| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Claude Giroux  ActiveClaude Giroux will play as a center during Thursday's preseason game. As previously reported, Giroux has practiced as a left winger during training camp and the plan is to use him in that position at some point during the preseason. For Thursday's contest though, his linemates will be Oskar Lindblom and Jake Voracek. Sep 21 |
| 2 | Sean Couturier ActiveSean Couturier had a strong finish to the 2016-17 campaign. While plus/minus always needs to be taken with a grain of salt, Couturier had a plus-18 rating in his final 19 games. He was also strong offensively over that span with five goals and 17 points. "Sean Couturier was playing the best hockey I've ever seen him play," teammate Jakub Voracek said. Couturier's overall campaign was nothing out of the ordinary though as he finished with 14 goals, 34 points, and a plus-12 rating in 66 games. So the question now is if his hot finish was a taste of things to come or just part of an inconsistent campaign. Couturier, 24, has always had offensive upside, but he's failed to reach the 40-point mark in any of his first six NHL campaigns. Apr 20 |
| 3 | Valtteri Filppula ActiveThe Philadelphia Flyers were happy with the play of Valtteri Filppula after they acquired him from Tampa Bay at the trade deadline. Filppula had five goals and eight points in 20 games but GM Ron Hextall is looking forward to next season when he has him for all 82 games. "I felt like later in the year, we had more bullets in our gun," Hextall said. "(Jordan) Weal comes in and does a good job. Filppula comes in and really gives us stability. Really upgraded our top nine. So when you're talking 5-on-5 play, just to depend on five or six guys, all of a sudden you have nine guys you can count on." Filppula ended the campaign with 12 goals and 42 points so look for similar numbers next season if he remains healthy. Apr 23 |
| 4 | Nolan Patrick ActiveNolan Patrick registered an assist on the Flyers' overtime winner on Wednesday. Patrick has impressed in the early portion of training camp. He has a real shot of making the squad, but we wouldn't recommend taking him in standard fantasy leagues as anything more than an end of the draft gamble. In the long run he has a lot of potential, but his contributions this season are likely going to be limited, assuming he makes the team at all. Sep 21 |
| 5 | Jori Lehtera ActiveJori Lehtera could move to wing this upcoming season. Lehtera has been a center for most of his NHL career, but it sounds like he'll get a look on the wing. "I played there in Olympics, World Cup and World Championships, so it’s not weird," Lehtera said. "I don’t think it matters if you have a good centerman it doesn’t matter if you’re a winger. It was a good first start." The 29-year-old is coming off a disappointing season in St. Louis, as he had just seven goals and 15 assists in 64 games. Sep 18 |
| 6 | Michael Vecchione ActiveMichael Vecchione has re-signed with the Philadelphia Flyers. It's a two-year deal worth $1.8 million so the salary cap hit will be $900,000. The former Union College star had 29 goals and 63 points this past season before agreeing to an entry level contract at the end of March with Philadelphia. Look for Vecchione to make the Flyers out of training camp or get called up quickly if he starts the season in the minors. He is worth looking at in deep leagues. Jul 1 |
| LW | 1 | Travis Konecny ActiveTravis Konecny is looking to avoid the dreaded sophomore slump. As a 19-year-old, Konecny had 28 points in 70 games during his rookie season. "I’m not trying to set expectations because the second year, for most guys, is a harder year. You come in expecting to do more — and then you’re gripping the stick, and if things start going south, then you start worrying," said Konecny. "So I’m just concentrating on working hard, and when the opportunities present themselves, I have to take advantage. There’s no excuses this year. I have to bear down a little bit more. My goal is, wherever I’m placed in the lineup, I want to stick there and I want to play my position right and try to be more consistent." Sep 23 |
| 2 | Jordan Weal ActiveThe Philadelphia Flyers have re-signed Jordan Weal to a two-year deal. He'll make $3.5 million over the lifetime of the contract. Weal reportedly met with a few teams in the last couple of days, but in the end he decided to stay put. The 25-year-old had 12 points in 23 games with the Flyers last season and he added an impressive 47 points in 43 games in the AHL. He should get every opportunity to play a key role with Philadelphia next season. Jun 29 |
