The Flyers also have the ability to deliver a haul for a blockbuster. The Flyers have the Northeast connection working for them in making Eichel feel comfortable and close to home if they do land him in a trade. 2 overall after Connor McDavid in the 2015 draft. He's from North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and played a year at Boston University before being selected No. Next season, the 24-year-old center will be on the fourth year of his eight-year, $80 million deal, per and. On Wednesday, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli listed Eichel as the NHL offseason's No. In April, Chuck Fletcher said stemming back to last offseason, the Flyers had "numerous conversations with essentially every general manager." With the Flyers' position now and the apparent strife in Buffalo between star player and team, it would be surprising if the Flyers' GM doesn't pull up a seat at the Eichel table.Ī week ago, The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun reported that conversations between the Sabres and Eichel suitors were "getting more intense and serious." LeBrun then included the Flyers among six teams he believes make sense for an Eichel trade. They should be as open-minded and aggressive as any team in the league considering where they stand after a letdown, disconcerting 2020-21 season. The Flyers are in a spot this summer in which they'll consider everything and anything. The precarious Jack Eichel situation in Buffalo is just another reason to buckle up for this Flyers offseason. It features the Kraken expansion draft (July 21), NHL entry draft (July 23-24) and opening of free agency (July 28).Īs the 2021 playoffs continue to near the Stanley Cup Final, let's get into our latest three Flyers thoughts.
“Long term, I think this is what’s best but for sure it was tough to sit out that game against Toronto on Saturday night.In a week, the calendar will turn to July, commencing a busy month for the Flyers.
“I think they’ve seen a lot more than I have and they know the differences and what they like or don’t like about it,” he said about the medical opinions. “I had a couple tests done to look at it more clearly but, in the end, like it could’ve been one more fall and it could have been even worse.”Ĭaufield, who leads the Canadiens with 26 goals in 46 games, had three different medical opinions on his shoulder before concluding that his season was over. “I didn’t want to stop playing,” Caufield said. The procedure is scheduled to be performed by Dr. MONTREAL (AP) - Montreal Canadiens winger Cole Caufield said Friday he wouldn’t be having season-ending surgery on his right shoulder if the team were in playoff contention.īut with the Canadiens near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, the 22-year-old Caufield said he decided to have the surgery to protect his long-term health.
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