The Philadelphia Flyers watched their moves from last season pay off spectacularly, and it helped them make the playoffs for the first time in six years.
For the past few years, the Philadelphia Flyers could point to the rebuild whenever things went sideways. The roster was young. Bad contracts had to come off the books. Prospects needed time. That explanation will not carry nearly as much weight next season.
Trevor Zegras was a critical addition to the Philadelphia Flyers’ roster in 2025-26, immediately taking on a starring role offensively and helping the franchise win a Stanley Cup Playoff round for the first time since 2020.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
The Leo Carlsson saga has been making headlines this summer in the NHL. And for good reason! It's not often that teams consider launching a hostile bid, and when it happens, it causes quite a stir.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Philadelphia Flyers signed forward Trevor Zegras to a big $36.5 million contract extension. This deal keeps the young forward in the City of Brotherly Love for the next four seasons.
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 Philadelphia Flyers have had a busy offseason, and it has continued with their latest signing. The team and Jamie Drysdale agreed to a $26 million contract extension, as they’ve settled to avoid arbitration, according to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.
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.
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.
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.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
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 NHL salary cap is rapidly on the rise, and that means player salaries are going to be following along.
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).
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 Philadelphia Flyers still have several major contract questions to settle during a busy offseason, some of them out of their control. That'd be the case with their biggest waiting game, which is linked to the Anaheim Ducks restricted free agent Leo Carlsson offer sheet.
The Philadelphia Flyers received a huge boost to their playoff push late in the season when 2025 first-round pick and top prospect Porter Martone left Michigan State and signed his first NHL contract.
Trevor Zegras had a night to savor. Zegras put on a show in his first meeting with the Anaheim Ducks since getting traded to the Philadelphia Flyers last offseason.
Philadelphia Flyers forward Trevor Zegras capped off a memorable game against the Anaheim Ducks, his former team, with a fiery interview.
Trevor Zegras was a polarizing player with the Anaheim Ducks. Some saw an uber-talented highlight machine, others saw a one-dimensional disappointment.
As has become custom in the wake of big roster trades, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Daniel Briere sat down with the media to discuss the team’s acquisition of Trevor Zegras on Monday morning.
He became the seventh player selected in the first 10 picks of the 2019 NHL Draft to be traded.
It could be a trade that the Canadiens revisit this offseason.
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