| 3 | Michael Raffl ActiveMichael Raffl was not protected by Philadelphia for the expansion draft. Raffl generated just 11 points in 52 games last season after he had 31 points in 82 matches in 2015-16. However, goaltender Michal Neuvirth or forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare may interest the Golden Knights more than Raffl. Jun 20 |
| 4 | Scott Laughton ActiveScott Laughton is projected to be in a battle with Mike Vecchione for a spot on the Flyers' opening game roster. Laughton has played in 109 career NHL games, but the 23-year-old spent the vast majority of 2016-17 in the AHL. At that level he had 19 goals and 39 points in 60 contests. After the season Flyers GM Ron Hextall praised Laughton's growth, so it will be interesting to see how he does at this year's camp. Keep in mind that he's seen as more of a defensive forward, so his fantasy value will be limited. Sep 7 |
| 5 | Oskar Lindblom ActiveOskar Lindblom has fit in well with the Flyers during training camp. Lindblom has had the opportunity to skate on Philadelphia's top two lines during training camp. CSN Philly's John Boruk says he "can't help but be impressed with (Lindblom's) commitment to defense and a strong two-way game coming straight out of the SHL." The 21-year-old had 22 goals and 47 points in 52 games in the Swedish League last season, so there's some offensive upside to his game, too. Sep 23 |
| RW | 1 | Jakub Voracek ActiveJakub Voracek is projected to play with Claude Giroux and Matt Read on Thursday night. Voracek hasn't scored a goal in 10 straight games and he has just four assists during that span, so a reunion with Giroux could help. Valtteri Filppula is slated to skate between Wayne Simmonds and Jordan Weal. Mar 22 |
| 2 | Wayne Simmonds ActiveWayne Simmonds was back on the ice Wednesday for practice. Simmonds was absent for the team's previous two sessions because of an illness. He won't play in either of Philadelphia's split-squad exhibition games Wednesday against the Islanders, but neither will Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier. Sep 20 |
| 3 | Dale Weise ActiveDale Weise has undergone elbow surgery due to bone spurs in the area. Weise should still be fine for training camp. He had eight goals and 15 points in 64 contests this season. Apr 13 |
| 4 | Matt Read ActiveMatt Read might be a buyout candidate for the Flyers. Read has one more season left on his contract at a $3.625 million cap hit. Philadelphia's roster could be a bit more crowded in 2017-18 if the No. 2 overall pick in the draft makes the jump right away to the NHL. However, another buyout may be unlikely since the Flyers will still have a $1.5 million charge against the cap because of R.J. Umberger. Jun 13 |
| 5 | Colin McDonald  SidelinedThe Philadelphia Flyers have announced that Colin McDonald is out indefinitely with a lower-body injury. McDonald appeared in three NHL games last season but is nothing more than a journeymen depth forward. Sep 23 |
| 6 | Cole Bardreau SidelinedThe Philadelphia Flyers have announced that Cole Bardreau will be out for the next four weeks with a upper-body injury. Despite the upper-body injury, Bardreau was seen at the Lehigh Valley Phantoms practice this morning. He doesn't have any fantasy upside. Sep 23 |
| D | 1 | Ivan Provorov ActiveIvan Provorov believes he can eventually score 20 goals in the NHL. Provorov had six goals and 30 points in 82 games with the Flyers during his rookie season. Those are strong numbers for a guy who entered the league at a 19-year-old, but he still has a ways to go before he scores 20. "If it happens it happens," Provorov said. "I mean, I scored 20 goals in junior. I think it’s going to happen eventually. Hopefully, I’ll get there, but I’m not going to go out of my way and cost defensive mistakes to try to score goals. If the opportunity is right, I will join the rush and try to score. But you have to use your head and know when to join the rush and when to back off." Sep 23 |
| 2 | Shayne Gostisbehere ActiveShayne Gostisbehere has focused on adding upper-body core strength and muscle over the summer. The goal is to provide Gostisbehere with more stamina and put him in a battle position to battle for the puck along the boards. He should be in a significantly better position physically than he was a year ago. "I have a lot less doubt, just I'd say, body-wise," Gostisbehere said. "Obviously last year coming off surgeries and stuff. You have your doubts mentally if I'm going to hold up. I think the biggest thing for me is how good of a summer I just had, how strong I got. I feel like I'm in great shape. I'm ready for the season. Build it up to break it down." Heading into his third season in the NHL, Gostisbehere could end up with a 40-50 point season. Sep 6 |
