Kevin Durso

Wayne Simmonds is entering the final year of his contract in 2018-19 and the decision on his future in Philadelphia is a big one the Flyers will have to address in the next year. With that in mind, it could have the gritty forward on the trading block, according to one report.

Colin McDonald, forward and captain of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, has signed an AHL contract for the 2018-19 season. The Phantoms also signed defenseman David Drake to an AHL deal for next season.

The Flyers have two picks in the first round at 14th and 19th overall. Throughout the week, we’re looking at prospects available at each position as potential targets and top players available in the draft. We continue that preview with left wingers.

The Flyers have two picks in the first round at 14th and 19th overall. Throughout the week, we’re looking at prospects available at each position as potential targets and top players available in the draft. We begin our NHL Draft preview with a look at centers.

The Flyers announced their preseason schedule on Friday, with eight games set for the preseason.

Assuming the Flyers hold onto both picks, the team has a great chance to build their prospect pool even more. It is reportedly a deep draft, and recent history suggests that good prospects and potential future NHL stars can be had in the middle of the first round.

In his pre-draft media availability on Thursday, Hextall did say that right now, the plan is to keep and use both picks.

In related pieces on The Players Tribune, former Flyer Dan Carcillo provided a message by video and fellow former Flyer Nick Boynton in a written article about their struggles with the effects of traumatic brain injuries.

Assistant GM Chris Pryor certainly has an understanding of the importance of the NHL Draft and its role in Hextall’s plan for building a championship-caliber team. With the draft quickly approaching, Pryor discussed the team’s approach to the draft and the scenarios that come on the night of the first round.

The Washington Capitals finished off a run to a Stanley Cup championship, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, in Game 5 to claim the series, 4-1.

The Capitals stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and never looked back, taking Game 4 by a score of 6-2 to take a 3-1 series lead on the Vegas Golden Knights. The win puts Washington one win away from their first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history.

For the fourth straight season, the Flyers will play at the home of their AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, hosting the New York Islanders on Friday, Sept. 21 from PPL Center at 7:05 p.m.

With Evgeny Kuznetsov in the lineup again and Alex Ovechkin and Braden Holtby continuing to make big contributions, the Capitals took a 2-1 series lead, defeating the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-1, in Game 3.

Braden Holtby stopped 37 shots, including making a diving stick save on Alex Tuch with two minutes remaining in the third, to help the Washington Capitals hold on for a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2, evening the series at one.

In total, there were five lead changes and four ties throughout a wild series opener between the Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals. It was the Golden Knights coming away with the victory to open the series, defeating the Capitals, 6-4, in Game 1.

Embed from Getty Images By Kevin Durso, Sports Talk Philly editor  The 2018 Stanley Cup Final is set to begin…

The Memorial Cup title game featured the QMJHL Champion Acadie-Bathurst Titan against the host Regina Pats. Acadie-Bathurst, and Flyers prospect German Rubtsov, finished off a tremendous playoff run, winning the Memorial Cup with a 3-0 victory.

The Marlies scored early in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and took Game 4 by a score of 3-1, completing a sweep of the series to head to the Calder Cup Final. The Phantoms season came to an end.

The Flyers core is continuing to evolve and transition, and as the future starts to become the present, the core is no longer just the three top players any longer.

Sam Morin left Game 4 of the Phantoms series against Charlotte and it was confirmed that he is out with a torn ACL. The timeline for his return puts him on track to be available around February 2019, several months into the upcoming season.

Matthew Strome and the Hamilton Bulldogs won two of three Round-Robin games to advance to Friday night’s semi-final. German Rubtsov and the Acadie-Bathurst Titan also won two of three games and by virtue of goal differential tiebreakers, advanced automatically to Sunday’s Championship Game.

The Washington Capitals are heading to the Stanley Cup Final after a 4-0 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night.

Toronto’s stifling defense completely shut down the Phantoms, as the Marlies piled on with two goals in the second and two goals in the third to take Game 3 by a score of 5-0 at PPL Center, taking a 3-0 series lead.

The expansion team that could continues a remarkable journey in their inaugural season. The Vegas Golden Knights continue to write an amazing script, as they defeated the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5, 2-1, to win the series, 4-1, and advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

Game 2 required overtime, but it was Miro Aaltonen who finished off an excellent passing play by the Toronto Marlies to win the game with 9:01 left in the extra session by a 3-2 final, dropping the Lehigh Valley Phantoms to a 2-0 series deficit.

The Toronto Marlies broke a 3-3 tie early in the third period to defeat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 4-3, in Game 1.

Phil Myers is sometimes the forgotten prospect on a blue line that now has five players with NHL experience, simply because he is marinating in the AHL at the moment. But his time is coming soon, and when it does, his potential could make him one of the Flyers top defensemen.

It was a disappointing end to a stellar junior career for Hart, who was WHL Player and Goaltender of the Year and set a WHL record for shutouts in a career. But that chapter has now officially closed. With that, Hart turns pro and is one step closer to reaching the NHL.

After two games in the Eastern Conference Final, the Washington Capitals have stormed out to a 2-0 series lead, putting them two wins away from reaching their first Stanley Cup Final since 1998. In the Western Conference Final, the Winnipeg Jets and Vegas Golden Knights split the first two games of the series in Winnipeg as the series heads to Las Vegas.