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Wednesday Morning Fly By: You’ve got three days
*We’re more than halfway through this infernal waiting period, since you just know that Verbeek, the world’s pettiest man, will be making us wait ’til the last minute. And when is the last minute, you ask? 8 p.m. on Friday night. That and answers to some other questions you might have about the Carlsson offer sheet found here. [ Inquirer ] *In case you missed it, the Claude Giroux dream is dead. For this season, anyway. Dave Pagnotta you will not see heaven . [ BSH ] *There’s nothing...
Noel Acciari laughs off past fight with Trevor Zegras after joining Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers didn’t do a ton on July 1, as they mostly added some depth pieces who will primarily play in the AHL this coming season. The one NHL signing they made was bringing in veteran forward Noel Acciari. Acciari put up 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) in 67 games for the Penguins last season. He spent three seasons in Pittsburgh before signing this two-year, $5.6 million contract to join the Flyers. “Choosing Philly was an easy decision,” Acciari told the media on Tu...
Maybe it’s for the best Claude Giroux isn’t returning to the Flyers
Last Friday had huge news on two fronts. The Flyers, and everyone concerned with the team, are still a few days away from knowing the outcome of one. The other seemed to happen last night, and not in a way many people envisioned it to go. After a report Friday indicated that former Flyers center (and current Sens forward) Claude Giroux decided to start another chapter in Philadelphia , those dreams were dashed Monday night. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman tweeted that Giroux and Ottawa were clos...
Matvei Michkov is already putting in the work this offseason
A whole lot has been made of Matvei Michkov’s sophomore season. It was one of the main talking points throughout the entire year — whether or not the last mediocre or bad performance was his last and he’ll turn the corner starting with the next game. It took a while for him to truly find his footing for various reasons but he did finish the season on a massive high as the Flyers’ leading scorer through the push into the playoffs. If you’re reading this little website in early July, you mo...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Waiting drives you mad
*We’ve got four more agonizing days to wait until the Ducks are forced to make their decision, but until then feel good about the fact that at least one Big Famous Hockey Guy thinks the Flyers are going to get him. [ BSH ] *Even now, several days out from the offer sheet being announced, folks are still talking about how much this contract will reshape the league, no matter which team ends up executing it. [ BSH ] *See, even Elliotte Friedman thinks so. [ Sportsnet ] *Shockwaves...
Claude Giroux to re-sign in Ottawa after false report of Flyers reunion
The Philadelphia Flyers will not be reuniting with former captain Claude Giroux. It was reported on Friday afternoon that Giroux would be returning to Philadelphia , but that was never confirmed, as the veteran weighed his options with a few teams in the mix. NHL insider Elliotte Friedman then reported on Monday night that Giroux would be returning not to Philadelphia, but to Ottawa. He will return to Ottawa, it is getting done https://t.co/LotkjuqKD6 — Elliotte Friedman (...
Tyson Foerster loves the Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet
Everything surrounding the Philadelphia Flyers and the entire hockey world right now has to do with their offer sheet of star center Leo Carlsson. Aside from the Flyers potentially landing their No. 1 center for at least the next five years, by sending over the $90-million offer sheet they have potentially changed the entire landscape of the NHL . It’s created a buzz that is permeating through every single transaction from here on out — maybe now young stars are going to demand the contracts t...
Why the Ducks shouldn’t match the Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet
The second week of July is usually a quieter one across the NHL. The draft is over. The free agent frenzy of July 1 is in the rearview mirror, with just a few veteran stragglers taking their time to decide on their next (or final) stop. All of that is still the case this year, but Danny Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers kept the frenzy going by tendering a five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Anaheim Ducks restricted free agent Leo Carlsson. The 21-year-old center was one of a few Ducks...
Shane Vansaghi is embracing the work on his game’s finer points
The Flyers’ 2026 Development Camp is officially in the books, and with it, another week full to the brim of teaching and moments for reflection for this organization’s group of prospects has come to pass. For Shane Vansaghi — selected by the Flyers in the second round of last year’s draft, and having just wrapped up his second season of collegiate hockey — the last year has been a bit of a whirlwind, but as he’s cycled through the ups and downs that have come with a long sophomore season,...
Jeff Marek thinks Ducks won’t match Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet
The Philadelphia Flyers lit off some fireworks early on Friday afternoon with Danny Briere tendering a massive five-year, $90 million offer sheet to Leo Carlsson. The Anaheim Ducks are now in the middle of the seven days they have to match the contract, weighing their options with their own players, the salary cap, and what they could do with the four first-round picks they’d get in compensation if they let the top-line center walk. The Ducks were threatened with another offer sheet ...
Flyers’ offer sheet to Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson has reshaped NHL’s contract landscape
It was done only a handful of times. And while rarely successful, each time it made headlines. However, most believed the 32 National Hockey League general managers would play nice in the sandbox, adhering to some unexplained or unwritten decorum that they would treat each other fairly and respectfully. And certainly not try to use any leverage they might have in order to strongarm any of their compatriots. You just didn’t do that, right? After all, what would people say? Well, apparently...
Could the Flyers pivot to Adam Fantilli?
It’s a long week ahead of the Flyers, as they await the most important decision in recent team history, with Anaheim on the clock to match their offer sheet on Leo Carlsson. Time is at a standstill. None of Trevor Zegras, Jamie Drysdale, or even Claude Giroux have been able to work out a deal with the Flyers as $18 million annually is stuck in limbo until Friday afternoon at the latest. However, that doesn’t mean they haven’t been discussing a Plan B should things go back to normal. Colum...
