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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 ...
Report: Flyers sign Claude Giroux in free agency for big-time reunion (UPDATE: Not yet)
The Philadelphia Flyers made a huge splash on Friday. In addition to their mammoth offer sheet to Anaheim center Leo Carlsson, they’ve agreed on a contract with former Flyers captain and star center/winger Claude Giroux. The team didn’t made the announcement official but it appears that the longtime Flyer is creating a second chapter with the club that drafted him back in 2006 with the twenty-second overall pick. Meanwhile… Claude Giroux is signing with the Flyers — David Pagnotta (...
Flyers offer sheet Leo Carlsson in biggest move of the NHL offseason
The Philadelphia Flyers just made the biggest move of the NHL offseason. While other teams scramble around in a shallow free agent pool, general manager Danny Briere is going after the best player available that could solve a major issue with the team. Announced by the team on Friday afternoon, the Flyers have offer sheeted Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson with a staggering contract that could reshape the entire landscape of restricted free agents and move the Flyers a whole lot closer t...
Oliver Bonk says Maksim Sokolovskii ‘mauled’ him during Development Camp drills
Flyers Development Camp wrapped up on Friday as prospects from all over the world got together in Voorhees to just work on some drills and most likely meet each other for the first time. The future of the Philadelphia Flyers all in their practice rink to soak in as much information as possible in a handful of days, to take that with them for the rest of their summer training and into next season. One prospect that has had a lot of the limelight is the newest addition to the Flyers prospec...
Report: Flyers sign Nolan Foote to a one-year contract
The Philadelphia Flyers have not yet made it official but reports indicate that the team has signed forward Nolan Foote to a one-year contract. The deal most likely will see Foote begin the season in the American Hockey League to play with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The #LetsGoFlyers signed 25 y/o F Nolan Foote to a 1 year two-way contract NHL: $850K Minors: $300K Rep'd by Kurt Overhardt @the_team_hockey https://t.co/jj6TQ5l3E0 — PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 3, 2026 The contrac...
Flyers face competition from Oilers in Claude Giroux sweepstakes
The Philadelphia Flyers have struck out on a large portion of what they wanted to get done in the first few weeks of the NHL offseason, but there is a big possibility of them reuniting with longtime franchise legend Claude Giroux in free agency. It all makes sense. The Flyers could use a player like him — a faceoff specialist, someone who won’t want anything more than a one-year deal, a very solid playdriver, and someone great on a power play — but now they’re going to face some competition. ...
Porter Martone is building his leadership role at Flyers Development Camp
As the Flyers’ annual Development Camp has gotten rolling through this week, another opportunity has come to pass to see a wide variety of prospects, at a wide variety of places on their own developments — some prospects just looking to get their footing after being drafted last week, others working up thebranks and fine tuning their games, and, perhaps most critically, some with good NHL experience in the back pocket already, looking to continue to put in the work and serve as a good example ...
Friday Morning Fly By: Back to the waiting game
*Flyers GM Danny Briere made some comments about their projections and expectations for next season that seemed to ruffle some feathers, but maybe we should reel some of those bad feelings back in an really unpack those quotes and the Flyers’ situation. [ BSH ] *The Flyers wrapped up a nice bit of business in the first day of free agency, even if it didn’t come with a huge and flashy move made right from the jump. [ PHLY ] *That big move might still be coming, as we watch the unfoldi...
Report: Flyers interested in trading for Morgan Rielly
It has been one of the top storylines of the Philadelphia Flyers offseason, but now a couple days into NHL free agency, they have not yet addressed their desire to upgrade their blue line. General manager Danny Briere wants to make a significant improvement among their group of six defensemen and while he has certainly tried to do exactly that, it’s not happened yet for various reasons. So, what if they then just move on to their next target and possibly the best defenseman that’s still a...
The pros and cons of bringing Claude Giroux back to the Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers have an opportunity to reunite with franchise legend Claude Giroux in free agency. But should they? Let’s comb through the case for and against bringing back the captain that was a part of our lives for so long. As of Thursday, Giroux is without a team, and without a contract. The 38-year-old winger spent the last four seasons with Ottawa, and missed only one regular season game in that chapter of his career. That’s a rather remarkable stat considering how the body...
Report: Flyers close to signing Jamie Drysdale to multi-year extension
The Philadelphia Flyers are still doing some business the day after free agency opened. According to reports, the Flyers have locked up young defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a contract extension. The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta dropped an important update on the contract negotiations between Drysdale and the Flyers. It surely seems like the team will show their commitment to the player, signing him to a long-term contract extension that will reportedly be around a $6-million AAV. T...
Danny Briere’s controversial comment on Flyers’ offseason shouldn’t be controversial
The online world of Philadelphia Flyers fandom was in chaos on Wednesday night. As Flyers general manager held a press conference after doing a bunch of deals in the first few hours of NHL free agency and said one little sentence that served as a spark for thousands of people to let out their emotions about the team overall. In the very final question of his 18-minute media availability, after combing over the contract extensions of Tyson Foerster and Dan Vladar, adding a veteran like Noe...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Moves were made
*That’s day one of free agency in the books, and the Flyers did some stuff! Maybe there weren’t any big spicy meatballs, sure, but they did some stuff. The first thing we heard about we kinda already knew they did. [ BSH ] *Next up was Tyson Foerster, who GMDB inked to a nice long extension. [ BSH ] *Outside of locking up these two important roster pieces for the foreseeable, it was all depth moves for Danny Briere’s front office yesterday. Added a bit of depth down the middle with a...
Danny Briere explains why the Flyers didn’t make a blockbuster move as free agency opened
At the end of the first day of free agent frenzy Wednesday, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere re-signed goaltender Dan Vladar and winger Tyson Foerster to sizeable contract extensions, added some depth in fourth-line center Noel Acciari , and fleshed out the roster somewhat with players seemingly destined for Lehigh Valley. However, the big move or signing some had anticipated never materialized. As of Monday evening, John Carlson is not in Philadelphia. Nor was current Norris T...
Report: Flyers are still in the mix to sign Claude Giroux
Day One of NHL Free Agency is more or less in the books, and Claude Giroux remains a free agent. This morning, Pierre LeBrun reported that there could be a reunion in Philadelphia as the Flyers were expected to be among the teams trying to sign Giroux in free agency. Giroux took some time after the season to mull over his future before deciding to come back and play another season. However, that won’t necessarily be in Ottawa. While the Senators remain hopeful that they can come to t...
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