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Jamie Drysdale opens up about Zegras friendship, Michkov drama, and Carlsson offer sheet
Jamie Drysdale has emerged as an important piece of the Philadelphia Flyers. The bar was set high when he was acquired in the Cutter Gauthier trade in January 2024, and after a year and a half in Philadelphia, Drysdale had a bit of a breakout campaign last year. Drysdale scored a career-high eight goals and tied a career-high with 32 points in 78 games last season. That production and his defensive development helped him earn a four-year, $26 million contract extension this summer. ...
Did the Flyers do enough to keep up in the Metropolitan Division?
The true dog days of the NHL offseason are here. Only a handful of impactful players remain unsigned, and the rumor mill has slowed to a crawl. As July comes to a close, it’s a good time to look back on what teams have done so far this offseason. We all know what the Flyers have done, but how have the rest of the teams in the Metropolitan Division fared this summer? Let’s take inventory of each team’s biggest additions and subtractions in an attempt to figure out where the Flyer...
How Flyers starting goalies have historically fared in their second season
When he was signed last season, nobody could’ve fathomed how big of an impact Dan Vladar had on the Flyers. Originally considered to be competition for Sam Ersson, Vladar worked his way into a long-term extension while also making Ersson quite disposable. He was remarkable in year one. Now, that year is over and done with, and the second year is all that matters. Over their history there have been 67 Flyer goaltenders. But there have only been a select few to have essentially been the pro...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: Gonna put the Mich in Michigan
*Matvei Michkov scored a Michigan in a charity game and now he can’t stop talking about it. We love a laser-focused king, don’t we folks? [ BSH ] *Evidently Matvei passed up vacation to focus on his training and some Noted Experts seem to think that ought to be enough to get Rick Tocchet off his back. Maybe. We’ll see. [ Yahoo ] *Now what do we always say summer is for? That’s right, class. Summer is for lists. Like this one, of guys we think the Flyers should consider bringing in on...
Flyers 2026 Top 25 Under 25, No. 23: Hunter McDonald
After a pretty volatile rookie season in the American Hockey League, defenseman Hunter McDonald worked through the bumps of a slow start to the season to turn himself into one of the Phantoms’ more dependable defenders by the time the end of the season rolled around — and earned himself a bit of time up in the NHL, joining the team for a road trip in January and then making his proper debut in the final game of the regular season, as a result. The state of his stock in relation to the res...
Matvei Michkov will keep trying to score a Michigan in NHL: ‘I believe it’s still ahead of me’
Matvei Michkov has yet to score on a Michigan attempt in the NHL, but he hit another one over the weekend in Russia. The Philadelphia Flyers winger was once again a part of the “Match of the Year” charity game at SKA Arena in Saint Petersburg, alongside other NHL stars like Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin, and Mikhail Sergachev. Michkov trained with these Russian stars leading up to the game over in his home country. It was his second straight year participating in the charity match, a...
Flyers prospect Brek Liske is building a more versatile game
With the Flyers’ drafting of defenseman Brek Liske in the second round of this year’s draft, the circle became full. Liske’s lifelong Flyers fandom is well-documented , and his landing in this organization has made for, no doubt, a nice moment, and one which has opened the door for quite a bit of reflection. Liske returned to the Flyers practice rink to get his first bit of work in as a member of the organization last month, turning to the next page in his career, but also bringing to min...
5 free agents who could make sense for the Flyers on PTOs
Flyers general manager Danny Briere has done a lot of business this summer. Aside from the attempt to get Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson, pretty much everything else he’s done has come off looking like a win. Tyson Foerster, Dan Vladar, Trevor Zegras, and Jamie Drysdale will be with the club for the next little bit after contract extensions to the quartet. As well, he most likely upgraded the backup goaltending position with Sam Ersson leaving, and former Leafs keeper Joseph Woll arriving. Simon Benoi...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: 55 days
*Nothing is happening so might as well start counting the days between us and the first (preseason) game of the year, eh? According to me counting on my fingers and then asking Alexa to confirm I know how to count, we are 55 days away from puck drop. Matvei Michkov, for his part, has been doing his best to make sure he’s ready to go, and he told us all about it. [ BSH ] *”Wow it’s so weird that there is this huge rivalry between the Flyers and the Anaheim Ducks now, huh?” says someone who...
