*The Draft is all the way over and now it is time to turn our attention to free agency, which kicks off July 1. Which is, somehow, this weekend. What is time? Anyhoo, the Flyers had a lot to do yesterday, so here’s everything they did:
- With the 51st overall pick, a goalie! [BSH]
- At 87th, you’ll never believe this, another goalie! This time a Russian one! The way the last decade has gone taking a chance on a Russian goalie is a good gamble to make. [BSH]
- Next up was number 95 and Danny B. went with a speedy center called Denver. [BSH]
- At 103, the son of a Flyers fan favorite! Way too many hockey sons in this draft. Making me feel old. Knock it off. [BSH]
- At 120, another winger, this one has been playing in Sweden. [BSH]
- With the 135th pick, finally a defenseman! [BSH]
- And with their final two picks, a center that played for Another Flyers, and they wrapped things up with a right-handed defenseman. [BSH]
*All in all it seems like a pretty successful debut for Danny Briere. Obviously we won’t know how good he did for a few years, but initially, seems good. Charlie breaks down all the picks post-Michkov to get into what we got. [The Athletic]
*But even the Draft Experts™ think the Flyers did well. It isn’t just us. We might have something here. [The Athletic]
*Back to the star of the show, our new favorite player, Matvei Michkov. Here’s what you need to know. [Inquirer]
*Wrapping up the draft stuff, here’s a rundown of every single pick that was made over the last two days. In case you were curious. [Sportsnet]
*Did you notice that the kids taken in the first round had walk-up music? Like baseball players? Or professional wrestlers? Well, they did. [The Athletic]
*And finally, we don’t know about you guys, but things feel different. Right? It feels like things are heading in the right direction, finally. It has to be happening this time. It has to. [BSH]
