For this week’s “Flyers Prospects Mailbag”, I challenged all of you to go beyond the popular 3RW debate. While we will still touch on it this time around, we will also chat about some topics new to the segment. Without any further ado, let’s start this party! I have a few. It all depends on […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: The Farabee Slide"Felix Sandstrom, or should we give him his nickname of “Felix The Cat,” is primed and ready for his journey with the Flyers. Sandstrom was happy, giddy, and carefree at Flyers Developmental Camp about a month ago. The guy is just ecstatic to get his professional career started. His eyes were like a kid at […]
Read more "Flyers Prospect Watch: Felix Sandstrom Ready to Show World What He’s Made Of"Tuesday afternoon saw news break of Nicolas Aube-Kubel re-signing with the Flyers. His contract is a two-way contract, worth $700,000 in the NHL and $85,000 in the AHL. On the surface, this deal makes total sense. Aube-Kubel is coming off a season where he played 54 AHL games and tallied 30 points. He was the […]
Read more "Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s Organizational fit with Flyers"The Philadelphia Flyers locked up another RFA Tuesday, re-signing Nicolas Aube-Kubel to a one-year, two-way contract worth $700K. The 23-year-old forward completed his third professional hockey season last year, spending most of his time in the AHL. Aube-Kubel has played 203 games for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, recording 45 goals and 52 assists. Additionally, he […]
Read more "Instant Analysis: Flyers Re-Sign Nicolas Aube-Kubel"Chuck Fletcher made a plethora of moves on the opening day of free agency this summer. Those moves didn’t necessarily move the needle. Instead, it bolstered an otherwise depleted Lehigh Valley Phantoms roster. The Phantoms started July 1st with 4 defensemen under contract. When the day ended, they had double that amount. Not only did […]
Read more "Taking stock of the goalies in the Flyers farm system"In this week’s “Flyers Prospects Mailbag”, we touch on a variety of fun topics. There is a lot of interest in which prospect will fill that third-line wing spot. What if Scott Laughton doesn’t come back? Will a prospect become the fourth-line center? We also dive into which prospects are playing where next season. Without […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Who’s Playing Where?"Boom! “Free Agent Frenzy” has hit the Philadelphia Flyers organization like a whirlwind! Yes, folks, that is sarcasm. After making his big moves prior to the opening of free agency, it was likely that Chuck Fletcher would have himself a quiet July 1st. Not having the money or need to go out and grab a […]
Read more "Free Agent Frenzy: Flyers Make Three Depth Moves"In the not-so-distant past, the Philadelphia Flyers were known for having a plentiful pool of defensive prospects. Aside from Ivan Provorov, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms benefitted from having all of these blueline studs on the roster for a little bit. Now, all of those once-promising prospects are mainstays on the NHL roster. Although Chuck Fletcher […]
Read more "The Flyers Must Sign Wyatte Wylie to his ELC"The 2019 NHL Entry Draft is one day away. One can only hope that the Flyers haven’t traded away all their draft picks so I have something to talk about. This edition of “Flyers Prospects Mailbag” is incredibly brief with only two questions. Regardless, I hope you enjoy. If Ron Hextall was still the General […]
Read more "Flyers Prospects Mailbag: Possibility of Trading Up"This week’s edition of “Flyers Prospects Mailbag” briefly touches on the upcoming draft but primarily focuses on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Let’s get right to it, shall we? Arthur Kaliyev is an intriguing prospect that will certainly be available when the Flyers are on the clock. The 17-year-old forward is equipped with an incredible goal-scoring […]
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