Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson cashed in a lottery ticket from the Philadelphia Flyers that paid him an average annual value of $18 million. Signing the offer sheet set off alarms in Anaheim, as they had seven days to match the sheet and keep Carlsson in the Ducks colors. Carlsson's never been a 100+ point forward yet, but he's getting paid like one now. Following Carlsson's newly inked contract, the team signed Pavel Mintyukov to a $7.2 million AAV. Now, there are reports that Gauthi...
The draft is done, free agency is done, the offer sheet is history (at least for Leo Carlsson) and there are a few upcoming contracts (or arbitration cases) that need to be resolved either through a contract extension, or the harder, more acrimonious way. But with some down time, what better way to celebrate the greatness of the Flyers franchise than to go in alphabetical order (surnames only) and laud the greatness of 26 (well a few more than that with ties and honorable mentions) of various ...
Fans of the Philadelphia Flyers are extremely high on 19-year-old forward Porter Martone, and for good reason. The Peterborough native and childhood Flyers fan made an immediate impact in the NHL following a stellar campaign at Michigan State University, and he’s now being viewed as the crown jewel of the franchise’s young core.
The Athletic’s Scott Wheeler also appears to be a major Martone believer.
Porter Martone praised as one of the best young players in the entire NHL
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*Can’t imagine much is going to happen here in the Flyers Cinematic Universe between now and Jamie Drysdale and Trevor Zegras signing their new contracts, whether that happens with an arbiter or it happens before they get there. So we’re all going to be hanging out and waiting. While we wait, let’s think about some possible home runs (get it? derby day and such) Danny Briere can still hit before heading up to the cottage. [ BSH ]
*New Guy Noel Acciari is already pandering to us — as he sh...
The agents for Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson explained how the historic offer sheet that he signed came about.On July 3, the Philadelphia Flyers announced they had signed Carlsson to a five-year, $90 million offer sheet. With an $18 million AAV, Carlsson immediately became the NHL’s highest-paid player on a per-year basis, beating out Kirill […]
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It wasn’t a scene from The Godfather , but Flyers general manager Danny Briere will never resemble the fictional character Don Vito Corleone more than he did last week. That’s according to hockey agents Matt and Ryan Keator, the agents representing Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson.
In a special Tuesday evening edition of 32 Thoughts , Elliotte Friedman interviewed both Matt Keator, a veteran agent, and his son Ryan, who is a 27-year-old hockey agent in his second year. After some brief i...
Philadelphia has been at the center of the sports world for most of the summer. Philadelphia Stadium hosted several World Cup games to kick things off, and the MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby are at Citizens Bank Park this week.
Add in the 76ers trading for Jaylen Brown and the Flyers’ offer sheet to Leo Carlsson, and there has been no shortage of things to talk about in Philadelphia over the last several weeks.
Danny Briere took a big swing with the Carlsson offer sheet that ha...
The Leo Carlsson offer sheet saga ended last week when the Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer. However, both teams must now deal with the consequences of their actions.
Philadelphia Flyers RFAs Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale are both headed to arbitration hearings, if a deal is not agreed […]
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The Avalanche are hoping to start training camp with two healthy goaltenders this time. Will it affect who gets the […]
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*The Flyers lost out in that offer sheet bid for Leo Carlsson. We more or less expected it, but it’s still a bummer. But we’re accepting it begrudgingly and we are moving on. But also like, what now? [ Inquirer ]
*The last time something like this happened for the Flyers does provide a pretty perfect example of what not to do after having one’s offer sheet matched. [ BSH ]
*On a lighter note, Cole Knuble’s set to make the full time jump to the pros in the fall, and there’s a lot to b...
While the Philadelphia Flyers could get plenty busy wheeling and dealing for the rest of the summer, as they try to maybe recover from not getting Leo Carlsson despite their historic offer sheet, the main piece of business they have to do is get a couple of restricted free agents signed. And now we know that they have just over a week to really get their business done.
Trevor Zegras and Jamie Drysdale are two fairly high-profile restricted free agents for the Flyers, who should get sizeab...
This season was a long one for Flyers prospect Cole Knuble.
It saw him bring his three-year college career to a close — in a season which was challenging at times, as he had to work through some cold spells in production and saw himself moved over to play the wing for stretches to wake his game back up — and jump right into meaningful action with the Phantoms after signing his entry level deal in the spring, joining them for seven games in the heat of their stretch run attempt to get into...
On Thursday afternoon, the Anaheim Ducks decided to retain Leo Carlsson after the Philadelphia Flyers tendered an offer sheet to acquire him. Danny Briere was a player for the Flyers…
It’s been a good while since we’ve done an edition of the PhHN Daily, so I figured we’d give one […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers are through the free agency frenzy, in what turned into quite the entertaining first week of July. […]
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The Philadelphia Flyers took the L on the Leo Carlsson offer sheet attempt, but it was a valiant effort. Philly is looking for a legit No. 1 center, and they went all out to try and land one. But even outside the top-line issue, the Flyers' depth down the middle is thin, at best, throughout the lineup. They'd love to land an established, productive pivot. We've already learned that throwing out another offer sheet at an Adam Fantilli, for instance, just isn't in the cards for Phill...
After a week of cautious optimism and hoping that the Anaheim Ducks would let Leo Carlsson fly the coop, the Philadelphia Flyers are right back where they were a week ago.
Danny Briere ruffled some feathers with his offer sheet, and the Flyers are once again being talked about in NHL circles, but Philadelphia still lacks the first-line center that it desperately needs.
The Flyers were being talked about in terms of offer sheets a few days before sending one to Carlsson, though, as th...
The Philadelphia Flyers swung and missed on Leo Carlsson with their offer sheet. They have limited desirable options to upgrade their No. 1 center now. Will they make the playoffs now?
The 1976 epic showdown between the Philadelphia Flyers and Soviets was such a classic that a documentary about it is drawing sellout crowds and engaging Q&A sessions in the Philadelphia area.
Leo Carlsson may be the highest paid player in the NHL, but he’s not going anywhere. On Thursday, the Anaheim Ducks announced that they were matching the five year, $90 million offer sheet handed out by the Philadelphia Flyers. That’s where the conversation started on the latest edition of Leafs Morning Take. What now? David…
Unfortunately for the Philadelphia Flyers, their record-setting five-year, $18 million cap-hit offer sheet for Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson was matched. The 21-year-old Swede returns to the Golden State. Even…
The Flyers had signed Carlsson to an offer sheet with an $18 million AAV, which was matched by the Ducks on Thursday.
Leo Carlsson's record-high cap hit comes with sky-high expectations and increased pressure after the Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Carolina Hurricanes are facing unexpected backlash over their Stanley Cup engraving choices, Leo Carlsson opens up about nearly leaving the Anaheim Ducks, the Philadelphia…