” jerseys that were fairly easy to imagine as a re-desig...
What Alex Bump’s shooting habits reveal about his goal-scoring potential
Alex Bump was scoring well, if unsustainably, for the Flyers in his debut stint. What his shooting habits can tell us about how he can refine his process.
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