Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers GM Exploring Trade Market
Philadelphia Flyers GM Chuck Fletcher is busy working the phones, trying to add a second-round pick in Friday’s draft.
Rounds 2-7 will be held Friday in Montreal, starting at 11 a.m. The second day of the draft will be televised on the NHL Network and live-streamed on ESPN+.
Last week, before the Flyers made center/left winger Cutter Gauthier their first-round selection, Fletcher said he was hoping to add a second-round pick. He dealt that pick to Arizona to entice them to acquire Shayne Gostisbehere and his $4.5 million cap hit.
In hindsight, it was a terrible move. Gostisbehere had 14 goals and 51 points for the Coyotes, and the Flyers – who were decimated by injuries and could have used Ghost — lost a valuable draft pick.
“I think the priority is making sure we do well with our first pick,” Fletcher said last week. “If we can still get a great first-round pick, and find a way to get a second-round pick or to get another player, get another prospect or something,” he would explore it.
On Friday, the Philadelphia Flyers have picks in the third (69th overall), fourth (101), fifth (133), sixth (165) and seventh rounds (197).
Fletcher said a Flyers trade may go down Friday, or as we get closer to the start of free agency Wednesday at noon.
Star left winger Johnny Gaudreau is expected to be one of the free agents available.
Fletcher has said the Flyers need more high-end players, and Gaudreau would fit that bill.
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Haha, Homer and Clarke LOVE the drama. EVERYONE wants to play in Philly, right? Wrong. they’re still smarting over Jason Smith leaving town after 1 season and being the captain!
Well said…and we added drama by trading for DeAngelo, a head case both on and off the ice. No surprise here…Chuck gave away several draft picks in this trade. Any idea who will be scoring goals for us this season?
DeAngelo IS a Good Defenseman. WHY is he a head case? Because he didnt suck up to some liberal rag of a paper?
Maybe Fletcher could trade himself for a second round pick.
You’re getting greedy. He isn’t worth anywhere near that. Maybe we could get the proverbial bag of hockey pucks. Sounds like a steal for us.
The greatest thing I took away from the 1st Round Pick was that Clarke and Holmgren weren’t part of the entourage on stage. Maybe that’s a sign they won’t be around much longer.
CF is their proxy.
Fletcher is a terrible GM; and is. Basically going to do for the Flyer Organization what he did for the Minnesota Wild for almost ten years; which is nothing. I CAN forsee ALOT of empty seats down at the Wells Fargo next year. I Hope im wrong.