Nhl Prospect Discussion

@MikeBartner Mike cooked up a rare lose lose trade where both teams hate him well done

I decided to cook up a Matthews for Michkov and TOR’s 2027 1st hypothetical. Very interested to hear what you guys think about it, because it makes sense in my mind!!!!

@Braylon_Breeze League is in a better spot when Philly is good

Flyers–Hurricanes viewership thus far: Game 1 — 2.498 million (ABC) ▫️most-viewed Second Round Game 1 ever Game 2 — 2.346 million (ESPN) ▫️most-viewed Second Round Game 2 ever on cable

Watching Buffalo carry the puck into the o zone to facilitate offence is very refreshing compared to the dump and chase slop the Flyers currently employ

@RonoAnalyst @FlyersAnt It’s actually that easy. Like the fact that hasn’t even been tried is crazy. Flyers the only team in the nhl that’s worried about defence on the power play

What is your fix to the flyers power play with the current roster?

Not dump it in so much and allow there skill guys to carry it in. Orrr figure out the PP if they want to keep it the same no event style but if your going to keep putting your skill guys on separate units that will never happen

Flyers offence is so depressing. Used to be a good rush team and traded that in for better defence and now they just can’t create high danger chances. They play dump and chase hockey with a significant amount of players who are not good forecheckers? Makes no sense. —-

And that requires them to actually carry the puck in, when they dump it in it totally eliminated the rush game they had under Torts. Team defensive numbers are up all around and that helps Vladar a lot but if they want to score more goals to really compete they either need too—

The best skill guys the flyers have weather you like it or not are fantastic off the rush and do better when they can get up and out of the D zone faster, Michkov, Martone and Zegras especially benefit when they can get in the zone, stop up, and find a trailing D or high forward-

@TopDownHockey Phillys goaltending is very misleading here, if Errson is factored in at all he would tank the stats for them

SERIES PREVIEW: #SoundTheSiren vs #IgniteTheOrange The Flyers have already surprised the model once and won a series as underdogs against Pittsburgh. But this series is significantly different and will be an even bigger upset if they pull it off.

Like the idea that Tommy Bleyl and Axel Elofsson are being projected in the second round by some? Crazy

This is a generationally deep D crop in the 2026 draft. Insane amount of talent in the first and potentially second round if teams are dumb. Also this is one of the strongest draft classes for Sweden I have ever seen.

@SuitableAlias Canes are underrated cherry pickers because they have a reputation of a hard nosed team but they catch teams sleeping on changes so much because all of there d can move the puck up ice quickly

Especially because the Canes are gonna be doing that to us!

@SuitableAlias Funny enough, one of the only ways I see the flyers beating the canes is basically having the wingers cherry pick and the D doing quick ups and hoping you can construct 2v2 situations that result in chances, Martone/Konecny/Michkov are also kinda elite at that skill too

On a tactical level, I don't really see how exactly the Flyers beat the Hurricanes. Other than the obvious. Vladar keeps up a .940 and the other side gets .800 goaltending. But they had trouble breaking out against a fairly weak forecheck, much less CAR.

People in the prospect world, can someone explain to me why Axel Elofsson isn’t a projected first rounder? I have not had many bad watches to justify him not being firmly in the first round

Sonny Mehta on Marek’s show sounds exactly like what I would want a NHL gm to talk like. Guy knows why he wants to do and how to build a team around his stars and understands that there are many ways to win in hockey. New Jersey is in good hands and that sucks as a flyers fan

Bump was fantastic Forester and cates were awful Martone was invisible The penguins adapted, the trap bs isn’t working anymore Flyers need more offence, I think I know a guy who can help (In the top 6*)

If only the flyers had a potentially game breaking talent that they could have used in that 3rd period or on the power play when they needed it. Really would have been helpful

I hope that bump plays a damn good game tonight, I’m sure he has a lot of motivation and might be the most healthy and energetic player on the team after finaly getting a chance to show his worth. I hope people to overlook that when Mich isn’t playing tonight

@NHLAdamK Complete avoidance of the question. Actually did not answer the question at all about anything on the ice

Flyers coach Rick Tocchet on what he is, or isn't, seeing from Matvei Michkov during the playoffs. It's worth noting that Michkov and Tyson Foerster are the only Flyers to play all 4 games so far and not have a point.

Can’t wait for Michkov to score 90+ points in St. Louis in two years while playing 1st line minutes and being on PP1, instead of playing 4th line minutes. It’s shocking he’s not producing with this usage, really.