Flyers 2026 Top 25 Under 25, No. 24: Max Westergård
The Philadelphia Flyers have a bounty of wingers who are on the smaller side, but overcome their lack of physical height in the way that they approach the game with some aggressive forechecking and the ability to move around the ice well enough. So, how about another one? Max Westergård comes in at No. 24 of our 2026 Top 25 Under 25 ranking after an impressive first season as a Flyers prospect. No. 24: Max Westergård 2025-26 Primary League/Team: Frolunda HC U20 (U20 Nationell) 2025-...
Matvei Michkov details offseason training, return timeline to Philadelphia
Almost every single Philadelphia Flyers fan is heading into next season with some sort of anxiety. It can be about how the team did not make any obvious upgrades over last season’s roster and now they’re heading into a more competitive Eastern Conference. The Flyers might even end up not being favored to be even close to making the playoffs. While that is a genuine concern, it doesn’t match the level of anxiety that we all have when it comes to what Matvei Michkov is going to look like at...
Injuries to these 3 Flyers could derail next season
Each year, most teams enter training camp and regular season relatively healthy. There are some exceptions, as Chicago’s Connor Bedard will be still recovering from surgery by the time mid-September rolls around. However, generally, everyone has a clean slate. Last season the Flyers were relatively healthy. There were some lengthy injuries to Rasmus Ristolainen, Tyson Foerster, and Rodrigo Abols, but the majority of the go-to guys on the club were fit as a fiddle from October through May. ...
Monday Morning Fly By: Philly is the center of the universe
*Hey, not sure if you guys might have heard, but the Sixers went ahead and landed themselves the biggest name on the market this summer. You may know of him. Anyway, what if the Flyers were to try and do the same thing? [ BSH ] *Anyway in actual News, the World Juniors Summer Showcase is kicking off this week and there are a few Flyers kids taking part. [ BSH ] *Also big news over the weekend? Matvei Michkov scored a Michigan! A sign of things to come, one hopes. [ BSH ] ...
Flyers 2026 Top 25 Under 25, No. 25: Brek Liske
No. 25: Brek Liske 2024-25 Primary League/Team: Everett Silvertips (WHL) 2024-25 Statistics: 7 G, 17 A in 52 G Age as of 9/15/2026: 18 (1/9/2008) Acquired Via: 2026 NHL Draft – Round 2, Pick 53 The first entrant in our list is Brek Liske, a brand new prospect entering the Flyers organization following the 2026 NHL Draft. Liske was an interesting selection by the Flyers with their second round pick, following up the selection of Maksim Sokolovski with a arguably more well-rounde...
A Flyers fan’s guide to the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase
The doldrums of the offseason are beginning to set in, but the good news for any prospect watchers around here is that we have a chance in front of us this week to break them up. The 2027 World Junior Championship might be a long ways off, but the national teams are getting to work already to compile their information and impressions to help them eventually assemble their best possible rosters. It’s a long process, but it’s kicking off up in Windsor this week with the annual World Junior ...
Matvei Michkov finally scores a Michigan goal — but it wasn’t in the NHL
Matvei Michkov has been searching for something ever since he got into the NHL two years ago. It has been beaten out of him to never try it again — to never strive for something greater or to show off some of his otherworldly skill — but it finally got what he has been holding out hope for. He scored his Michigan. The 21-year-old Philadelphia Flyers winger is participating in the “Match of the Year” over in Russia on Saturday. The annual charity game is organized by other Russian NHL star...
Flyers’ trade interest in Arber Xhekaj could end in disaster
The Philadelphia Flyers’ not-so-big secret is that they want to get better on the back end. With the collection of defensemen they have now, there are some holes on the projected bottom pairing, and the big question mark of Rasmus Ristolainen and the reality that they are most likely not bringing him back when his contract ends at the end of next season — so who takes his spot in the top four? It’s a goal that makes a whole lot of sense. They already targeted John Carlson but the free age...
