Bailey’s Daily: Flyers Deciding Future, Devils Reject Mercer Trade

In Friday’s edition of Bailey’s Daily, we’ll be talking the latest Philadelphia Flyers news, NHL news, stories, highlights, and more from the last day.

Flyers News

• TSN’s Darren Dreger reported on Thursday evening that the Philadelphia Flyers have begun contract extension talks with Nick Seeler, a pending unrestricted free agent.
• PhHN+: The Flyers‘ new third line has stepped up in a big way over the last two weeks; Garnet Hathaway and Noah Cates explain why it’s working out for Philadelphia.
• You might have missed it, but after the Flyers game on Wednesday, John Tortorella compared winger Travis Konecny to his former player, New York Rangers ace Artemi Panarin.
• And, speaking of that Flyers game, Morgan Frost and Sam Ersson turned in marvelous performances as the team improved to 5-1-1 since the All-Star break.
• Come for the game, stay for the Nick Seeler fight; watch No. 24 lay a beatdown on Chicago Blackhawks forward Reese Johnson.

NHL News from National Hockey Now

• The Pittsburgh Penguins are all but out of the playoff race at this point, and Kyle Dubas’s words might mean that a Jake Guentzel trade is just around the corner.
• According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, the New Jersey Devils rejected approaches regarding a Dawson Mercer trade in recent weeks.
• Why did the Detroit Red Wings sign Patrick Kane? The vision is all coming together now as the well-balanced team sets their gaze on a postseason berth.
• Bad news for the Florida Panthers; on top of losing to the Carolina Hurricanes, they also lost star forward Matthew Tkachuk and defenseman Gustav Forsling to injury.
• Which teams are interested in a Chris Tanev trade? We’re up to five confirmed bidders on the coveted Calgary Flames defenseman.

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