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5 teams that could trade for Rasmus Ristolainen this offseason
After the Philadelphia Flyers made the first trade of the NHL offseason on Tuesday, acquiring goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit from the Toronto Maple Leafs, there is an innate feeling that suddenly a wave of moves are going to be made between now and the 2026 NHL Draft. So, why not think about some potential fits for arguably the likeliest member of the Flyers to be traded? Rasmus Ristolainen is not guaranteed to be traded before next season. With one year left on his co...
5 potential steals the Flyers could land at 53rd overall
The 2026 NHL Draft is just around the corner now that the Stanley Cup has been handed out. We can all start thinking about which prospects we want the Philadelphia Flyers to take and how upset we might get if they don’t select one of our favorite teenagers. But who are those prospects we would love for our Flyers to grab and be the envy of all 31 other fan bases in a couple years? Who are some draft-eligible players that people will be questioning why they weren’t taken dozens of spots hi...
2026 BSH Community Draft Board, No. 25: Mathis Preston is the home-run swing
It’s extremely cliche at point, but it makes sense to sort of slot each prospect for the upcoming NHL Draft into little archetypes and how team and public scouts view the player and what his potential could be. Little tiny buckets — whether it’s a big, slow defenseman, the surprisingly mobile big defenseman, the tiny offensive winger, the dog-on-a-bone winger who is also small, the super defensive European center that is projectable — that you can just try and plop down each player into and wh...
Wednesday Morning Fly By: Oh hey the fun began
*Well, didn’t take long for Danny Briere to kick off his Summer Plans! Yesterday we learned that the Flyers made their first move of the offseason and it is looking like a win for our boys. [ BSH ] *So let’s meet our new guys! We’ve got a pianist and a coffee connoisseur; exactly what you’d expect from a couple of NHL hockey players. [ Inquirer ] *Of course when there’s a trade, there’s gotta be a Trade Grade. So let’s see how The Experts think the Flyers fared with this one. [ The A...
Backup goalies are the new wave, and the Flyers are buying in
In Philadelphia, finding a quality starting goaltender has been a tall task across several iterations of the front office. The Flyers think they have their answer in Dan Vladar. After making 61 starts between the regular season and playoffs, Vladar appears to be on the verge of extending his contract to spend seven total seasons between the pipes in Philadelphia. With injuries, wear and tear, and other variables, it’s fair to question how sustainable that level of play will be for Vladar. To w...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 24: Jack Hextall is one of the smartest centers in the class
Moving forward on the Draft Board, we’ve arrived at Jack Hextall, a name that’s very familiar to the Flyers organization. If you’re thinking about former Flyers goaltender and much maligned general manager Ron Hextall, well he’s Jack Hextall’s Dad’s cousin. It’s a distant relation, but it’s a relation nonetheless. If the Flyers were to select Hextall at No. 21, there would be quite the discourse about the Flyers selecting another Hextall. That might be a bit unfair to Jac...
Report: Flyers drawing trade interest from 3 teams for Owen Tippett
Oh look, Owen Tippett is getting a whole lot of attention from other NHL teams as they try to pry the talented winger from the Philadelphia Flyers before next season. It has been no secret that the Flyers could use Tippett in a substantial deal to address one of their major positional needs — a top-six center or a top-four defenseman — but it does not seem like the Flyers are too eager to move him out just because teams are calling. And who just are those teams? We got some new names intr...
Danny Briere reluctant to trade Flyers’ first-round pick ahead of 2026 NHL Draft
The Philadelphia Flyers enter the 2026 NHL Draft next week in Buffalo with four picks in total. They did have five on Monday. Does that change any of their strategy? Flyers general manager Danny Briere and assistant general manager Brent Flahr spoke with the media on Tuesday afternoon. The trade Tuesday between Toronto and Philadelphia saw the Flyers acquire defenseman Simon Benoit and goalie Joseph Woll in exchange for Sam Ersson, Emil Andrae and a third-round pick in this upcoming draft...
