Travis Konecny is at the forefront of the Flyers rebuild. The two-time All-Star could be one of the team's leaders moving forward, or be one of their most valuable assets as the rebuild takes shape.
The 2023 NHL Draft is here and the Flyers currently have the seventh and 22nd overall picks in the first round. A comprehensive preview of what the night could hold for the Flyers.
On Wednesday, you saw that the current regime is incapable of handling a rebuild. They insisted upon an aggressive retool for a fast fix, not the necessary rebuild needed. Now it’s time to start that rebuild anyway, but focus on the front office that has so clearly set the Flyers back.
For the last few games, everything has remained relatively similar of late, but the Flyers will get one face back in the lineup on Tuesday night as they open up a home-and-home with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
In the end, Giroux ultimately held the keys to his destination. Florida was where he wanted to be. That left the Flyers limited in what they could get in return. If nothing else, the return in the Giroux deal is more of a reality of what the state of the Flyers is and remains after this trade, and the result of years of shortcomings by the organization.