Flyers now depend on Cutter Gauthier to do them a favor
It has come to this. Painful irony. The Philadelphia Flyers are now hoping and praying that the player that scorned them a couple of years ago, spinning them completely off of a solid rebuilding path with a couple of cornerstone prospects, is going to do something that would in turn help the Flyers land one of the finishing touches on their team and could potentially turn them into a Stanley Cup contender. Cutter Gauthier is someone who almost every single Flyers fan has a passionate hatr...
Could Claude Giroux fix the Flyers’ power play?
Claude Giroux’s potential return raises an immediate question about the Flyers’ struggling power play. Would he be enough to fix one of the NHL’s worst units?
Monday Morning Fly By: Axis shifted
*Huge news, folks! If you were spending your holiday weekend somewhere completely off the grid, you may have missed it, but the biggest splash of the offseason was made when the Flyers tendered an offer sheet to Anaheim’s Leo Carlsson. [ BSH ] *And there is truly so much to unpack with this one. [ PHLY ] *It’s certainly a move that made waves all around the hockey world. [ BSH ] *And the Flyers weren’t even the only team considering throwing an offer sheet at Carlsson, but he ch...
What Pavel Mintyukov’s new contract means for the Flyers and Leo Carlsson
The Flyers put the entire Anaheim Ducks’ organization and cap structure into a total mess with the record-breaking offer sheet of Leo Carlsson on Friday, and we are starting to see the true fallout to the Ducks’ cap. On Sunday afternoon, the Ducks signed 22-year-old RFA defenseman Pavel Mintyukov to a 5-year, $7.2 million-AAV contract, according to Elliotte Friedman. That comes after a report that the Ducks were aware of a looming offer sheet for Mintyukov from at least two other te...
Flyers’ Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale file for arbitration — what it means
The Philadelphia Flyers have a lot going on right now. The main thing is obviously counting down the days that the Anaheim Ducks have to match their offer sheet of star center Leo Carlsson, but there are a couple of other pieces of business that need to get done too. Notably, locking up a couple of very good restricted free agents to new contracts. Well, those players have now kickstarted that process in this offer sheet matching waiting period. Both center Trevor Zegras and defensem...
The Flyers’ Stanley Cup window opens if they land Leo Carlsson
The franchise has been the runner up the last six times they vied for a Stanley Cup. Their goaltender of the ’80s died tragically. Their generational talent was theirs, then belonged to the Rangers, then was theirs again after a ruling on July 1, 1992 went in Philadelphia’s favor regarding Eric Lindros. In the 2000s, the Flyers were contenders a few times, but eventually lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions. Then there was the Shea Weber offer sheet, and that didn’t materialize. Then the...
Everything Danny Briere built led to the Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet
The Philadelphia Flyers’ 2026 offseason was shaping up to be a rather boring one. Sure, trading for Joseph Woll shored up the goaltending, and they essentially swapped out Garnet Hathaway for Noel Acciari in free agency, along with a few other depth signings. But there was no signature move by Danny Briere. Briere then upset some irritable fans by saying that the Flyers could take a step back during his press conference after July 1’s action, while not completely closing the door on ...
Leo Carlsson could be the Flyers’ dream No. 1 center
The Philadelphia Flyers could land their perfect centerman and all they had to do was send him a $90-million offer sheet.
What the Flyers’ future lineup looks like if they land Leo Carlsson
There is a non-zero chance that by this time next week, Leo Carlson is a Philadelphia Flyer. The 21-year-old star center signed a historic offer sheet and is obviously open to the idea of playing in Philadelphia and being a part of this roster that general manager Danny Briere has formed over the first few years of his tenure. He would be the crown jewel to be placed on top of the lineup with a satisfying click as everything just comes together and forms something resembling much more of ...
Leo Carlsson chose the Flyers over multiple other teams
The Philadelphia Flyers made their incredibly bold move. They went ahead and tendered an offer sheet for 21-year-old star center Leo Carlsson in an attempt to pry him away from the Anaheim Ducks just before he starts playing his best hockey. But the Flyers weren’t the only team to be into this idea and try to get Carlsson to sign a contract for their team. We’ll find out by next Friday if the Carlsson offer sheet will be matched by the Ducks or not, but until then all we’re going to be do...
What the hockey world is saying about the Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet
It seemed to be a quiet Friday before Independence Day tomorrow in National Hockey League circles. A few signings, but nothing major. However, the Flyers’ decision to offer sheet Anaheim center Leo Carlsson with a massive five-year, $90 million contract sent shockwaves through the hockey world. The general consensus is that the Flyers made a bold move in trying to land the prized young center. But not everyone was on board with the decision. We take a look at what some various people around th...
Flyers’ Leo Carlsson offer sheet was their Hail Mary this offseason
It’s hard to acquire elite talent in the NHL, especially so at the center position. We’ve seen the Flyers come up a little short in recent days trying their hand: Zach Werenski, Darnell Nurse, Mavrik Bourque, and John Carlson all might have slipped through their fingers. There’s a good explanation for each of them, but when all else failed, the Flyers broke the unwritten rules with a massive front-loaded offer sheet. Leo Carlsson’s offer sheet is a statement The Flyers are trying sev...
What Leo Carlsson’s contract would mean for the Flyers’ salary cap
The news broke Friday afternoon, and although we won’t know for sure until July 10 for certain, the Philadelphia Flyers have rolled the dice on what could be a franchise-altering move . By signing Anaheim center Leo Carlsson to a five-year, $90 million offer sheet ($18 million average annual value), they have essentially thrown down the gauntlet on the Ducks regarding their prized 21-year-old center. If they don’t pony up that amount of money for that length of time, then Leo Carlsson will be ...
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