First trade team
Philadelphia Flyers
Facts:
~70 km from family home
Johnny’s childhood favourite team
15 NHL-level players signed for next year (took Cap Friendly number and added Morgan Frost)
2020-21 cap hit $73 387 023 (same as above)
2020-21 cap space $ 8 112 977
Contracts total 38
Significant (played in NHL this year) RFA - Robert Hägg, Phillipe Myers, Nolan Patrick*, Nicholas Aubé-Kubel
Significant UFA - Justin Braun, Brian Elliot, Derek Grant, Nate Thompson, Tyler Pitlick
Other RFA & UFA -
https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/flyers
Current $5.0 million+ contracts - Giroux and Voráček ($8.25) Hayes (7.14) van Riemsdyk (7.0) Provorov (6.75), Niskanen (5.75), Konecny (5.5)
Issues/Opinion
Johnny’s probable desired destination and removes the “he won’t resign here” argument
Lots of assets we should be interested in
They have cap issues. We have to take back some significant salary for this to work for Philly. Not just that they have to sign 8 more NHLers but they are looking at a Carter Hart contract next season. I would say absolute minimum $4 mil but probably more..
The Oskar Lindblom and Nolan Patrick “injuries” are very tricky for the Flyers to gauge going forward. Knowing insurance companies they probably can’t get insurance for Lindblom’s recent contract and Patrick’s upcoming one
The playoffs were a slight to significant disappointments for Giroux, Konecny, vanRiemsdyk and Voráček. I would say several of those big contracts, especially JVR’s, look worrisome. Probably not Konecny but he didn't impress.
Pre-trade expansion list is probably: Giroux, Hayes, Couturier, Konecny, Voráček, Laughton, Lindblom, Provorov, Sanheim, Myers, Hart