The Flyers signed two-year deals with both Noah Cates and Cam York on Monday. Why did they opt for bridge deals? The answer is the current cap reality in the NHL.
A low-cost deal that could be flipped at the deadline? Take a flier on a low-risk, high-reward player looking for a chance? There are a few scenarios for the Flyers in free agency starting Saturday.
The Flyers chose to turn to an area they feel is the foundation of success in the NHL: defense. They chose the upside of a budding defensive prospect in Oliver Bonk, in hopes that it will come to fruition with development.
The Flyers extended qualifying offers to Noah Cates, Morgan Frost, Cam York, Olle Lycksell, and Ronnie Attard on Wednesday. They did not make qualifying offers to three other restricted free agents.