Former Flyers winger Oskar Lindblom is headed back to where his impressive climb all started: Brynäs IF in Sweden ..read more

Entering the draft lottery, the Flyers were slotted at No. 12. After the lottery, the Flyers remained at No. 12. The Flyers also have a second first-rounder to complete the Claude Giroux trade from the Florida Panthers, who are still competing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Time will tell how everything shakes out in front of them, but the Flyers should have some solid options, especially to fill deficiencies at center and defense. As assistant general manager Brent Flahr recently told The Inquirer, “This year probably is one of those years where you just make sure you take the best player in e ..read more

Well, the Flyers already experienced a miracle of their own back in 2017 when the luck of the NHL Draft Lottery draw moved them all the way up from No. 13 to No. 2 in the official draft that year. Anyway, the Flyers were slotted in the No. 12 spot in Tuesday night's 2024 NHL Draft Lottery and it would have been asking a lot to have them repeat that 2017 unlikely outcome. Overall, the No. 1 pick followed form as the league-worst San Jose Sharks (47 points) wound up with the No. 1 pick and Chicago (51 points) placed second ..read more

Since becoming the official general manager (GM) of the Philadelphia Flyers on May 11, 2023, Danny Briere has certainly made some splashes. While the Flyers have made progress, they still have their work cut out for them. There is a lot that needs to be done, particularly on the talent front; head coach John Tortorella openly admitted it. In order to truly take that next step in the rebuild, the Flyers are going to have to make sacrifices ..read more

In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 31-year-old center Sean Couturier. From that point until the end of 2022-23, the Flyers had an atrocious 44-72-19 record (65 points per 82 games). The reason for that is because, at his best, Couturier was a consistent Selke Trophy candidate and nearly a point-per-game player from 2017-18 through 2020-21 (252 points in 276 games). Being gone for so long, it's not exactly fair to expect Couturier to see a return to form ..read more

In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 29-year-old center Scott Laughton . What grade does he deserve? Laughton Has Immense Struggles On the surface, it would seem like Laughton had a decent season. He had 13 goals and 26 assists for 39 points in 82 contests, and his minus-9 rating wasn't all that bad. Averaging 15:39 of ice time, it would seem like he was a solid middle-six player for the Orange and Black. Taking a deeper look at it, though, that just wasn't the case at all . For starters, he only shot at a 7.8 percent rate, so his offensi ..read more

The National Hockey League will hold its 2024 Draft Lottery on May 7. The Flyers' own pick currently defaults to the 12th overall selection of the first round but could select as high as second overall or as low as 14th. In the Lottery, teams can move up a maximum of 10 spots in the Draft order, stand still with their default pick, or drop down a maximum of two spots.There are two drawings made: one for the first overall pick (if mathematically allowable) and one for the second overall selection. Note: The Flyers also hold the Florida Panthers' first-round pick in 2024, which was acquired in ..read more

On Friday, when Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet was named a finalist for the 2023-24 Jack Adams Award – presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to the team's success,” —  it served as a gentle reminder to Flyers fans. In the Eastern Conference second round, you have former standout Flyers center Rod Brind'Amour leading his Carolina Hurricanes against the New York Rangers, guided by Flyers ex-bench boss Peter Laviolette ..read more

In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 29-year-old defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen. Since being acquired by the Flyers in the 2021 offseason, Ristolainen hasn't lived up to expectations; or his contract. Philadelphia traded a first- and second-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres for the heavy-hitting 6-foot-4 defender. To make matters worse, Ristolainen was extended to a five-year, $25.5 million contract, keeping him in Philadelphia through 2026-27 ..read more

In this edition of our 2023-24 Philadelphia Flyers player grading series, we take a look at 29-year-old defenseman Sean Walker. Walker was acquired by the Flyers during the 2023 offseason in a three-way trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings. The prize for the Blue Jackets was getting Ivan Provorov, while the Kings wanted to shed some salary and dumped Walker's $2.65 million contract in the process ..read more