Jamie Drysdale made it clear he never wanted to be anywhere else. The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman signed a four-year, $26 million contract extension on Friday, carrying a $6.5 million annual cap hit, the highest among Flyers defensemen.
The Edmonton Oilers have spent the past several seasons searching for the ideal top-six winger to complement Connor McDavid. While internal options such as Matthew Savoie continue to generate excitement, acquiring a proven scorer in his prime remains the quickest path toward strengthening an already dangerous lineup.
General manager Daniel Briere and the Philadelphia Flyers have been one of the more active teams this offseason, even if their huge stab at improving the roster fell short when the Anaheim Ducks matched their monstrous offer sheet for star center Leo Carlsson.
Perhaps no executive has been busier than Philadelphia Flyers general manager Danny Briere over the last couple of weeks. He wasn’t deterred by the Anaheim Ducks matching the massive offer sheet he tendered to Leo Carlsson, and instead continued to make moves to prepare for the 2026-27 NHL season.
The Philadelphia Flyers and GM Danny Briere have been very active this offseason. They inquired about the availability of superstars on the trade market and offered a historic offer sheet to Leo Carlsson that was eventually matched.
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.
NHL rumors have been running rampant across the entire league, and the Philadelphia Flyers have been active. They haven’t been able to close a major deal, but that isn’t due to a lack of effort.
The Philadelphia Flyers secured a key piece of their blue line Friday, signing defenseman Jamie Drysdale to a four-year, $26 million contract, the team announced.
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.
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 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.
NHL general managers are finally starting to realize restricted free agency is not only a viable strategy, it might also be one of the best options teams can have in finding impact talent.
The Philadelphia Flyers sent shockwaves through the NHL on Friday afternoon when they announced that they signed Anaheim Ducks restricted free agent Leo Carlsson to a five-year offer sheet.
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.