Flyers acquire Joseph Woll and Simon Benoit in trade with the Maple Leafs
The Philadelphia Flyers have made the first substantial trade of the NHL offseason and they have got their perfect tandem partner for Dan Vladar, and physical defenseman. Announced by the team on Tuesday morning, the Flyers have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll and defenseman Simon Benoit from the Toronto Maple Leafs. In exchange, the Flyers sent goalie Sam Ersson, defenseman Emil Andrae, and a 2026 third-round pick up to Toronto. BREAKING: We have acquired goaltender Joseph Woll an...
Which 2026 NHL Draft prospects remind experts of Flyers players?
Every year, the extensive scouting team at Elite Prospects releases their annual draft guide . It’s a massive collection of a year’s worth of scouting reports, stat tracking, and projections about what a draft-eligible player could be in the NHL. It’s an impressive body of work that is a must-read for anyone who wants to know about any player in the draft. For each player rated with a first or a second round grade, Elite Prospects offers an NHL-level comparable for the prospect. In ...
Tuesday Morning Fly By: Now the real fun begins
*Now the the last game of the NHL season was one whole entire day ago, it is safe to say that the offseason has officially begun. Which means Things are going to start happening, and one of the first things that happens each offseason is the buyout window opening. In case you didn’t know, 48 hours after the last game finishes, the window opens. Here’s a few guys the Flyers could buyout, if they really wanted to. [ BSH ] *One of the things that is cool about the Carolina Hurricanes winning...
5 defensemen who could be perfect fits for the Flyers at 21st overall
The Philadelphia Flyers have lately been targeting centers with their first-round picks. General manager Danny Briere even said recently that center is still a position of need for them in their organization, so they might just do the same thing for the 2026 NHL Draft. But, what if they decide to go with the other positional need? Sure, the current NHL roster has three very capable top-four defensemen and the pipeline has some interesting names like Oliver Bonk, David Jiricek, and someone...
Could these 3 Flyers be buyout candidates this summer?
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights Sunday night, winning their second Stanley Cup in franchise history and giving former Flyers Sean Walker, Shayne Gostisbehere, and Nic Deslauriers their first Stanley Cup rings. The season is officially over, but the offseason is on the cusp of starting. The first buyout window for contracts begins on Tuesday evening, 48 hours after the final game of the playoffs. That buyout window will start Tuesday night and carry on for two wee...
3 lessons the Flyers can’t afford to ignore from the Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes
The 2025-26 NHL season is over, and the Carolina Hurricanes have been named Stanley Cup Champions. We’re a little biased of course, but we are certainly happy with the result. And there are lessons to learn from their journey. As we all know, the NHL is a little bit of a copycat league. It might be cliche at this point, but after the Florida Panthers just went back-to-back, we saw teams try to get some more physicality in their lineup (as they learned the wrong lessons from that incredibl...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 23: Maddox Dagenais could be a steal
Despite very little fanfare heading into his second QMJHL season, Maddox Dagenais has taken the all important draft year jump, and cemented himself in the conversation as a top-20 pick in this year’s draft. Dagenais probably profiles as more of a winger rather than a centerman, but he has the size and full-ice impact to play up the middle if necessary. His breakout year with the Quebec Remparts had scouts perking up throughout the season, and if he can continue on this developmental...
Monday Morning Fly By: Storm surged
*We’ve spent a lot of time around here talking about why we would not love the Flyers targeting Darnell Nurse in a trade, but we’re also here to hear the counterarguments. [ BSH ] *It’s a tough question of fit, though. [ Inquirer ] *And it certainly wouldn’t be a move pursued without serious risk. [ The Athletic] *In other news: the most recent word in the street is that things are progressing towards a contract extension for Dan Vladar. [ BSH ] *Away from all of that, we’r...
