Poehling and Laughton easy layups to deal/not resign as a GM. Briere really not doing much of anything to put his imprint on the team.

I like Hathaway and Cates. That should be more than enough fringe 4th liners/glue guys but Flyers gonna Flyer.
- StepfordSam

doesn't get talked about much at all. then again is this his team?

nothing down the middle is a big problem. how they address that who knows.

drafting will take years (unless they get lucky), and they have shown they will not go that route. even the jett who knows where he slots in 3/4 years.

surely logic says those guys would probably produce a little better with better centers.
- hello it's me 2050

Center can only be addressed through the draft or a trade but they will most likely sign the next Kevin Hayes 2.0 in a couple years. Exactly why you need to sell high on the Laughtons and TKs. Drafting in the teens isn’t getting you the guy you need.

The whole Centers are not good is on the mark…if they had a couple above average guys down the middle you have to wonder how much more guys like Tippet, Foerster, Farabee, Konecny, Brink and now Michkov would flourish or develop that much more? It really is the glaring hole …all the other positions have some promise….beyond Luchanko? What’s down the middle?
- landros 2

This is the situation, which I do not understand the path. Organization unwilling to tank to get a top 5 pick. Teams picking in top 5 unwilling to move out of top 5, no matter the trade package. With the cap rising, teams are re signing their own. The only route is trade route. However, the Flyers sure seem to value a core who has done absolutely nothing, so who is getting moved? 3 1st rd picks sound great until the reality is the first one will be #12.

nothing down the middle is a big problem. how they address that who knows.

drafting will take years (unless they get lucky), and they have shown they will not go that route. even the jett who knows where he slots in 3/4 years.

surely logic says those guys would probably produce a little better with better centers.
- hello it's me 2050

I know how they are going to address the position, by spending money. Jones’s said it again this week, right now they have no money so they are still in a holding pattern. They have no intention of building through the draft other than depth pieces. As son as some money comes off the books, look for the flyers to throw bags of money at whatever is out there at center.

I know how they are going to address, by spending money. Jones’s said it again this week, right now they have no money so they are still in a holding pattern. They have no intention of building through the draft other than depth pieces. As son as some money comes off the books, look for the flyers to throw bags of money at whatever is out there at center.
- jd250

you have finally seen the light somewhat. took you long enough.

Center can only be addressed through the draft or a trade but they will most likely sign the next Kevin Hayes 2.0 in a couple years. Exactly why you need to sell high on the Laughtons and TKs. Drafting in the teens isn’t getting you the guy you need.
- ClaudeFather

pretty much....still say they trade for kadri at some point!!!

pretty much....still say they trade for kadri at some point!!!
- hello it's me 2050

Could easily see that

pretty much....still say they trade for kadri at some point!!!
- hello it's me 2050

Whoever it is, it will be a player that is on back half of their prime and not exactly an elite player. Will be marketed as an elite player though.

One could also make the case that they are hurting on D as well, a foundational position. A true #1 would make the difference on that defense and nobody on that team looks like they will be true #1.
- Flyers_01

But they have all those picks this year and were more entertaining last year

This is the situation, which I do not understand the path. Organization unwilling to tank to get a top 5 pick. Teams picking in top 5 unwilling to move out of top 5, no matter the trade package. With the cap rising, teams are re signing their own. The only route is trade route. However, the Flyers sure seem to value a core who has done absolutely nothing, so who is getting moved? 3 1st rd picks sound great until the reality is the first one will be #12.
- Trox88

#12 and they’ll take the 20th ranked guy…lol. That’s why I didn’t mind a playoff run last year. It had no bearing on who they ended up with. Maybe with Luchanko they fell into something….I think they got real lucky on Michkov….imagine a kid with that much talent, that much hype, back checking the way I’ve seen…or even fore checking the way he does…speaks to his character. Like all re do’s, re tools, quasi rebuilds, they are going to need some luck…
What I haven’t understood is their inability to make tough decisions that have to be made…there has been no reset….no step back and they don’t appear interested in doing it.

#12 and they’ll take the 20th ranked guy…lol. That’s why I didn’t mind a playoff run last year. It had no bearing on who they ended up with. Maybe with Luchanko they fell into something….I think they got real lucky on Michkov….imagine a kid with that much talent, that much hype, back checking the way I’ve seen…or even fore checking the way he does…speaks to his character. Like all re do’s, re tools, quasi rebuilds, they are going to need some luck…
What I haven’t understood is their inability to make tough decisions that have to be made…there has been no reset….no step back and they don’t appear interested in doing it.
- landros 2

Status quo. Profits is priority one