Metro Notes: Bouchard, Flyers Defense, Capitals Injuries

Report: Flyers Monitoring Defensemen Trade Market

It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Flyers are in at the blue line. The team’s bottom pair is a serious weak spot for the team. Now, top-pair defenseman Cam York is joining Rasmus Ristolainen on the IR to start the season. Emil Andrae, a once highly touted prospect, seems to be stuck in the AHL due to his 5’9” frame and the Flyers’ lack of size. Not to mention, Adam Ginning, Egor Zamula, Noah Juulsen, and Dennis Gilbert all struggled mightily t…

Metro Notes: Bouchard, Flyers Defense, Capitals Injuries

The Edmonton Oilers signed Evan Bouchard just before the start of the new league year this past summer, locking their star defenseman up for the next four years on a $10.5MM AAV contract. It was a relatively expected outcome for the then-pending RFA, but Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that things were very close to getting a lot more interesting with Bouchard. Friedman wrote in his 32 Thoughts column today that “it’s believed the Hurrica…

Flyers reportedly looking to trade for a defenseman

The season hasn’t even started yet, and the Philadelphia Flyers have already been named as a team that is looking to make a deal and bring in some help on the blue line. On Tuesday’s written version of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that while there might not be too many transactions with the 2025-26 NHL season getting going this week, the Flyers are one team who are certainly looking for a deal. And it just so happens that …