This is 1st round pick for Steve Eminger level bad.

Taken in a vacuum, yes the team is better. But a 1st round pick for a guy who will be a UFA is too much. Right back in to cap hell.

There HAS to be something else going on.
- MBFlyerfan

Yeah there has to be more....right?

The 1st rounder has me mad, but I can see Risto getting a 1st at the TDL, but adding the 2nd was super overkill without a contract after this year. If they can re-sign him for under 6m then ok, more than Fletcher needs to go.

Currently there is no question the team is waaaay better. It's not going to cost 10m to re-sign Sanheim/Hart and they are not signing a 4-5m backup goalie anyway so the cap is fine right now. The cost was high, but at least they got rid of deadweight in Ghost and don't have to send him to the minors and Hagg has been easily replaced.

and in philly fashion risto will try to block a shot like he always does and blow out his knee
- 2Real

And Ellis falls on a banana 🍌 skin 😆🤣

Everyone saw this team’s defense last year.

You can’t keep the vets in place and keep kicking the can down the road. At least Fletch is trying to build a team that can win instead of this half-hearted rebuild poop Hextall was peddling.
- hereticpride

The only problem is... Risto sucks at playing defense.

The defense is very much improved than when the season ended. Not debatable. The team is better. Not debatable.

The GM does not care about future draft choices ti an extent as he may not be here in 3 years. His job is to improve the team now. All the whiners about draft choices out in full force.

He better pray Hart is the real deal or close to it. Otherwise means squat.

Yeah there has to be more....right?

The 1st rounder has me mad, but I can see Risto getting a 1st at the TDL, but adding the 2nd was super overkill without a contract after this year. If they can re-sign him for under 6m then ok, more than Fletcher needs to go.

Currently there is no question the team is waaaay better. It's not going to cost 10m to re-sign Sanheim/Hart and they are not signing a 4-5m backup goalie anyway so the cap is fine right now. The cost was high, but at least they got rid of deadweight in Ghost and don't have to send him to the minors and Hagg has been easily replaced.
- Glak18

Voracek still pretty likely to be gone.

Gudas is better. Chucky got fleeced.
- Tomahawk

is it more of the garbage this clown pulled in his decade in Minnesota where they got out of the first round of the playoffs one time.

Ristolainen, at least he wont be hammering our guys anymore. Every game he drilled the Flyers.

So he averages 24 minutes a night and played on a terrible team. Lets hope with slightly less minutes and a better team he has more upside. Don't like it but it is what it is now.

you might as well get Tarasenko, really piss of the fan base and just go for it.

Actually get Reinhart as long as the seat is still warm with Buff

I trust Flahr will find value in this draft regardless of how many picks the Flyers ultimately have/use.

This was a strange year where lots of prospects didn't play much. There's likely little consensus among teams overall draft boards. There will be big talent that slips into the 2nd-4th rounds IMO.

The defense is very much improved than when the season ended. Not debatable. The team is better. Not debatable.

The GM does not care about future draft choices ti an extent as he may not be here in 3 years. His job is to improve the team now. All the whiners about draft choices out in full force.

He better pray Hart is the real deal or close to it. Otherwise means squat.
- hello it's me 2050

You are in for QUITE the surprise, my good man.

Terrible trade, Ristolainen is mediocre at best.

This team is a disaster
- BiggE

But on a terrible team. Maybe as a second pair with what hopefully is a better squad he’ll be better? Buffalo was especially bad from head to toe. I wouldn’t think it was all on him.

I’m certainly not panicked. Very interested to see how this shakes out. Trade Jake for tarasenko and call it a day. You have to be glad we didn’t give up frost tk York ..
- Hextall271

Listen this man^^^

Voracek still pretty likely to be gone.
- Mordecai

if he is they will be holding 50% and getting nothing back, well he is worth 4.5 per over 3 years, maybe the Flyers can get one of their 2nd's back

LOUD NOISES!!!!

Terrible trade, Ristolainen is mediocre at best.

This team is a disaster
- BiggE

MJL would have said the flyers brass and hockey professors thought Risto is worth the nosebleed

hey imagine this
if we suck this year we have a lot of rentals to deal at the TDL

is it more of the garbage this clown pulled in his decade in Minnesota where they got out of the first round of the playoffs one time.
- PLindbergh31

Need to take his phone away.

Please. All the arm chair gms would have gotten Eichel added to the package. Its funny. Everyone wants them to be better but not have to give anything up to get better.
- J35Bacher

It drives me nuts. We over value our own players and u der value everyone else. The same people complaining about this move would be whining if Fletch did nothing. Franking morons.

guys- what can you tell us about Hagg? Thanks
- rechlin

Decent bottom pairing defenseman provided he isn't asked to do too much. Physical.

It was an overpayment, but I am fine with it also since 13OA wasn’t going to help our team now or very near future. Better hope Risto resigns though. If he doesn’t resign worst case Chuck can trade at this year deadline I suppose

Please. All the arm chair gms would have gotten Eichel added to the package. Its funny. Everyone wants them to be better but not have to give anything up to get better.
- J35Bacher

All 4 guys they have moved out didn’t play good last year on a team that didn’t play good. I like Ellis, and after watching Risto against the Flyers last year I hope that’s the guy we are getting….just adding those two makes it a tougher team to play against. I hoped Fletch could make some some substantial moves….and up till now he hasn’t disappointed.

Voracek still pretty likely to be gone.
- Mordecai

Not sure they have the draft picks to get rid of him, maybe retaining salary will be enough. Voracek at 4-5m is a great deal.

The defense is very much improved than when the season ended. Not debatable. The team is better. Not debatable.

The GM does not care about future draft choices ti an extent as he may not be here in 3 years. His job is to improve the team now. All the whiners about draft choices out in full force.

He better pray Hart is the real deal or close to it. Otherwise means squat.
- hello it's me 2050

This.

It was either this or full scale rebuild. I’d have preferred the rebuild. But either option is a million times better than settling for mediocrity at the NHL level which was basically the way Hextall ran things.

Need to take his phone away.
- Tomahawk

damage is already done. Too late.

Ristolainen, at least he wont be hammering our guys anymore. Every game he drilled the Flyers.

So he averages 24 minutes a night and played on a terrible team. Lets hope with slightly less minutes and a better team he has more upside. Don't like it but it is what it is now.

you might as well get Tarasenko, really piss of the fan base and just go for it.

Actually get Reinhart as long as the seat is still warm with Buff
- wcorvette

Yeah. I can’t see him playing 24 mins a night here. Maybe if he’s slotted correctly he will perform better. Novel idea I know.

Decent bottom pairing defenseman provided he isn't asked to do too much. Physical.
- mkabbeko

That was Ristolainen, now describe Hagg