A season after the New NHL a lot of faces changing for the Flyers.
While the Flyers have only signed two players both defenseman Lars Jonsson and Nolan Baumgartner there will be many players from last season that won’t be back.
Donald Brashear
Kim Johnsson
Branko Radivojevic
Brian Savage
Chris Therien
Turner Stevenson was bought out of the last year of his contract saving the Flyers $400k for the cap.
Eric Desjardins an unrestricted free agent is mulling over retirement.
So what does that leave?
On defense you have …
Hatcher-Meyer
Rathje-Gautheir
Pitkanen-Baumgartner
Jonsson
Forwards include
Forsberg-Knuble-Gagne
Murray-Dimitrakos-Kapanen
Carter-Richards-Eager
Potulny-Umberger-Handzus
Primeau-Nedved
Not necessarily lines, just an easy way to view them.
Let’s not forget that Gagne, Umberger, Pitkanen and Niittymaki still need to be signed.
Also that Forsberg will be out until January.
Clarke has stated that they might pick up a winger like an Anson Carter.
If he does even with Forsberg out till January that leaves 2 extra forwards. I guess Potulny and Eager could be sent down to the Phantoms. But something tells me someone is going to be moved or dropped.