*Finally we are through the draft and can move on from the speculating and the projecting. About prospects, anyway. Here’s what the Flyers did this weekend:
- With their first pick at 6th overall the Flyers selected Porter Martone.
- Then, Danny got a little spicy and traded up to 12 to surprise some folks by taking big center Jack Nesbitt.
- That was it for round one. With their first pick on Saturday they went defense.
- With pick number 40 they went back to the USNDTP to take another winger.
- Pick 48 was Michigan State’s Shane Vansaghi.
- At 57, they went back for another big center. Sensing a theme yet?
- Then it was quiet until pick 132, when the Flyers took a very, very young winger.
- With pick 157 they went back to defense.
- Next up at 164 Danny got back to taking centers, this one with a lot of runway.
*And that was all she wrote for the Flyers’ 2025 Entry Draft! Danny’s most controversial pick was the one he traded up to make, but was it actually a reach? [BSH]
*If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts on the Martone and Nesbitt picks. [PHLY]
*Here’s what Danny Briere had to say about his process in round one of the draft. [BSH]
*Over both days, the priority was very clearly to get bigger. Which probably tells us something about what this team hopes to be. [Inquirer]
*Because one thing’s for sure: the Flyers’ prospect pool is no longer a small one. [BSH]
*Back to Charlie’s website, he broke down Day 2 as well. [PHLY]
*Post draft AGM Brent Flahr gave his thoughts about his team’s performance to the media. [BSH]
*There are a million experts grading drafts in the wake of things wrapping up, and we’ve compiled some of them for you. Overall? Not too shabby! [BSH]
*Today’s June 30. Which means tomorrow? July 1. Silly season begins. No rest for the weary. Here’s what every team should do as free agency kicks off. [The Athletic]
*One guy who will not be hitting the market (or coming home)? Claude Giroux. He’s sticking with the Sens. [The Athletic]
*And finally, speaking of Claude Giroux, guess whose poster hung on Porter Martone’s wall when he was a kid? Yep. He’s just like us. [BSH]