| 3 | Andrew MacDonald ActivePhiladelphia may look to trade Andrew MacDonald this off-season. The Flyers' defense is getting younger and MacDonald's contract still has three years remaining with an annual cap hit of $5 million. Philadelphia could offer the Vegas Golden Knights draft picks as incentive to take MacDonald in a trade or in the expansion draft. Jun 14 |
| 4 | Nick Schultz ActiveNick Schultz will return to action on the blue line on Sunday against the Rangers. Schultz'll skate to the left of Brandon Manning to form Philadelphia's third defensive unit. Over two dozen games this season Schultz has posted four assists with 10 PIMs, 36 hits and 48 blocks. Apr 2 |
| 5 | Radko Gudas ActiveRadko Gudas may have suffered concussion symptoms on Saturday and as a result sat out Sunday's game. The rugged blueliner has six goals and 23 points this season with 93 penalty minutes, 124 blocked shots and 280 hits. If you play the funky categories, Gudas has been a good selection. Apr 3 |
| 6 | Brandon Manning ActiveBrandon Manning (back) hopes to be 100 percent by the time the regular season begins. "It's taken longer than I thought," said Manning, who had back surgery in late April. "It was probably one of the toughest summers I've ever had. Not (only) physically, but mentally because every time I tried to get into it, something flared up and I wouldn't feel right. From that aspect, it was really tough. I'm still dealing with it on a day-to-day basis." He resumed skating in mid-August and will play Wednesday night in preseason action against the Islanders. Sep 20 |
| 7 | Travis Sanheim ActiveTravis Sanheim has enjoyed strong showings in the Flyers' last two preseason contests. These exhibition games are important to Sanheim as he tries to earn a roster spot over one of Robert Hagg and Sam Morin. If Thursday's game were any indication, it would probably be Sanheim that won one of those two spots. He scored the Flyers' lone goal in the overtime loss. "He played a confident game. He had the puck quite a bit," Flyers coach Dave Haksol said. "One of the things he’s good at is getting up into the play, and his skating ability allows him to get there. … And I thought he had a pretty clean game defensively. A lot of that comes from defending well and making a good first pass. He’s just a more confident player than he was a year ago." Sanheim had 10 goals and 37 points in 76 AHL contests in 2016-17. Sep 22 |
| 8 | Samuel Morin ActiveSamuel Morin knows he needs to have a solid training camp to make the Flyers roster. The 22-year-old has suited up in just one NHL game in his career, but there's a real opportunity for him to crack the opening night roster in 2017-18. "For sure, it’s a different feeling this year," said Morin. "Last year, even if I had a really good camp, there were a lot of veterans that were coming back. This year, you can see there’s a lot more room for young guys. There are so many [young] guys that are good players, and in order to get a spot I’m going to have to deserve it. I’m going to need to battle." Morin is more of a physical, stay-at-home defenseman, so he won't have any fantasy value even if he does make the team. Aug 26 |
| G | 1 | Brian Elliott ActiveBrian Elliott stopped all 18 shots he faced in his preseason debut with Philadelphia on Thursday. Elliott was playing in the first two periods of the Flyers' 2-1 overtime loss to Boston. It's just a first step for Elliott and we wouldn't read too much into preseason action, but it's still good to see him do well as he settles in with Philadelphia. "Yeah, it felt pretty good," Elliott said. "Just trying to see pucks and basically get acclimated in a game situation. We haven’t seen that in camp at all. So playing a game is fun, to get back in there, you forget how actually fun it is to play a game." Elliott is coming off an up-and-down season with Calgary where he posted a 2.55 GAA and .910 save percentage in 49 contests. Sep 22 |
| 2 | Michal Neuvirth ActiveMichal Neuvirth could be the player that Vegas plucks off Philadelphia's roster in the expansion draft. Neuvirth was a member of the Capitals when new Vegas GM George McPhee was there and that familiarity could get him selected. If he gets taken then the Flyers may circle back to pending UFA netminder Steve Mason. The Flyers surprisingly chose to protect Anthony Stolarz instead of Neuvirth. Jun 20 |
| 3 | Anthony Stolarz SidelinedAnthony Stolarz's knee injury will keep him out for months, not weeks, per GM Ron Hextall. Stolarz underwent meniscus surgery in April, but he needed to have a second procedure done on Thursday after injuring himself off the ice. It's unclear when Stolarz will be back at this point. He was heading into the season as the third goalie on the depth chart behind Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth. Sep 10 |