Less than 48 hours after signing one former Anaheim Duck to a four-year deal days before a scheduled arbitration hearing, the Philadelphia Flyers ran it back.
The Philadelphia Flyers have finally come to an agreement with defenseman Jamie Drysdale, as the two parties have settled on a four-year contract with a $6.5 million cap hit.
The Philadelphia Flyers and RFA defenseman Jamie Drysdale have agreed on a four-year, $6.5MM AAV contract extension, per a team announcement. The deal allows both parties to avoid the arbitration process.
The Philadelphia Flyers’ playoff history hasn’t been that great. But this offseason, GM Daniel Briere is betting he can change that. “We’re serious,” the GM said recently per NHL.com’s Deputy Managing Editor Adam Kimelman.
The best player in Washington Capitals history? Alex Ovechkin. The best Red Wing? Gordie Howe or Steve Yzerman…or maybe Nicklas Lidstrom. Some NHL franchises have a clear best player, while others have the proverbial Mount Rushmore of potential choices.
Trevor Zegras Re-Signs with the Philadelphia Flyers for 4 Years, $36.5M ($9.125M AAV) After Daniel Brière tabled the most valuable contract in NHL history on an average annual value (AAV) basis, the Flyers’ general manager pivoted to one of the team’s star forwards, Trevor Zegras.
The Philadelphia Flyers entered the offseason with plenty of cap space and a desire to prove last season’s return to the playoffs was not a mirage but rather the first step toward deeper postseason runs.
The Philadelphia Flyers made quite a bit of news when they signed Leo Carlsson of the Anaheim Ducks to an eye-opening five-year, $90 million offer sheet at the start of free agency.
On the night of Wednesday, July 15, it was announced that the Philadelphia Flyers extended 25-year-old center Trevor Zegras to a four-year deal at an average annual value (AAV) of $9.125 million.
Aside from two restricted free agent contracts that they still need to sign, the Philadelphia Flyers’ offseason appears to be over. Here is a 23-man roster projection for the 2026-27 campaign, including three additions from the summer.
The Philadelphia Flyers did indeed sign a former Anaheim Ducks center to a big contract in July 2026. It’s just the one they expected to, not the one that would have dropped the jaws of the hockey world.
The Philadelphia Flyers announced a four-year, $36.5 million contract for forward Trevor Zegras on Wednesday, avoiding arbitration for the restricted free agent.
The Philadelphia Flyers have locked up forward Trevor Zegras on a four-year extension carrying a $9.125 million AAV, GM Daniel Briere announced Wednesday.
The Philadelphia Flyers checked a massive box off their offseason to-do list on Wednesday night, as they announced an agreement with center Trevor Zegras on a four-year contract extension.
The Philadelphia Flyers will not require arbitration to get a new deal done with star forward Trevor Zegras. Emily Kaplan with ESPN has reported that Zegras is signing a four-year $36MM contract ($9.125 AAV).
Matvei Michkov endured a tumultuous sophomore campaign with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2025-26, notoriously clashing with head coach Rick Tocchet and even spending some time in the press box as a healthy scratch during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Although the Philadelphia Flyers were unable to pull off the splash of the offseason when the record-setting offer sheet they tendered to Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson was matched, the organization still has important offseason business to complete.
Another player’s deal is set to shape Cutter Gauthier’s next contract with the Anaheim Ducks. Spittin’ Chiclets co-host Keith Yandle said this week that Gauthier, who’s a restricted free agent, was sure he wouldn’t settle for less than what Leo Carlsson just received from the Ducks.
The Philadelphia Flyers are looking forward after the saga that kicked off following their record-setting offer sheet tendered to Anaheim Ducks center Leo Carlsson.
The Sheet with Jeff Marek: Kevin Kurz, on the Philadelphia Flyers needing to extend Porter Martone and Matvei Michkov in the next year. It will be costly, but Flyers GM Danny Brier has given them some flexibility to move out salary if need be.
The Philadelphia Flyers may not be done making moves. Flyers GM Daniel Briere released a statement after the team failed to land Leo Carlsson via an offer sheet from the Anaheim Ducks.
Coming off a successful 2025-26 season that saw the Ducks win a playoff series, Anaheim was forced to make a decision that would alter the course of the franchise one way or another.
The Adirondack Thunder have announced that they’ve re-signed defenseman Jacob Graves for the 2026-27 season. Graves, 31, had 13 assists and led the ECHL with 205 PIMs in 66 games last season and played in all seven games during the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
The Philadelphia Flyers went on a spending spree Wednesday, signing forward Tyson Foerster to an eight-year $56.8 million deal and retaining goaltender Dan Vladar on a five-year, $27.5 million contract extension.
While this trade is not going to really raise eyebrows from a talent perspective, it is going to get the attention of the rest of the league for what it is going to mean for the Panthers' style of play.