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Philadelphia Flyers

Outlook: The Flyers didn’t really get to select their 2nd Overall pick this past draft they kinda just got handed the player New Jersey did not want. That player was Nolan Patrick not a generational talent but a potential top line center if he can put injuries behind him. After being the projected 1st overall pick since the age of 16 a leg injury derailed his draft year season which saw him fall to Philadelphia at #2. Ivan Provorov and Travis Konecny played themselves out of these rankings with a 30 point debut year for Provorov and 28 for Konecny. The Flyers got Philippe Myers to sign after going undrafted and this kids a 1st round talent who somehow got lost in the draft process. German Rubtsov was a risk at 22 but his ceiling shows a high reward payout isn’t too much of a reach, the two way center still needs develop but look for him to have a great 2017-18 QMJHL season. Another defenseman to look forward to for the Flyers is Travis Sanheim, with an impressive training camp he could get the call this season to start in Philly. Carter Hart seems to be the best goalie prospect here although that is not a shot at Anthony Stolarz, Hart split time for Canada at the WJC. Rounding out the defense is Samuel Morin, he’s a big body with a tight defensive game yet has not yet and may never develop the offensive side of his game. Former 5th Round pick Oskar Lindblom is a player to watch in Training Camp where he’ll play in 2017 has not yet been decided.

Nolan Patrick

Center

2nd Overall 1st Round (2017)

Top 6 Center

2017/18 Season

Ryan Getzlaf (ANA)

8.3 

German Rubtsov

Center

22nd Overall 1st Round (2016)

Top 6 Center

2018/19 Season

Pavel Datsyuk (KHL/SKA)

7.7

Philippe Myers

Defense

Undrafted (Signed Free Agent)

Top 4 Defense

2018/19 Season

Colton Parayko (STL)

7.7

Oskar Lindblom

Right Wing

138th Overall 5th Round (2014)

Top 9 Winger

2017/18 Season

Patrick Maroon (EDM)

7.7

Carter Hart

Goalie

48th Overall 2nd Round (2016)

Fringe NHL Starter

2020/21 Season

Braden Holtby (WSH)

7.6 

Introducing our very own prospect rankings, each Metro division team will receive their own top 5 rankings and after we have released each top 5 we will release a Metro division top 25 prospects list. Prospects will be described by the following and ranked by the final category “prospect rating” which is made up of projected success, projected ceiling, success in the development leagues, and likelihood of success (For scaling Connor McDavid would be a 9.9, Victor Hedman a 9.3, Mika Zibanejad an 8.5, Travis Hamonic a 7.7, Oscar Lindberg a 6.9 and Matt Martin a 5.5. The category “player comparison” is based on similarity in player type not general talent (Ex: Gabriel Carlsson could be compared to the player Marc Staal was before the eye injury not the trainwreck he is today (Please no crying CBJ fans) or Julien Gauthier being compared to Rick Nash does not mean he is going to score 40 goals one year and then miss an empty net in a SCF the next).

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