Stating the obvious: The Flyers are severely lacking in talent. The have a roster filled with third and fourth line forwards, third pair defensemen, press box and minor league players with one maybe two second line forwards, a pair of second pair defensemen and a top half of the league number 1 goalie backed up by a 30-32 goalie. They also have a mid to low end number one center when healthy who is on IR and may never be able to be what he once was. And forget about Ellis.
Adding to this, they have a bunch of prospects who project to more of the same with the possible exception of Cutter Gauthier and Tyson Foerster.
Carter Hart isa very good goalie. One that a team can win a cup with.
Sanheim and Provorov are really second pair guys, good solid second pair defenseman, number 3s who paly the same position, LD.
TK is a second line winger on most teams
Farabee potentially can be a second line player.
Hayes is a low-end number 2 center, high-end number 3.
Atkinson when healthy was a second line player. Who knows if he can be that going forward.
Foerster probably tops out as a second liner and Gauthier probably tops out as a good second line center, first line left wing.
Laughton, Cates, Tippett, Allison are a solid third fourth liners.
I have always been a fan of Morgan Frost. At this point, I don’t know what he is. Can he be a third line center? I don’t see the bite/compete in his game I thought he had as a junior.
Laczynski and Sedlak, are fourth liners.
JVR needs to be traded at the TDL. He presently is a third liner PP specialist.
TDA is a third pair PP specialist, who can be a number 4 with a strong partner. As is York.
Zamula is a third pair guy with upside of number 4.
MacEwan and Deslauriers are what they are, good team guys, energy players, physical players who are willing scrappers for their teammates. Good to have around in a press box/ 12/13 forwards.
Braun is a good vet 6/7 defenseman.
Risto is a highly overpaid third pair guy.
Seeler is a 7 at best, maybe a AAAA minor leaguer.
Willman is a minor leaguer.
Pretty obvious I know, but I wanted to get it off my chest. It is going to be a long time before the Flyers are competitive again. Three more years of top 5-6 draft picks, with at least one 1 or 2 will go along ways towards making the team good again.