A guy who used to write here won the Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup has been handed out. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 by a score of 3-0 to win the series and win the Cup for the first time since 2006. And we know a guy who built that team. There are incredible stories built into that Hurricanes team: Rod Brind’Amour conquering the NHL and finishing on top, lifting the Cup as both coach and captain in Carolina, and plucky forwards who were cast aside for various reasons coming up to all be dominant for...
New details emerge on Dan Vladar’s looming contract extension
While we have come to expect that the Philadelphia Flyers are going to be signing goaltender Dan Vladar to a contract extension on July 1, we now know more specific details about what that new and shiny contract could look like for the Czech goalie. We have vaguely known what Vladar’s contract is going to be, with it encroaching in the vicinity of a long-term deal and him getting a sizeable increase in salary, but that was just the information we got from some more local reporting. It’s o...
2025-26 Player Grades: Flyers’ organizational depth kept the ball rolling
We’re continuing to chip away at our season reviews around here, but before we get too deep into dissecting the seasons of some of the Flyers’ top contributors, it’s worth taking a bit of an intermission to remind ourselves of all of the work that the supporting cast did around them. The season is long, after all, and to keep the whole operation going, at times, contributions over the shorter term are required from players elsewhere in the organizational ladder. Some of these stopgap impa...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 22: Alexander Command is the classic high-motor center
After yesterday’s profile on Elton Hermansson, next up on our board is fellow Swede Alexander Command, a center from Orebro HK. Command is one of the centers in the murky middle of the first round – the group of Oliver Suvanto, Jack Hextall, and Ilia Morozov. To varying degrees, each of these players represent players with a high-floor and a lower NHL ceiling, where the players need to take sizable steps forward offensively to reach the Top-6 of a lineup. Like many of the...
Friday Morning Fly By: Untitled
*Heck of a game last night, huh? The winning team is now just one single win away from the Stanley Cup. Very exciting! (Can you tell this is being written before the game has ended?) Anyhoo, in case you missed it, we got a little clarity on this whole Leafs’ pick situation that seems unnecessarily confusing because the NHL is ridiculous. [ BSH ] *The Dylan Larkin saga continues, and perhaps Dylan Larkin doesn’t think the Flyers are the best fit for him but SOMEONE does. [ Inquirer ] ...
Why a Darnell Nurse trade could make sense for the Flyers
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking around in the trade market for a defenseman and according to reports are at least interested in Oilers blueliner Darnell Nurse. While it might initially make zero sense, there is a world where it’s a great trade for Philadelphia. How quickly things change. Two out of the last three seasons, Edmonton defenseman Darnell Nurse was part of a team that went to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals, losing both times to the Panthers. Nurse, now 31, was eating up a ...
BSH 2026 Community Draft Board, No. 21: Elton Hermansson is truly a boom-or-bust prospect
On the BSH Draft Board, we’re officially at the spot where the Flyers will pick on Friday, June 26: No. 21. The honor goes to Elton Hermansson on our draft board, a toolsy Swedish right winger who played the majority of the season with MoDo of the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan. Hermansson is unquestionably in the second tier of this year’s Swedish draft class. Below Ivar Stenberg and Viggo Bjorck, Hermansson fits in a tier with defenseman Malte Gustafsson and Alexander Command in this c...
Ranking Danny Briere’s top 10 moves of the 2025-26 Flyers season
Since the beginning of June 2025, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere has made nearly three dozen moves. The majority of those were contract signings, while the rest involved trading and, in one particular case, a waiver pickup. Some of those signings were signing fairly simple entry-level contracts. Meanwhile, some trades were also of the minor league variety, giving players a fresh start with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms or a place to develop and get playing time. Overall, Briere ...
Thursday Morning Fly By: Danny, don’t you dare
*It continues to be Peak Rumors Season around here — and everywhere else, really — and this latest trade rumor has huge embarrassing failure written all over it. Danny, do not. [ BSH ] *Your choice at 20th overall on the BSH Community Draft Board might be the best choice for the Flyers at 21, should he make it there. [ BSH ] *Speaking of both prospects and rumors, there’s always some weird stuff coming out of the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo every year, and this year is r...
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