Flyperblog: Danny Briere needs to be stronger
Today’s guest column is from legendary columnist Stangelo Truckini. Stangelo covered all four Philadelphia sports teams for the Philadelphia Bi-Monthly Mail for 40 years before the paper shut down. Stangelo now watches movies all day until he feels inspired to take on the Flyers. (DISCLAIMER: This is parody and fake as hell) Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere recently took a big swing, signing the Anaheim Ducks’ Leo Carlsson to a 5 year offer sheet with an AAV of $18 m...
Could Connor McDavid follow LeBron James to Philadelphia?
Philadelphia has been the center of the sports world this summer, and the 76ers signing LeBron James on Friday put an exclamation mark on that. The City of Brotherly Love has once again landed a top free agent. It all started in 2019 when the Phillies signed Bryce Harper, the Eagles then dipped into the free agency pool to steal Saquon Barkley from the Giants in 2024, and now LeBron will call Philadelphia home for the next two seasons. So, of course, the obvious angle is: How Does Th...
How Matvei Michkov can end up on the Flyers’ top line next season
Matvei Michkov has been climbing stairs, lifting weights, and getting ready for what will be his third (and possibly most important) season. As impressive as he was in his rookie season, Michkov’s second year was a bit of a step sideways. Or a step back. He clearly didn’t win over Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet from the onset, and found himself in the press box as the Hurricanes swept Philadelphia in the second round. Despite all those issues that clouded what was a 51-point season, Michkov wa...
What history says about the Flyers after returning to the playoffs
The Philadelphia Flyers missed the playoffs eight times from their inaugural season in 1967-68 through the 2011-12 season. That’s eight times in the first 44 seasons of their existence, which works out to roughly 24 per cent of the time. That means it was almost a given the Flyers were going to enter the playoffs. And, more often than not, go deep before bowing out. The team missed the playoffs as many times as they ended up going to the Stanley Cup Final those first 44 seasons. However, ...
Friday Morning Fly By: Rankings await
*This summer might not have been the absolute biggest possible one for the Flyers, but they have made some important strides in one area: advancing their budding rivalry with the Ducks, and who can hate that? [ Inquirer ] *The Flyers may have lost out on the offer sheet to Leo Carlsson, but they did still manage to trap the Ducks in one of the league’s worst contracts, as decided by The Experts. [ BSH ] *Here’s the full list of all of those worst contracts, for those interested. [ Th...
Latest Nikita Grebenkin report shakes up Flyers roster battle
The Philadelphia Flyers don’t have a whole lot left that they have to do this summer. Danny Briere and Keith Jones have locked up their main restricted free agents, leaving just a few loose ends to tie before training camp in September. The Flyers got good news on one of those loose ends on Thursday afternoon, with Charlie O’Connor reporting that Nikita Grebenkin is expected to be fully healthy and ready for training camp in September. Good news on Nikita Grebenkin. Per a team source...
Flyers 2026 Top 25 Under 25: Honorable mentions that missed the cut
We’re just about closing out our introductory work, and the unveiling of the first name on our Top 25 Under 25 ranking is right around the corner. But before we hit that mark, there’s one more step back to take, and a handful of players left to recognize — those who still got some love on a smattering of rankings, but didn’t gather up quite enough steam to crack the final ranking, in the end. Better luck next time. Devin Kaplan With one 25th place vote, Kaplan still has a fan among t...
Flyers forced the Ducks into one of the NHL’s worst contracts
The Philadelphia Flyers shook up the hockey world when they tendered a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Leo Carlsson earlier this month. Of course, the Anaheim Ducks went on to match the offer sheet to retain their restricted free agent, but it didn’t go without Pat Verbeek feeling some pressure. Verbeek had to overpay to re-sign another RFA in Pavel Mintyukov, giving him an average annual value (AAV) of $7.2 million for five seasons, which was a million or two higher than projected....
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